Colleagues on Bob Page

“Bob Page is an outstanding communications leader who generated excellent results for Lenovo. In addition to building our brand in the historic period after the acquisition of the IBM PC business, he helped unify the global marketing and communications team. He played a key role in the Lenovo Olympics marketing team, and his expertise and dedication have resulted in award-winning communications programs for Lenovo.” – Yang Yuanqing, Chief Executive Officer, Lenovo, Beijing

“Bob Page is a hard-working, no-nonsense communications expert.” – Bill Amelio, Partner, Daylight Partners, Austin

“Building a global communications team to integrate two companies as different as Lenovo and IBM is a challenge. In 2005 Bob Page and I were among the first teammates asked to identify opportunities and solve communications problems involving more than 60 countries. We learned key lessons about how global companies can operate more smoothly, and Bob built a sense of trust and respect among his colleagues in China, the US, and other countries worldwide.” – Jean Cai, Vice President, Deutsche Bank, Beijing

“Bob Page expects the best from his communications team, and he usually gets it. After collaborating with Bob on several high-profile projects during the last few years, I have been impressed by his dedication and loyalty to his colleagues and his company, and by the high standards he sets for himself and his teammates. Bob manages award-winning programs, but more importantly, he generates world-class results.” – Leon Xie, Managing Director, Major League Baseball China, Beijing

“Bob Page is an aggressive, imaginative strategist who uses whatever resources are available to drive visibility for the organization he represents. His writing skills and creativity are unparalleled.” – Kelli Gail, Senior Vice President, Ogilvy Public Relations, New York

“Bob drove the communications strategy behind Lenovo’s sponsorship of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. From the spring of 2007 through the final celebrations, I worked closely with Bob on issues ranging from crisis communications to the IOC’s policy on athlete blogging. Because of Bob’s contributions, Lenovo’s Voices of the Summer Olympics was a massive success and stands as testament to his devotion and skill.” – David Churbuck, Vice President, Global Web Marketing, Lenovo, Morrisville

“You learn a lot about people working late nights on the rewrite desk at a wire service. You learn who takes extra steps to verify information, who writes quickly, who knows where the story will go next, and who stays calm and works methodically when something big happens and the team needs to deliver within minutes. These are some of  the qualities I remember about Bob when we worked together  in UPI’s Dallas bureau. I later had the pleasure to recruit Bob to work with me at IBM, where he became a creative, insightful and valued corporate communications professional.” – Jess Blackburn, Corporate Communications, Dell Inc., Austin

“Managing communications for technology infrastructure at the Olympic Games is not an easy assignment. Technology is a risk-prone category. Bob Page did it successfully, twice. Once the games start, and your systems are driving information for millions of people all over the world, there are just a handful of colossal decisions to make. But you had better get all of them right. Bob did that in Torino and Beijing, and he could do it in any high-risk, high-profile assignment.” – Carol Makovich, Principal, Owen Blicksilver Public Relations, New York

“Lenovo relies on the best skills, talent and experience from around the world, regardless of their location geographically. Bob is a great communications director and an ideal contributor in this kind of environment because of his ability to build trust among colleagues worldwide.” – Reid Walker, Vice President, Corporate Communications, T-Mobile, Seattle

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