Catherine Lian was named Managing Director of IBM Malaysia in April 2019. She is responsible for the business growth and leadership of IBM in Malaysia, building on the strong collaboration with clients, partners, the government and communities, to advance digital transformation and inclusive progress, using emerging technologies. Catherine, an IT industry veteran is also a strong advocate for women in leadership. She joins IBM from Dell Technologies where she has worked since 1998. She was consistently recognised for overachieving business targets and was a recipient of the Dell’s Chairman Club award in 2018. Catherine is an economics graduate from Universiti Utara Malaysia.