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Michael Chen is responsible for leading Red Hat's global corporate marketing function, which includes corporate brand, global communications, customer experience management, online strategy, and community affairs. Prior to this role, Michael was 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 APAC Management team where he contributed significantly to Red Hat's global channel, marketing, and sales strategy. Michael started 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 his roles at Red Hat, he provided valuable input to Red Hat global strategy.
Prior to working with Red Hat, Michael held several senior sales and marketing management positions in Chinese and Hong Kong companies, facilitating multi-million dollar sales and winning significant projects.
Michael 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. | 