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Michael Chen - Vice President, Market Development

Michael Chen, Vice President, Market Development, identifies and pursues strategic business opportunities, mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, alliances, and joint ventures in worldwide markets.

Prior to this role, Chen was Vice President, Corporate Marketing, where he led the corporate brand, global communications, customer experience management, online strategy, and community affairs. In addition, he was previously the General Manager of Red Hat China. In this role he carried P&L responsibility and led overall operations, including strategic planning, sales, marketing, government relations in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong markets. He was also a key member of Red Hat's Asia-Pacific management team where he contributed significantly to Red Hat's global channel, marketing, and sales strategy.

Chen began his career at Red Hat as a product marketing manager in 2003 where he co-managed the Red Hat Enterprise Linux product line. In all of his roles at Red Hat, he provided valuable input to Red Hat global strategy.

Prior to working with Red Hat, Chen held several senior sales and marketing management positions in Chinese and Hong Kong companies, facilitating multi-million dollar sales and winning significant projects. Chen holds an MBA from The University at North Carolina, a Masters degree in Computer Networking Engineering from North Carolina State University, and Bachelors degree from Nanjing University.