Dell yesterday said Junlin Liu and Amit Midha will replace David Miller, president of Dell China, who "has left Dell."

David Miller's resignation followed that of his co-president, Foo Piau Phang.

David Miller. [file]

Foo left Dell last October and joined local PC maker Shenzhen HASEE Group Co Ltd.

Miller will reportedly join Chinese top PC maker Lenovo, which could deal a big blow to Dell.

Last December William Amelio, Dell's Asia-Pacific and Japan president, joined Lenovo as chief executive officer.

Speculation has been rife that Miller's resignation is related to Dell's underperformance in China; but this was denied by a company spokeswoman.

Dell has been performing "pretty well" in China, she said, adding Dell China's PC shipment and revenue increased by 40 per cent and 29 per cent respectively in the latest fiscal quarter.

But analysts said Dell's business in China is slowing down.

According to Beijing-based research house Analysys International, Dell's share of China's notebook PC market grew to 9.4 per cent in the second quarter compared to 9.2 per cent in the previous quarter.

Its share of the desktop market slipped to 7.5 per cent from 8.3 per cent.

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