John Lombard to Lead NTT Asia Pacific Operations

by Brian Pereira | Jul 1, 2019

John Lombard, CEO, Asia Pacific, NTT Ltd.

Singapore, 1 July 2019 – NTT Ltd., the new USD 11 billion global technology services company today announced the appointment of John Lombard as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Asia Pacific. His appointment will take effect on 1 July 2019, and he will be responsible for NTT’s global business in Asia Pacific, excluding Japan and Australia.

As the CEO, John manages the end-to-end go-to-market, sales, delivery, operations, and profitability for Asia Pacific. NTT Ltd. is incorporated on 1 July 2019 to bring together 28 businesses, including Dimension Data, NTT Communications, and NTT Security, into a single global technology services company.

Lombard joined Dimension Data as the Asia Pacific CEO in May 2016. He has over 25 years of leadership and management consulting experience. Prior to Dimension Data Lombard worked at SAP, where he was Senior Vice President and Head of Services, responsible for services and support. Prior to SAP, Lombard was the CEO and Managing Director of Crowe Horwath Australasia Ltd. (formerly WHK Group), which was Australia and New Zealand’s largest publicly listed integrated financial and business advisory company.

John Lombard, CEO, Asia Pacific, NTT Ltd.

“I am very honoured and excited to take on this enlarged responsibility for the integrated NTT global business in Asia Pacific,” said Lombard. “There is a lot of work to be done over the next few months as we will be working to integrate a total of 28 companies into a world class technology services organization. I am confident that the new integrated NTT family is stronger with expanded capabilities, unparalleled talent pool, and financial strength. This strength puts us in the prime position to become the industry leader, to help clients navigate complex market developments and find new opportunities in the Asia Pacific region.”

John is also the co-founder of #HeforShe for LeanIn Asia, which helps create an environment that enables women to #LeanIn to their careers and passions. He also serves on the board of directors of Very Special Arts Singapore. John holds a Bachelor of Computer Science from Swinburne University of Technology in Australia.

DIGITAL CREED interview with John Lombard in 2018

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Brian Pereira

Brian Pereira is an Indian journalist and editor based in Mumbai. He founded Digital Creed in 2015. A technology buff, former computer instructor, and software developer, Brian has 29 years of journalism experience (since 1994). Brian is the former Editor of CHIP India, InformationWeek India and CISO Mag. He has served India's leading newspaper groups: The Times of India and The Indian Express. Presently, he serves the Information Security Media Group, as Sr. Director, Editorial. You'll find his most current work on CIO Inc. During his career he wrote (and continues to write) 5000+ technology articles. He conducted more than 450 industry interviews. Brian writes on aviation, drones, cybersecurity, tech startups, cloud, data center, AI/ML/Gen AI, IoT, Blockchain etc. He achieved certifications from the EC-Council (Certified Secure Computer User) and from IBM (Basics of Cloud Computing). Apart from those, he has successfully completed many courses on Content Marketing and Business Writing. He recently achieved a Certificate in Cybersecurity (CC) from the international certification body ISC2. Follow Brian on Twitter (@creed_digital) and LinkedIn. Email Brian at: [email protected]

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