Acer appoints Jim Wong to arrest sales slump

Sam Trendall
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Vendor splits business into mobile and PC business units and overhauls management in bid to restore good times

Acer's incoming corporate president Jim Wong will help oversee an operational streamlining and portfolio diversification as the vendor looks to counteract plummeting PC shipments. The vendor has...

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