Ian Williams VP Global M’ting and Product Manag’t, Imation

Imation Corp. has named Ian Williams to the position of vice president, global marketing and product management.

"I am very pleased to have Ian Williams join Imation to lead our global marketing and product management area," said Mark E. Lucas, Imation president and chief executive officer. "Ian is a successful, dynamic marketing and product management executive with global experience at leading server and storage companies including HP and Seagate. His proven success in market identification, product development, and rapid adoption of innovative technology offerings that meet market needs will be an excellent fit with Imation’s strategic direction."

"As a technology company focused on applications in storage, protection, and connectivity, Imation intends to leverage our deep data storage core while addressing new opportunities for growth in emerging storage, electronics, and accessories. We are excited to add someone of Ian’s deep knowledge of the storage industry, combined with his marketing and product management expertise, to our senior management team during this important time in our strategic transformation," concluded Lucas.

Williams began his technology marketing career at Apple Canada. Later, after joining Compaq’s Canadian operations in 1997, he advanced through several product management roles in the company’s storage products businesses in the United States. From 2000 to 2004 and following Compaq‘s acquisition by Hewlett-Packard, Williams was appointed group product manager for Hewlett-Packard‘s enterprise storage, server storage and infrastructure products. From 2004 to 2006, Williams served as director of RAID solutions and external storage for Adaptec Inc. Most recently, Williams has been the Executive Director of nearline enterprise storage for Seagate, a leader in hard disk drives and storage solutions.

Williams holds a Master of Business Administration degree in strategic management and international business from the Schulich School of Business, York University, and a Bachelor’s degree in international marketing and strategic planning from Brock University.