Speakers

Mr. Farhat Ali

President and Chief Executive Officer
Fujitsu America

Shaping tomorrow

Prior to assuming these roles with Fujitsu America in September 2008, Mr. Ali was president and chief executive officer of Fujitsu Computer Systems. His major contributions at Fujitsu include building an effective executive team, turnaround of the PC business, and successful merger of the Fujitsu product businesses in North America.

Mr. Ali has broad experience in all facets of business and operations. Prior to joining Fujitsu in 2000, he spent over 20 years at Amdahl Corporation where he held senior management positions, including vice president of operations, vice president of customer service, and chief financial officer of Amdahl Global Services.

Mr. Ali graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering and computer science. He obtained a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Farhat Ali

President and Chief Executive Officer, Fujitsu America

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