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Wednesday, December 01 2021 - 12:00
AsiaNet
Sojung Lee Appointed as New President for the Asia-Pacific Region at TeamViewer
GOPPINGEN, Germany and SINGAPORE, Dec. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

TeamViewer, a leading global SaaS provider of remote connectivity and workplace 
digitalization solutions, today announced that Sojung Lee joins the company as 
President for the Asia-Pacific region including China, Japan, India, Australia, 
and New Zealand (APAC) at the beginning of December. Lee is an experienced 
senior executive with a proven capability in building and leading high-impact 
teams.

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The appointment of a President for APAC, a new position within TeamViewer's 
organizational structure, is a main pillar of the company's new setup for the 
region. Sojung Lee will be driving TeamViewer's growth in core APAC markets 
with a clear focus on enterprise solutions. Her responsibility encompasses all 
go-to-market activities in APAC, including direct sales as well as developing 
an ecosystem of strong alliances such as channel partners, distributors and 
resellers. Among other measures, Lee will put an emphasis on leveraging the 
potential of TeamViewer's existing sport partnerships with Manchester United 
and the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One team. In her new role, she will also 
join TeamViewer's global senior leadership team. Based in Singapore, she will 
build a regional APAC sales hub for TeamViewer, in addition to the existing 
strong local presences in Japan, China, India and Australia.

Sojung Lee brings comprehensive experience in sales leadership, demand 
generation, business growth and digital strategy in the enterprise IT and 
services industry across the APAC region. In her previous role at SolarWinds, 
Lee succeeded as Vice President of Asia Pacific and Japan Sales, driving 
business development, partnerships, and overseeing the APAC sales team to 
strengthen the brand and extend its market position. Prior to SolarWinds, Lee 
spent over 8 years with IBM Asia Pacific in different positions, most recent 
being a Sales Executive / Director. Before her tenure at IBM, she built a 
strong reputation as a business development executive in Korea and China. 

Lee holds a bachelor's degree in International Law and Legal Studies from 
Yonsei University in Seoul, a Master of Business Administration from Fudan 
University in Shanghai, and a Master of Advanced Management from Yale 
University. Furthermore, she is a member of the Yale School of Management 
Alumni Advisory Board. Her initiatives towards gender diversity and female 
excellence have recently been recognized with the Channel Asia 2021 Women in 
ICT Awards Shining Star – Asia Pacific.

TeamViewer's CEO Oliver Steil said: "We are very excited to welcome Sojung Lee 
onboard. With her strong track record of generating extraordinary business 
growth, her proven leadership skills, and her extensive know-how of the market 
requirements in the region, she will play an integral role in bringing our new 
setup for APAC to life. Her excellent capabilities in scaling up with business 
partners will further contribute to drive growth and business performance in 
the region." 

Sojung Lee added: "TeamViewer is a great company with value-creating products, 
a global footprint and a compelling narrative. I am excited to join this truly 
international and diverse workforce sharing strong company values. Supporting 
clients in digitally transforming their businesses and optimizing their 
processes along the entire value chain is a very attractive task I want to 
bring forward together with the teams we have in place across the region and a 
strong APAC partner network. I am thrilled to become part of TeamViewer's 
extraordinary success story and to actively drive the development in the 
exciting and highly dynamic APAC region."

About TeamViewer

TeamViewer is a leading global technology company that provides a connectivity 
platform to remotely access, control, manage, monitor, and repair devices of 
any kind - from laptops and mobile phones to industrial machines and robots. 
Although TeamViewer is free of charge for private use, it has more than 625,000 
subscribers and enables companies of all sizes and from all industries to 
digitalize their business-critical processes through seamless connectivity. 
Against the backdrop of global megatrends like device proliferation, automation 
and new work, TeamViewer proactively shapes digital transformation and 
continuously innovates in the fields of Augmented Reality, Internet of Things 
and Artificial Intelligence. Since the company's foundation in 2005, 
TeamViewer's software has been installed on more than 2.5 billion devices 
around the world. The company is headquartered in Goppingen, Germany, and 
employs around 1,500 people globally. In 2020, TeamViewer achieved billings of 
EUR 460 million. TeamViewer AG (TMV) is listed at Frankfurt Stock Exchange and 
belongs to the MDAX. Further information can be found at www.teamviewer.com.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Certain statements in this communication may constitute forward looking 
statements. These statements are based on assumptions that are believed to be 
reasonable at the time they are made, and are subject to significant risks and 
uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those risks and uncertainties 
described in TeamViewer's disclosures. You should not rely on these 
forward-looking statements as predictions of future events and we undertake no 
obligation to update or revise these statements. Our actual results may differ 
materially and adversely from any forward-looking statements discussed in these 
statements due to several factors, including without limitation, risks from 
macroeconomic developments, external fraud, lack of innovation capabilities, 
inadequate data security and changes in competition levels.

Press Contact

Martina Dier
Director, Communications
Phone: +49 (0)7161 97200 10
E-Mail: press@teamviewer.com


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