Okta Appoints Ben Goodman as SVP & Normal Supervisor, APAC

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 19 July 2022 – Okta, the main impartial identification supplier, in the present day introduced that it has appointed IT business veteran and senior enterprise govt Ben Goodman as SVP and Normal Supervisor for Asia Pacific (APAC).

Goodman will preside over Okta’s whole enterprise operations and spearhead the corporate’s development plans within the area.

Goodman has over 20 years of expertise within the know-how business main hyper development companies throughout the area, executing gross sales technique and establishing strategic relationships with the APAC accomplice neighborhood. He was most just lately senior vp and basic supervisor for New Relic Asia Pacific and Japan.

Goodman has beforehand held senior gross sales and channel management positions at Adobe, Dell, EMC, and Pure Storage.

Steve Rowland, Chief Income Officer of Okta, mentioned: “Ben is a confirmed chief within the know-how innovation and digital transformation enterprise. Having spent practically a decade in Singapore overseeing key development markets within the area, he enhances his enterprise acumen and tech know-how with an incisive understanding of APAC prospects’ wants. Okta’s prospects are brilliant with him on board.”

Goodman, however, has a long-time constructive affiliation with the Okta model.

“Having been a buyer of Okta for over eight years, the worth of a robust identification and entry platform has at all times been evident − each from a safety and productiveness perspective,” mentioned Goodman. “As organisations in APAC intensify their cell and digital technique, this worth will enhance many-fold within the years forward. I’m thrilled to have the ability to be a part of an organization I’ve a lot private perception in, and to steer its development in one of many world’s most dynamic areas.”

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About Okta

Okta is the main impartial identification supplier. The Okta Id Cloud allows organizations to securely join the appropriate individuals to the appropriate applied sciences on the proper time. With greater than 7,000 pre-built integrations to functions and infrastructure suppliers, Okta gives easy and safe entry to individuals and organizations all over the place, giving them the boldness to achieve their full potential. Greater than 15,800 organizations, together with JetBlue, Nordstrom, Siemens, Slack, Takeda, Educate for America, and Twilio, belief Okta to assist shield the identities of their workforces and prospects.