Huawei Malaysia will be looking to further entrench itself in the mobile space with the appointment of new Chief Executive Officer who knows a bit or two about carrier business and after managing a market size of over 300 million.

Baker Zhou will take over from outgoing Abraham Liu as Malaysia CEO overseeing both the device and network business. With over 18 years of experience in ICT industry, he’s main responsibility will lie in overseeing strategic growth, operations and overall development of Huawei Technologies in Malaysia.

“As a global enabler of ICT innovation, we look forward to driving sustainable growth and development in the country. I look forward to working with the Malaysian Government and local partners to build a better connected Malaysia” said Baker Zhou.

The young CEO, joined Huawei in 1999 as an account manager. Prior to his current role, Zhou has held several senior positions within the company, including Vice President of Huawei Indonesia, CEO of the Huawei Bangladesh, Vice President of Southeast Asia Carrier Business Group and Human Resource Director of Southeast Asia Region. Graduating in 1997, Zhou is an alumnus of Zhejiang University of Technology where he attained his bachelor degree in Industrial Automation Technology.

Ranked number 6 in Malaysia’s 2017 Top 10 Brand, Huawei employs 2500 people in the country since opening its office in 2001.