ChyronHego bolsters APAC team with new appointments

Ivy Wee joins ChyronHego as vice-president of sales, while John Foo has been appointed director of sales for Asia-Pacific operations

ChyronHego has announced the appointment of Ivy Wee as vice-president of sales, and John Foo as director of sales for the company’s Asia-Pacific operation. Together, Wee and Foo will manage the Asia-Pacific team, and are responsible for all ChyronHego’s sales, marketing and business operations initiatives in the region.

Both Wee and Foo will be based in Singapore, and report to Paul Weiser, vice-president of sales for the Americas and Asia-Pacific region.

Weiser commented: “Ivy and John are outstanding additions to our Asia-Pacific team. Both bring deep and broad experience and expertise in sales management for large and complex technology sales operations, with in-depth knowledge of the broadcast market in the Asia-Pacific region.

“We look forward to working with Ivy and John to build ChyronHego’s brand recognition in Asia-Pacific, with continued sales momentum and dedication to a superior customer experience.”

Wee brings with her more than 20 years of manager- and director-level sales experience at technology companies. She was most recently regional sales director, Asia-Pacific, for the Vitec Group. Before that, Wee was South-east Asia business manager, digital publishing solutions, for Adobe Singapore. Her other previous positions include Asia-Pacific sales director for Avid Technology, and director of sales, South-east Asia for Quantel Asia-Pacific.

Foo joins ChyronHego from Ikegami Electronics Asia-Pacific, where he served for five years as strategic business director responsible for enterprise accounts for the company’s broadcast cameras, video switchers, monitors and video microwave systems. Prior to that, he was also regional sales manager for Grass Valley Singapore, and regional sales manager for Philips Digital Video Systems.