Marcus Loh CTO, Cohesity

Cohesity, Inc. expands within the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region, as the company extends its data management capabilities in India, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

The company has hired industry veterans to lead those markets and has invested in sales, marketing, and engineering. It has also hired accomplished channel and technology leaders with pan-APJ responsibilities.

The firm simplifies the way companies backup, manage, and extract value from their data and these new leaders will empowering customers and partners to embrace a software-defined, modern approach to data management.

Specifically, it hired Marcus Loh as CTO and Les Mansour as head of channels for APJ, Sunil Brid as head of India, and Linda Hui, who will lead business in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

The announcement follows recent appointments of Sheena Chin as head of ASEAN business and Steve Coad, who has oversight for expanding business in Australia and New Zealand.

This expansion is taking place as demand for Cohesity’s data management solutions continues to rise globally and across AsiaPac. There, its software bookings have increased by more than 100% when comparing the company’s 2FQ20 with 2FQ19. And the number of customers in the region rose by nearly 250% in that same time period, while the number of active booking partners in the region grew by 190%.

“We are excited to bring on a team of seasoned executives that can help organisations and partners across Asia Pacific embrace a modern approach to data management,” said William Ho, VP sales, AsiaPac. “Organisations are looking for alternatives to legacy products and want to embrace software that makes it a snap to back up, manage, and extract value from data. That’s what Cohesity provides and these leaders will empower more businesses and partners to embrace our unique platform to accelerate digital transformations.”

Technology Leaders Advancing Data Management Across APJ
The company’s new APJ executives have more than 100 years of combined experience in helping organisations and partners drive business growth utilising cutting-edge enterprise infrastructure and technology.

• Marcus Loh, based in Singapore, joins Cohesity from Veritas Technologies and brings over 27 years of expertise in enterprise technology. As CTO for the company’s AsiaPac operations, he will drive technology strategy in the region.

• Les Mansour joins as senior director of channels, AsiaPac and Japan. He will lead all channel operations for across APJ. His 25-year career with some of the industry’s biggest tech vendors, including Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Hewlett Packard, Lenovo, and Quantum, has focused mainly on channels, data storage, and business transformation.

• He will be joined by Danny Wan, who will lead channels for the ASEAN region. He previously led channel teams at Symantec, Pure Storage, and Check Point Software and has been instrumental in helping organisations expand in the ASEAN region.

• Linda Hui has joined as MD of Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau. She brings more than 25 years of experience in enterprise technology and has been instrumental in helping businesses rapidly grow in this region. Previously, she held senior leadership positions at Ruckus and F5 networks.

• Sunil Brid will lead operations for business in India. He brings over 29 years of sales and management experience, having held senior sales leadership positions with EMC and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise.

Cohesity also recently announced expansion of its operations in Pune, India, with plans to hire 100 people within the next 18 months. Since its entry into the AsiaPac region in 2018, the company has established operations in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia.

Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Jose, CA, the company now serves clients in more than 30 countries.