Thomas Phang is Vice President, Sales, Asia Pacific Region, Trimble

14 Mar 2024 CW Team

Thomas Phang is Vice President, Sales, Trimble Construction, for the Asia Pacific Region which encompasses China, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, India, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. He brings to the company over 25 years of expertise in the high-tech industry spanning Autodesk, Microsoft, Sun and HP and has successfully built and managed multicultural teams across Asia.

Thomas also spearheaded the launch of the Trimble Southeast Asia (SEA) division of structures and most recently served as the area director based in Singapore. In this capacity, he played a pivotal role in formulating business strategies and assembling a dynamic sales team that resulted in impressive revenue growth for the structures business in the region.

Trimble develops technology, software and services that drive digital transformation of construction with solutions that span the entire architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry.

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