{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"133353","rtpr_id":"nBw179y1va","ticker":"8299","exchange":"TPEx","all_tickers":["8299"],"title":"Phison Expands European Operations with Regional Office and Executive Appointments","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-09-02T06:00:00.141Z","article_body":"Phison Expands European Operations with Regional Office and Executive\nAppointments\n\nPhison Electronics\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.phison.com%2F&esheet=54596183&newsitemid=20260901302026&lan=en-US&anchor=Phison+Electronics&index=1&md5=0c59c3b6b3450638afab667baad9e18e)\n(8299TT), a global leader in NAND flash controllers and storage solutions,\ntoday announced the expansion of its European operations with the opening of\nits inaugural local entity in Eschborn, Germany, and the appointments of\nIngvar Ersson as GM & President, EMEA, and Antony Zukowski as Regional\nDirector, EMEA, for Phison Electronics Europe GmbH. The expansion strengthens\nPhison's investment in Europe and reinforces its commitment to supporting\ncustomers and partners as demand for AI infrastructure, enterprise storage and\nnext-generation data center technologies continues to grow.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260901302026/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260901302026/en/)\n\nThe extended organization will execute a regional go-to-market strategy that\ncombines direct enterprise engagement with a focused ecosystem of\ndistributors, system integrators and strategic partners to accelerate adoption\nof Phison's Pascari enterprise SSD portfolio. Phison will prioritize AI,\nhyperscale, HPC and enterprise opportunities while providing localized sales,\ntechnical and marketing support to better serve customers across the region.\n\nErsson, reporting directly to Phison CEO KS Pua, brings more than 25 years of\ninternational leadership experience across data storage, technology, sales,\noperations and business development, including senior roles at JOLT Energy and\nVerbatim EUMEA. Having worked with Phison technologies for nearly two decades,\nhe brings deep industry expertise and a strong track record of building\nstrategic partnerships and driving regional growth. Zukowski joins Ersson’s\nteam holding extensive experience in enterprise infrastructure, data center\ntechnologies and partner ecosystem development, with prior leadership roles at\nActebis, Bell Microproducts, Esys Distribution, Thomson Computing, TD SYNNEX\nand Arrow ECS France supporting leading technology vendors including Lenovo,\nNutanix, Pure Storage and Rubrik.\n\n\"Europe represents a significant growth opportunity for Phison as AI adoption\nand enterprise infrastructure investments continue to accelerate,\" said KS\nPua, CEO and Founder at Phison Electronics. \"The expansion of our EMEA\noperations, together with the appointments of Ingvar and Antony, strengthens\nour ability to serve customers locally, deepen strategic partnerships and\naccelerate adoption of Phison and Pascari solutions across the region. Their\nleadership and industry expertise will be instrumental as we continue\nexecuting our long-term global growth strategy.\"\n\n\"I'm honored to lead Phison's continued expansion across EMEA,\" said Ersson.\n\"With increasing demand for AI and enterprise storage solutions, we are well\npositioned to strengthen customer relationships, expand our partner ecosystem\nand bring Phison's innovations to more organizations throughout the region.\nOur initial focus will go to verticals in the region including media and\nentertainment (M&E), HPC, neocloud, local government and education, where\ndemand for high-performance SSDs is accelerating to support real-time data,\nAI/ML and big data workloads, alongside growing interest in customization and\nGen5 adoption.\"\n\n\"Phison's investment in its Europe operations demonstrates a strong commitment\nto supporting customers and partners locally,\" said Marek Horyl, VP of IT\nProducts at ASBIS Enterprises PLC. \"We are strengthening our collaboration to\nbring the Pascari enterprise SSD portfolio to market through our channel\necosystem, enabling businesses across Europe to deploy high-performance\nstorage solutions for AI, cloud, and enterprise workloads.\"\n\n\"I'm looking forward to beginning this chapter with Phison during such an\nimportant period of growth,\" said Zukowski. \"We will work closely with our\nlocal customers and partners to expand the company's enterprise presence and\nhelp drive adoption of Phison's innovative storage technologies throughout\nEMEA.\"\n\nTo receive a Pascari demo, please reach out to sales@phison.com\n(mailto:sales@phison.com) . To explore Phison’s full portfolio, visit\nwww.phison.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.phison.com%2F&esheet=54596183&newsitemid=20260901302026&lan=en-US&anchor=www.phison.com&index=2&md5=f95867f360e1dc150d7d372cf99f169a)\n.\n\nAbout Phison Electronics\n\nPhison Electronics is a global leader in NAND flash controllers and storage\nsolutions, powering more than one in every five SSDs shipped worldwide. Phison\nhas grown into a multi-billion-dollar company with over 4,500 employees –\n70% of which are dedicated to R&D – and more than 2,000 patents. The\ncompany's innovations encompass the Pascari portfolio of\nultra-high-performance enterprise SSDs purpose-built for data-intensive\nworkloads across AI, cloud, and hyperscale data centers, including Pascari\naiDAPTIV™, an award-winning solution for affordable on-premises LLM training\nand inference.\n\nPhison, the Phison design and the Phison logo are registered trademarks or\ntrademarks of Phison Electronics or its affiliates in the U.S. and/or other\ncountries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.\nProduct specifications are subject to change without notice.\n\n©2026 Phison Electronics or its affiliates. All rights reserved.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260901302026/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260901302026/en/)\n\nPHISON Spokesperson\n\nAntonio Yu\n\nTEL: 037-586-896 #10019\n\nMobile: 0979-105-026\n\nEmail: antonioyu@phison.com \n(mailto:antonioyu@phison.com) \n\n\nPHISON Deputy Spokesperson\n\nKuo-Ting Lu\n\nTEL: 037-586-896 #26022\n\nMobile: 0979-075-330\n\nEmail: kuoting_lu@phison.com \n(mailto:kuoting_lu@phison.com) \n\n\nPHISON and PASCARI enterprise product inquiries:\n\nsales@phison.com \n(mailto:sales@phison.com) \nsales@phisonenterprise.com \n(mailto:sales@phisonenterprise.com) \n\n\nPHISON and PASCARI enterprise media inquiries:\n\nLynn Kelly\n\nLynn_kelly@phison.com \n(mailto:Lynn_kelly@phison.com) \npress_americas@phison.com (mailto:press_americas@phison.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw179y1va","title":"Phison Expands European Operations with Regional Office and Executive Appointments","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"8299","created":"2026-09-02T06:00:00.141Z","tickers":["8299"],"exchange":"TPEx","article_body":"Phison Expands European Operations with Regional Office and Executive\nAppointments\n\nPhison Electronics\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.phison.com%2F&esheet=54596183&newsitemid=20260901302026&lan=en-US&anchor=Phison+Electronics&index=1&md5=0c59c3b6b3450638afab667baad9e18e)\n(8299TT), a global leader in NAND flash controllers and storage solutions,\ntoday announced the expansion of its European operations with the opening of\nits inaugural local entity in Eschborn, Germany, and the appointments of\nIngvar Ersson as GM & President, EMEA, and Antony Zukowski as Regional\nDirector, EMEA, for Phison Electronics Europe GmbH. The expansion strengthens\nPhison's investment in Europe and reinforces its commitment to supporting\ncustomers and partners as demand for AI infrastructure, enterprise storage and\nnext-generation data center technologies continues to grow.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260901302026/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260901302026/en/)\n\nThe extended organization will execute a regional go-to-market strategy that\ncombines direct enterprise engagement with a focused ecosystem of\ndistributors, system integrators and strategic partners to accelerate adoption\nof Phison's Pascari enterprise SSD portfolio. Phison will prioritize AI,\nhyperscale, HPC and enterprise opportunities while providing localized sales,\ntechnical and marketing support to better serve customers across the region.\n\nErsson, reporting directly to Phison CEO KS Pua, brings more than 25 years of\ninternational leadership experience across data storage, technology, sales,\noperations and business development, including senior roles at JOLT Energy and\nVerbatim EUMEA. Having worked with Phison technologies for nearly two decades,\nhe brings deep industry expertise and a strong track record of building\nstrategic partnerships and driving regional growth. Zukowski joins Ersson’s\nteam holding extensive experience in enterprise infrastructure, data center\ntechnologies and partner ecosystem development, with prior leadership roles at\nActebis, Bell Microproducts, Esys Distribution, Thomson Computing, TD SYNNEX\nand Arrow ECS France supporting leading technology vendors including Lenovo,\nNutanix, Pure Storage and Rubrik.\n\n\"Europe represents a significant growth opportunity for Phison as AI adoption\nand enterprise infrastructure investments continue to accelerate,\" said KS\nPua, CEO and Founder at Phison Electronics. \"The expansion of our EMEA\noperations, together with the appointments of Ingvar and Antony, strengthens\nour ability to serve customers locally, deepen strategic partnerships and\naccelerate adoption of Phison and Pascari solutions across the region. Their\nleadership and industry expertise will be instrumental as we continue\nexecuting our long-term global growth strategy.\"\n\n\"I'm honored to lead Phison's continued expansion across EMEA,\" said Ersson.\n\"With increasing demand for AI and enterprise storage solutions, we are well\npositioned to strengthen customer relationships, expand our partner ecosystem\nand bring Phison's innovations to more organizations throughout the region.\nOur initial focus will go to verticals in the region including media and\nentertainment (M&E), HPC, neocloud, local government and education, where\ndemand for high-performance SSDs is accelerating to support real-time data,\nAI/ML and big data workloads, alongside growing interest in customization and\nGen5 adoption.\"\n\n\"Phison's investment in its Europe operations demonstrates a strong commitment\nto supporting customers and partners locally,\" said Marek Horyl, VP of IT\nProducts at ASBIS Enterprises PLC. \"We are strengthening our collaboration to\nbring the Pascari enterprise SSD portfolio to market through our channel\necosystem, enabling businesses across Europe to deploy high-performance\nstorage solutions for AI, cloud, and enterprise workloads.\"\n\n\"I'm looking forward to beginning this chapter with Phison during such an\nimportant period of growth,\" said Zukowski. \"We will work closely with our\nlocal customers and partners to expand the company's enterprise presence and\nhelp drive adoption of Phison's innovative storage technologies throughout\nEMEA.\"\n\nTo receive a Pascari demo, please reach out to sales@phison.com\n(mailto:sales@phison.com) . To explore Phison’s full portfolio, visit\nwww.phison.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.phison.com%2F&esheet=54596183&newsitemid=20260901302026&lan=en-US&anchor=www.phison.com&index=2&md5=f95867f360e1dc150d7d372cf99f169a)\n.\n\nAbout Phison Electronics\n\nPhison Electronics is a global leader in NAND flash controllers and storage\nsolutions, powering more than one in every five SSDs shipped worldwide. Phison\nhas grown into a multi-billion-dollar company with over 4,500 employees –\n70% of which are dedicated to R&D – and more than 2,000 patents. The\ncompany's innovations encompass the Pascari portfolio of\nultra-high-performance enterprise SSDs purpose-built for data-intensive\nworkloads across AI, cloud, and hyperscale data centers, including Pascari\naiDAPTIV™, an award-winning solution for affordable on-premises LLM training\nand inference.\n\nPhison, the Phison design and the Phison logo are registered trademarks or\ntrademarks of Phison Electronics or its affiliates in the U.S. and/or other\ncountries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.\nProduct specifications are subject to change without notice.\n\n©2026 Phison Electronics or its affiliates. All rights reserved.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260901302026/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260901302026/en/)\n\nPHISON Spokesperson\n\nAntonio Yu\n\nTEL: 037-586-896 #10019\n\nMobile: 0979-105-026\n\nEmail: antonioyu@phison.com \n(mailto:antonioyu@phison.com) \n\n\nPHISON Deputy Spokesperson\n\nKuo-Ting Lu\n\nTEL: 037-586-896 #26022\n\nMobile: 0979-075-330\n\nEmail: kuoting_lu@phison.com \n(mailto:kuoting_lu@phison.com) \n\n\nPHISON and PASCARI enterprise product inquiries:\n\nsales@phison.com \n(mailto:sales@phison.com) \nsales@phisonenterprise.com \n(mailto:sales@phisonenterprise.com) \n\n\nPHISON and PASCARI enterprise media inquiries:\n\nLynn Kelly\n\nLynn_kelly@phison.com \n(mailto:Lynn_kelly@phison.com) \npress_americas@phison.com (mailto:press_americas@phison.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 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