DMR  |  2014-12-17

Simoco hires Leonard Gunawan to boost channel support in South East Asia

Source: MCCResources

Global mobile radio system designer and manufacturer Simoco Group has announced the appointment of a senior and experienced business development executive to help drive growth of its radio communications in South East Asia.

Leonard Gunawan has been appointed as Business Development Manager and will be responsible for building the Simoco business in Indonesia through its channel partners as well as assisting Simoco SE Asia on increasing growth in its other target countries. Prior to joining Simoco, Leo spent five years as Channel Manager at Motorola and, most recently, 18 months as Deputy Country Manager at Hytera where he was responsible for increasing the company’s market share in Indonesia.

Chris Moore, Business Development Director at Simoco, said: “Leo brings a wealth of experience in creating profitable business opportunities in Indonesia and he also has an impressive knowledge of vertical markets such as mining, transport and petro chemical. We are now at a crucial time where Simoco is expanding in South East Asia and we are relying on a solid backbone for our growth regions. As part of this, we needed someone with a proven track record of developing mutually beneficial and profitable relationships with channel partners. Leo fits the role perfectly and we look forward to seeing him making a significant difference to Simoco’s business in SE Asia.”