She will be responsible for driving go-to-market strategy, key customer and partner relationships, and operational execution in the region.
Google Cloud has announced the appointment of Ruma Balasubramanian as managing director for Southeast Asia. She takes over from Tim Synan, who moves to the company's Global Strategic Initiatives team based in Milan, Italy.
Balasubramanian joins from Cisco Systems, where she led transformation initiatives and drove sales outcomes for strategic customers and partners in the banking, manufacturing, retail, higher education, and healthcare sectors across Asia Pacific. She was previously vice president and general manager of Hewlett Packard’s enterprise services division in Asia Pacific.
Fast-Growing Market
Google Cloud is growing rapidly in a region that is fast adopting digital transformation tools, particularly in the financial services space. Among its clients are BRI Bank, Gojek, NTUC Fairprice Co-Operative, Goldman Sachs, Citi, ANZ Bank, and more.
It recently launched its Google Cloud Platform region, from where its public cloud resources are located, in Jakarta in June 2020 ‒ its ninth cloud region in Asia Pacific.
«Ruma joins us at an exciting time as our business continues to grow from strength to strength in one of the most dynamic regions for technology adoption,» Rick Harshman, managing director of Google Cloud in Asia Pacific, said in the announcement.
