Databricks has appointed Simon Davies as its Senior Vice President and General Manager for Asia Pacific and Japan.
Based in Singapore, Davies will lead Databricks’ business across the region, overseeing strategy, operations and growth across Australia and New Zealand, ASEAN, India, Japan, Korea and Greater China.
Davies brings more than 30 years of experience in enterprise technology, data and cloud services to the role.
Most recently, he served as SAP’s Regional President for Asia Pacific, where he led strategy, operations, people, sales, services, partners and profitability across the region.
Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President and General Manager at Splunk, where he helped drive regional growth and expansion.
He has also held senior leadership roles at Microsoft, Salesforce and Oracle.
“What sets Databricks apart is its ability to combine rapid innovation with strong execution, helping customers unify their data and turn AI, apps and agents into tangible business outcomes.
The opportunity ahead is significant, and I look forward to working with our teams, customers, and partners to accelerate that momentum and deliver meaningful impact across the region.”
said Simon Davies, SVP & General Manager for APJ at Databricks.
The appointment comes as Databricks said APJ was one of its fastest-growing regions, with more than 85 percent year-on-year growth in Q4.
The company said it now employs more than 1,500 people across APJ and will move later this year into a new 32,000-square-foot Singapore headquarters at IOI Central Boulevard Towers, quadrupling its footprint.
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