Brocade has appointed Matt Kolon as the company’s chief technology officer (CTO) for Asia Pacific (APAC) region.

He will be responsible for leading the company’s technology strategy and product roadmap within APAC region and lead technology initiatives in the areas network functions virtualisation and software-defined networking.

Kolon will be based out of Beijing, China, and report directly to Adam Judd, vice-president, APAC, Brocade.

Prior to joining Brocade, he was associated with Cisco as CTO and managing director, APAC for evolved programmable network business. He has also been associated with Juniper Networks for 12 years holding various executive roles in customer service, sales and marketing, and systems engineering.