SecureData, an ERP.com company and the exclusive sub-Saharan distributors of Trend Micro Inc, a leading provider of antivirus and Internet content security software, announced the appointment of Mahendra Negi as Chief Financial Officer of Trend Micro. Mr Negi will remain the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Trend Micro's wholly-owned subsidiary ipTrend, Inc. Negi will also serve on the board of directors of both Trend Micro and ipTrend.
"We are pleased and excited about Mahendra's expanded role on the Trend Micro team," said Steve Chang, Trend Micro's President and CEO. "Trend Micro aims to create value for our shareholders, customers and employees through sustained, dynamic growth. Mr. Negi adds tremendous value to Trend Micro through his expertise, his insight into the market, and his excellent performance at ipTrend."
"Trend Micro is a leader in the Internet security business, and one of the few listed companies in Japan which are truly international, both in terms of business and management," said Mr. Negi. "I look forward to the challenge of working in a fast growing Internet Infrastructure company."
Mr. Negi, 40, came to ipTrend from Merrill Lynch on June 2000, where he spent six years covering Japan's Internet and software industries. He was ranked No.1 on Institutional Investor magazine's list of Internet Analysts in Japan, and ranked No. 2 among software analysts by both Institutional Investor and the Nikkei Shimbun, Japan's top business newspaper. Mr. Negi won renown for his pioneering research in the Internet sector, especially for his September 1999 report, "Internet Tsunami," a 140-page reference guide to Japan's Internet industry. Negi started his career in the petroleum industry, and then moved to commercial banking before joining Merrill Lynch. He holds a Master's degree in Physics from Nagpur University in India in addition to his Master's degree in Management from the London Business School.
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