About Foxit Corporation
Founded in 2001, Foxit is an Amazon-invested leading software provider of solutions for reading, editing, creating, organizing, and securing PDF documents. Headquartered in Fremont, CA, USA, Foxit has operations worldwide in China, Belgium, Japan, and Taiwan. Foxit is focused on PDF solutions with over 100 experienced PDF engineers. Winner of numerous awards, Foxit boasts over 150 million users, has sold to over 95,000 customers located in over 190 countries. Since Foxit products are ISO 32000-1/PDF 1.7 standard compliant, they are compatible with other PDF products like those from Adobe®.
Management Team
Eugene Xiong - Founder, CEO, VP Technology
Eugene founded Foxit Corporation in 2001 and has been the company's president and CEO. Under Eugene's leadership, the company is growing rapidly, employs hundreds of employees worldwide, and has become a worldwide leader in PDF and electronic document technology and solutions. Before founding Foxit, Eugene worked at Bexcom Corporation and at China's National Astronomical Observatory, where he participated in building one of the first Internet nodes in China. Eugene earned his BS in Computer Science at the University of Science and Technology of China.
George Z. Gao - Sr. VP of Sales and Marketing
George leads the world-wide sales and marketing team as well as business development at Foxit Corporation. George has more than 20 years of experience in the software industry in marketing and sales in addition to software development and project management. Before joining Foxit, George worked for Nortel Networks and Lite-on Communications. George earned his degree of Bachelor of Science in Astrophysics from Nanjing University and his Ph.D of Science in Astro Technology from Chinese Academy of Sciences in China.
Phil Lee, VP Enterprise Sales
Phil leads Foxit's enterprise sales team, develops and aligns sales methodology to target markets, and institutionalizes the enterprise sales process. Prior to Foxit, Phil has worked Adobe Systems, TerraGo Technologies, and Layton Graphics. Phil earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from The Ohio State University.
Frank Kettenstock - VP of Marketing
Frank leads the marketing efforts for Foxit, responsible for product marketing, corporate marketing, and public relations. Before joining Foxit, Frank has worked at MonoSphere, Concord Communications, and Telcordia Technologies. Frank earned his Electrical Engineering degree from Brown University and a MBA from Boston University.
Shinichi Mori - CEO of Foxit Japan
Shinichi leads operations for Foxit Japan, responsible for the overall sales and marketing in Japan. He has worked in the PDF industry for over 15 years. Mori earned an Information Engineering degree from the National Technical College in Gifu.
Jenny Li - AVP of Product Management
Jenny leads the product management team for Foxit, responsible to define Foxit's product strategy and to develop product requirements. Before coming to Foxit, Jenny worked for ArcSight, Nortel, and Credence. Jenny has earned her MS in computer science at UC Riverside, BS at BYU, and is a MBA candidate at Santa Clara University.
Max Jhuang - GM of Taiwan Operations
Max leads the whole company operations, including sales operations, sales engineering, and Taiwan based sales service organizations for Foxit. Before joining Foxit, Max worked at Unlais Corporation, Chinasoft Group, Carry International and Wedium Corporation. Max had his Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering from Ching Yun University in Taiwan.
Steven S. Lin - VP of China Public Relations
Steven leads the public relation efforts for Foxit, responsible for public relations and business development. Before joining Foxit, Steven worked as member of the management team at Solectron Corporation, Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Company, Tyco Electronics and University of Florida. Steven earned his Mathematics degree from Nankai University, China, and his Electrical Engineering Technology degree from Florida A&M University, USA.