Profile of Chris Kelly
Chris Kelly leads the Solutions, Strategy and Business Development functions for the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region for Dell. He is responsible for delivering innovative, yet practical, solutions to the market that take advantage of the full breadth of Dell’s portfolio of hardware, software and services, whilst also leveraging relationships with strategic partners.
Chris leads a team of senior industry executives that bring together deep subject matter expertise and hands on experience related to core technology trends and their application in business to deliver superior commercial outcomes.
With more than 20 years’ experience in the IT industry, Chris has held senior leadership roles in large multinational organizations and managed the operations of a hyper-growth startup.
Prior to rejoining Dell in February 2015, Chris held the position of chief operating officer and vice president of CloudFX, an Asia based professional services and consulting firm focused on IT transformation and Cloud enablement services. Before joining CloudFX, Chris was a director at Lenovo where he led the ANZ Channel Sales Organization, and ran the product and marketing business units. Chris also served as director of Lenovo’s Enterprise Product Group across APJ.
Chris holds a Bachelor of Business Degree from Australia where he majored in the fields of finance, international economics and marketing.