What Happened?
San Jose, CA-based Acer Group has Promoted Arif Maskatia as Chief Technology Officer
About the Company
Since its founding in 1976, Acer has broken barriers between people and technology, enabling users to explore, create and grow. Acer ranks No. 2 for notebook PCs globally (Gartner data 2011). The Acer Group employs 8,000 people across the globe, and revenues for 2011 reached $15.7 billion. Acer's channel business model is instrumental to the company's success, while its multi-brand approach integrates Acer, Gateway, and Packard Bell brands in worldwide markets. Acer designs environmentally friendly products and, with its vendors, has established a green supply chain. Acer's Commercial Division is dedicated to the business world, from SoHo, SMB, Large Enterprise, to the Public Sector, Educational Sector and High Performance Computing. Acer delivers a full range of hardware and software products to meet the demands of today’s business environment. Our goal is to offer revolutionary performance, unmatched system responsiveness and energy efficiency without compromises. With over 30 years of experience, Acer is also dedicated to serving the needs of the education market and empowering knowledge through technology. By creating innovative technology for the classroom, Acer helps students explore beyond limits with new ways of communication and interaction. Empowering educators to keep pace with today’s high-tech world.
About the Person
Arif Maskatia has been Vice President, of Engineering of Acer ValueLab-USA and Chief Technology Officer for Acer America Corp. since 1994. Mr. Maskatia serves as an Advisor - Mobile Computing of Aerielle Technologies, Inc. (Formerly Aerielle Group International Inc.). He spent four years with Zenith Data Systems (a Group Bull Company) as Vice President of their Advanced Technology Center and seven years as Senior Director of technical operations with PC manufacturer Alcatel/ITT Information Systems. Prior to joining Acer, Mr. Maskatia held senior technology development positions with Zenith Data Systems, Alcatel/ITT Information Systems, Phoenix Technologies and Poqet Computers of California. Mr. Maskatia has over 30 years of experience in mobile computing, technology and management. He serves as a Member of Advisory Board at Zeptor Corporation. He serves as Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Seeo Inc. He served as a Director of Lithium Technology Corp. from February 23, 1999 to February 6, 2008. Mr. Maskatia holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in electrical engineering from Cornell University.
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