Corporate Executives
Chief Executive Officer
Since its inception in 1988, Eva Chen has spearheaded Trend Micro’s emergence as one of the world’s most innovative Internet content security companies.
Before becoming CEO, Eva served as executive vice president from 1988-1996 and CTO from 1996-2004. Under her direction, Trend Micro has produced a chronology of industry firsts, from unique products to security management approaches. As a result of her innovative leadership, she was appointed CEO in late 2004.
Of her many accolades and accomplishments, a few of the most prominent:
Eva holds a master's degree in business administration as well as a master's degree in management information systems from the University of Texas. She earned a degree in philosophy from Chen Chi University in Taipei.
Chief Financial Officer
As CFO and member of the board of directors, Mahendra Negi is responsible for global technical support, IT, finance and legal functions.
Mahendra has been recognized by leading business publications including:
Prior to joining Trend Micro in May 2000, Mahendra worked at Merrill Lynch, specializing in Japan's Internet and software industries.
He holds a master's degree in physics from Nagpur University in India and a master's degree in management from the London Business School.
Executive Vice President Japan and Global Consumer Business
As executive vice president and general manager, Japan, Akihiko Omikawa, is responsible for driving and growing consumer broadband and carrier/ISP markets and developing integrated solutions for corporate, government, and educational markets.
Akihiko began his career as a sales manager at Japan Digital Equipment Corporation (now Hewlett-Packard). In 1992, he joined Microsoft, Japan, where he held a number of leadership positions including director of sales, director of enterprise business operations, general business managing director, and executive board member. He joined Trend Micro in February 2003.
Akihiko graduated from Japan's Nihon University, College of Commerce, in 1982, from the department of business administration.
Chief Operating Officer
As COO, Kevin is responsible for all field operations including global sales, marketing, business development, strategic alliances and corporate development.
Kevin has held a variety of roles since joining Trend Micro including CMO, Global Alliances and Corporate Development & Strategy. Prior to joining Trend Micro, Kevin held a number of executive positions including COO, General Manager, Chief Marketing Officer and VP Engineering for security pioneer Entrust (now Entrust-Datacard) where he was part of the founding team.
Before starting Entrust, Kevin began his career working in several product development positions while at Nortel in engineering, developing next generation networking technology. Kevin has held a number of board positions with Entrust, the Queen’s University High Performance Computing Virtual Laboratory, and has also served on the board of Certes Networks, an innovative cloud network security specialist.
Kevin completed his undergrad in computer engineering and earned a master’s degree in business administration from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Chief Marketing Officer
As CMO, Leah MacMillan is responsible for all aspects of global marketing strategy and operations.
Her oversight includes all functions that drive greater awareness, interest, and preference for Trend Micro and its solutions globally: corporate brand management, product marketing, analyst and media relations, web and digital marketing, as well as communications and events.
Leah’s passion for high-tech innovation and storytelling has fueled her success throughout her career. Prior to joining Trend Micro, Leah was an executive at IBM, driving the market strategy and communications for Cognos business analytics. Before that, she held senior product management and marketing positions at Entrust, a respected enterprise security company, and at Corel, a leading graphic design software company.
She has a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing and International Business from McGill University.
Executive Vice President Research & Development
As EVP of Research & Development for Trend Micro, Oscar Chang is responsible for leading more than 1000 engineers to ensure Trend Micro’s continued success as a security leader.
Since joining Trend Micro in 1993, Oscar established the R&D team in Japan and spearheaded the development of numerous flagship products, including PC-cillin.
Previously, Oscar worked at Diamond Ware Corporation. He holds a master’s degree in computer science from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a bachelor’s degree in computer science and information engineering from the National Taiwan University.
Executive Vice President Core Technology and CIO
As CIO and Chief Core Technology Officer, Max Cheng is responsible for overseeing Information Services and Security.
Max has held several executive positions at Trend Micro. He managed TrendLabsSM, Trend Micro’s global research and support headquarters based in Manila. Under his leadership, TrendLabs became one of the world’s leading antivirus research and product support services. He has also served as head of the global sales engineering, antivirus research and global technical support groups, and general manager of the enterprise business unit.
Max holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Executive Vice President, Network Defense and Hybrid Cloud Security
Steve is responsible for the global strategy and execution of our Hybrid Cloud Security and Network Defense solutions.
Since joining Trend Micro in 2001, Steve has held a variety of roles including Chief Product Officer and Chief Marketing Officer. He also worked overseas in Taiwan and Germany, supporting Trend Micro’s success and growth in Asia Pacific and Europe.
Before joining Trend Micro, Steve held senior product management and business development roles at Intel Corporation. Steve holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering from the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Chief Legal Officer & EVP Global Policy and Compliance
As Trend Micro’s Chief Legal Officer, Felix supports the board of directors and works with other members of the executive team on various governance, compliance, and strategic matters and leads the team, providing legal oversight and services for the Trend Micro Group’s regional subsidiaries and operations. Felix also leads Trend Micro's global policy and compliance initiatives.
Prior to joining Trend Micro, Felix was a vice president and AGC at VeriSign. He had previously been a member of the Yahoo! legal team, following his time as an associate in the litigation and technology transaction practices of Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, a premier technology law firm. Felix also served as senior law clerk to the Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court immediately after law school.
Before law school, Felix studied cognitive science and human factors engineering in graduate school and worked in the Flight Human Factors Division at the NASA-Ames Research Center.
Felix holds a juris doctor degree from the University of California at Davis, where he was editor-in-chief of the King Hall Advocate and the Western U.S. A.B.A. moot court champion. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Santa Cruz with honors in the major and has also completed executive education programs at the Harvard Business School (Making Corporate Boards More Effective) and the Stanford Business School (FANFE).
Board of Directors
Chairman and Founder of Trend Micro, Inc.
Steve Chang, is the founder and Chairman at Trend Micro Inc. and was the company's original chief executive officer until the end of 2004. Trend Micro experienced tremendous growth under Chang's leadership, increasing revenues from US$10M in 1994 to US$454M by the end of 2003. Trend Micro grew to more than 2,000 employees with sales, operations, research, support, and development in over 30 countries. As chairman of the board, Chang continues to be a voice for the company to customers and industry partners.
Recognizing the threat of computer viruses, Chang formed Trend Micro in California in 1988 with the mission of developing antivirus software for personal computers. As local networks proliferated and the Internet matured, the company's focus evolved to address antivirus and content security software and services.
Chang's management style and vision have resulted in innovative and timely antivirus strategies that have been recognized in industry-leading publications. He was named one of Asia's "25 Movers and Shakers" in 2001 by ZDNet Asia. Fortune Magazine has called him a "global force," and he was twice chosen for Business Week's "Stars of Asia" award, recognizing fifty Asian leaders at the forefront of change. Chang was named "Innovator of the Year" in 2004 by Asia Business Leader Awards and received the Lifetime Achievement Award in the 8th Asian Business Leaders Awards hosted by TV business news channel CNBC in Singapore on November 26, 2009.
Prior to launching Trend Micro, Chang worked as an engineer at Hewlett-Packard and later founded AsiaTek, Inc., a Taiwan-based UNIX software design company. Chang holds a Bachelor of Science in applied mathematics from Fu-Jen Catholic University in Taiwan and a master's degree in computer science from Lehigh University, Pennsylvania.
Chief Executive Officer
Since its inception in 1988, Eva Chen has spearheaded Trend Micro’s emergence as one of the world’s most innovative Internet content security companies.
Before becoming CEO, Eva served as executive vice president from 1988-1996 and CTO from 1996-2004. Under her direction, Trend Micro has produced a chronology of industry firsts, from unique products to security management approaches. As a result of her innovative leadership, she was appointed CEO in late 2004.
Of her many accolades and accomplishments, a few of the most prominent:
Eva holds a master's degree in business administration as well as a master's degree in management information systems from the University of Texas. She earned a degree in philosophy from Chen Chi University in Taipei.
Chief Financial Officer
As CFO and member of the board of directors, Mahendra Negi is responsible for global technical support, IT, finance and legal functions.
Mahendra has been recognized by leading business publications including:
Prior to joining Trend Micro in May 2000, Mahendra worked at Merrill Lynch, specializing in Japan's Internet and software industries.
He holds a master's degree in physics from Nagpur University in India and a master's degree in management from the London Business School.
Executive Vice President Japan and Global Consumer Business
As executive vice president and general manager, Japan, Akihiko Omikawa, is responsible for driving and growing consumer broadband and carrier/ISP markets and developing integrated solutions for corporate, government, and educational markets.
Akihiko began his career as a sales manager at Japan Digital Equipment Corporation (now Hewlett-Packard). In 1992, he joined Microsoft, Japan, where he held a number of leadership positions including director of sales, director of enterprise business operations, general business managing director, and executive board member. He joined Trend Micro in February 2003.
Akihiko graduated from Japan's Nihon University, College of Commerce, in 1982, from the department of business administration.
Board member
As board member for the Trend Micro Group, Wael helps guide the strategic direction and corporate investments, including those of Trend Forward Capital. Previously, he served as the president and COO for Trend Micro.
Wael joined Trend Micro as a result of the acquisition of Third Brigade, a company he co-founded and led as president and CEO since its inception. Under his leadership, Third Brigade became a global leader in hybrid cloud security. Prior to Third Brigade, Wael was VP of Global Sales for ZixCorp, a leading global provider of secure e-messaging services, and he held senior management positions with Entrust, a leading Internet Security company. He started his Information Technology career at EDS and IBM Canada Global Services divisions.
Wael has a Bachelor of Computer Science from Dalhousie University, holds the Information System Professional of Canada designation, has completed the Queen's Graduate School of Business Executive Program and attended the Harvard Business School Executive Education "Making Boards Effective." He is a frequent speaker at conferences and forums around the world.
Board member
Dr. Ikujiro Nonaka is an independent and outside director of Trend Micro’s since March 2011.
Having proposed and popularized knowledge creation theory around the world and given numerous lectures overseas, he is considered the guru of knowledge management.
Dr. Nonaka received his B.A. in Political Science from Waseda University in 1958, and his MBA, and Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley in 1968 and 1972, respectively.
He is professor emeritus at Hitotsubashi University and was previously the dean of the Graduate School of Knowledge Science at Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. He has served as a professor with the Faculty of Management at Nanzan University, the Faculty of Social Science at National Defense Academy, and as a professor and director at the Institute of Business Research at Hitotsubashi University.
In November 2013, he was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by Thinkers50 in recognition of his long–term impact on the way people think about and practice management. Dr. Nonaka was also elected as a member of the Japan Academy in January 2016.
Board member
Mr. Tetsuo Koga is an independent and outside director of Trend Micro’s since March 2017.
He has served as the senior executive vice president and representative director of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation and is currently on the board of directors of several companies.
Significant concurrent positions at other companies:
Outside Director of HITO-Communications, Inc.
Outside Director of Asahi Net, Inc.
