Bounthara "Bounty" Ing is executive vice president and deputy CEO at ILOG and heads the company's Asian operations from Shanghai, China. He also leads ILOG's partnering activities worldwide, and co-leads the new Semiconductor Business Division with ILOG chief science officer, Bob Bixby, that focuses on the development and sales of the ILOG's fab solutions suite, FabPowerOps (FPO).
Ing was previously ILOG's chief operating officer. Throughout his ILOG career, Ing has moved from groundbreaking technical work into key leadership roles. He spearheaded the company's entry into the financial services market, and has greatly contributed to the momentum of its business rule products.
Prior to becoming COO, Ing ran the division responsible for ILOG's strategy and execution in the financial industries (banking and insurance), as well as the transportation, travel, government and aerospace industries. Previously, Ing founded and served as president of ILOG Japan, preceded by a term as managing director of ILOG Pte. Ltd. Singapore. Earlier, he managed ILOG's graphics department, where he built an advanced graphics team that developed products accounting for two-thirds of ILOG's revenue in 1988. Ing was awarded the Philip Morris Scientific Prize in 1989, recognizing his contribution to ILOG Masai, the first GUI builder.
Prior to joining ILOG, Ing was an application developer for CGI, a subsidiary of IBM in Paris, and a researcher for the European Computer Research Center (ECRC) in Munich. Ing earned an engineering degree at Ecole Centrale de Paris in 1986. |