James Hsieh, CEO of ATEN & IOGEAR, Joins ABL Organization

Santa Ana, CA — May 17, 2011 — James Hsieh, CEO of ATEN and IOGEAR, has joined the Adaptive Business Leaders Organization (ABL). As part of California’s leading vertical-industry Chief Executives’ Organization, ABL Members provide one another with executive leadership coaching through its confidential, professionally-facilitated, peer-CEO Advisory Board Round Tables, executive learning workshops, network of CEO peers, and expert resources.

ATEN is a leading manufacturer of KVM (keyboard/video/mouse) switches, in addition to remote management, LCD consoles, video and data connectivity solutions. The company's product line supports a range of data center, desktop and digital signage environments, serving enterprise, government, SME and SOHO customers. ATEN has offices in California, New Jersey, Taiwan, Belgium, Korea, Japan, China and United Kingdom. IOGEAR is ATEN's consumer electronics business unit.

James joined ATEN with more than 25 years of experience in the technology industry, spanning both enterprise computing and consumer electronics. He spent almost 20 years at Hewlett-Packard, where he held various roles in the global business units, regions and countries, including as Worldwide Marketing Manager for Mission Critical Services, and Regional Marketing Director for Asia Pacific. He also co-launched HP Integrity Servers and was assigned to create HP's first software division in China. James was also VP of Global Marketing for Infortrend Technology, where he led a worldwide marketing and strategic alliance team that included members in the U.S., Europe, Japan, Taiwan and China. Additionally, he was CEO of Sandio Technology Corporation, where he invented and marketed the world's first 3D 6DOF mouse.

James earned his BBA degree, with a concentration in Marketing, from Fu-Jen Catholic University, and his MS degree in Computer Science Engineering from San Jose State University. He speaks English, Japanese, Mandarin and Taiwanese on a professional level, and he witnessed the growth of Japan in the 1980s and early 90s, as well as the growth of China in late 90s and 2000.

About the Adaptive Business Leaders (ABL) Organization
ABL supports the needs of its Member CEOs by providing a place for top-level executives to draw on the experience, knowledge and skill sets of their peers in a vertical industry, personal advisory board – “multi-coach approach” – setting.

The core component of the CEO Membership experience is the group Round Table meeting. Members meet once a month for a half-day with a group of peer CEOs, Presidents, COOs and Division General Managers from non-competing companies, all from the same industry (healthcare, technology or life sciences), in a trusted and confidential board room-like setting, which allows ABL Members to tackle topics and enhance their decision making and business performance. Topics include: developing and honing new business strategies and best practices, new lines of business, “A-players” on the management team, and an effective board of directors, as well as understanding trends in new markets, mergers and acquisitions, compensation, and other “hot” topics brought to the Round Tables by the Members themselves.

ABL Members also gather several times a year at workshops and conferences to exchange ideas and connect with other chief executives beyond their own CEO peer groups. In effect, ABL Members serve as one another’s business coaches within the Round Tables and are encouraged to connect and leverage their co-Member peers’ particular skills and expertise for additional leadership coaching, one-on-one, outside of their monthly group meeting. In addition, each Round Table’s facilitator also serves as an objective business advisor, offering executive and industry insights and advice.

 ABL's Chief Executive Leadership Development Round Table program is currently offered in California's Greater Los Angeles, Orange and San Francisco County areas. More information about the ABL Organization can be found at http://www.abl.org .