FalconStor Software Inc. announced the appointment of Jimmie Chang to head up FalconStor marketing in Asia. Chang's appointment in Asia will help FalconStor to continue to accelerate the promotion of FreeStor and firmly position FalconStor as the premier, software-defined storage player. Chang is a former Gartner analyst where he specialized in data storage and big data in Beijing, China.

With 20 years of experience within the data storage industry and a strong technical background, Chang published over a hundred impactful reports at Gartner, served many top-level global and Chinese enterprises on their data center planning and strategies, and worked closely with many worldwide and local storage vendors. Prior to that, Chang worked as the Technical Director for Toyou Electronics and as an SI director for CA Technologies. Chang's responsibilities at FalconStor will cover a range of marketing activities, especially driving awareness, generating market demand, and expanding software-defined storage programs across Asian markets.

He will play a major role in nurturing FalconStor's commitment to building partnerships across Asia as well as driving related product launches and go-to-market efforts across FalconStor's portfolio.