Managing Director of IBM Malaysia
Chong Chye Neo is the Managing Director of IBM Malaysia. Prior to her current appointment, she served as the Director, Strategic Projects responsible for refining strategy and overseeing the management of key client engagements in Malaysia.
Chye Neo began her career in IBM as a systems engineer and worked her way up the ranks to her current position. She has amassed a wealth of experience through her roles in the various management jobs in sales, marketing, operations and strategy. She has led small and large sales teams to successfully drive businesses in different verticals and cross‐sections of the market.
Key mentions include her tenure as ASEAN Director of IBM Inside Sales where she led the team to 8 consecutive quarters of growth and was recognized as among the top performers globally.
As Director of ASEAN Business Partner Organization, she realigned IBM ASEAN’s focus to a network of more than 2,000 customer‐facing partners with Industry expertise and client intimacy to create new opportunities in new markets. Chye Neo also played an instrumental role of bringing IBM’s Intellectual Assets from IBM Laboratories around the world to clients in ASEAN when she served as Director of Intellectual Property Business for ASEAN.
Chye Neo’s breadth of experience has given her the opportunity to appreciate the diversity of cultures, personal aspirations and professional choices as well as to successfully develop leadership talents in IBM. Chye Neo has consistently led with the conviction that ahead of the curve and challenging status quo is necessary for both business and talent growth.
