Francis Choo spearheaded Ingram Micro’s Advanced Solutions and Global Partner Engagement team in Asia Pacific, focusing on key technology solutions in Cybersecurity, IoT, Automation and Multi-Cloud. Francis also supported the growth of the Advanced Solutions business in China. He leveraged on his 20+ years of vendor relationships and expertise to engage new and emerging vendor partners and further strengthened the relationship with existing partners. With more than 35 years of vast experiences in logistic and IT industries, Francis managed various portfolios and entities in Singapore and across the ASEAN countries. Prior to joining Ingram Micro in 1988, Francis began his IT career with IBM, followed by Dow Jones Telerate as its Country Manager for Indo China and later, Group Deputy General Manager of Thakral Brothers for Asia. With his foresight and strong domain knowledge in technology, Francis led his team in bringing a new level of service and support around cybersecurity, hybrid technologies, cloud solutions as well as emerging technology, driving more business outcomes for the channel partners in APAC. He spends his time now doing advisory work for some companies in Singapore and is also involved in the
Enterprise Leadership Transformation course conducted by National University of Singapore (NUS) in conjunction with Enterprise Singapore as one of the executive advisors. Prior to 2024, Francis sat on a publicly listed company board and is currently a senior accredited board of director with the Singapore Institute of Directors.