SAN MATEO, Calif., March 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- NetSuite Inc.
(NYSE: N), the industry's leading provider of cloud-based
financials / ERP and omnichannel commerce software suites, today
announced that it has appointed Zakir
Ahmed as Vice President and General Manager, Asia. In this role, Ahmed is charged with
building and leading the organization across NetSuite's offices in
Singapore, the Philippines and Hong Kong. He will be based out of NetSuite's
Singapore office.
Ahmed has more than 20 years of experience in management,
customer acquisition and retention as well as sales leadership
across the globe, complemented by a strong understanding of the
Asian market. Prior to NetSuite, Ahmed was with TechnologyOne Corp,
where he served as General Manager for a $50
million business unit. Before that he was with
Salesforce.com, Microcell, CGI and Steltor (now Oracle).
Ahmed's proven track record with midmarket businesses in the
region will be instrumental in helping NetSuite to further add to
its growing list of customers, including Scoot Airlines, operating
out of Singapore across
Asia and Motech, an automotive
service chain based in the
Philippines.
"I'm excited to join NetSuite and help continue the strong
growth and foster wider adoption of the cloud in Asia," Ahmed said. "Companies in the region
are now beginning to reap the rewards of cloud-based software and,
as the No. 1 cloud ERP system, NetSuite has a huge lead in
providing a unified suite on which to run businesses of any size
and with multiple subsidiaries spanning the globe."
"Asia is a key strategic region
for NetSuite in 2016 and Zakir is well suited to the role to help
us extend our momentum," said Lee
Thompson SVP and GM, NetSuite Asia Pacific and Japan. "Zakir has developed a solid
understanding of the diverse needs and cultures in this market. He
recognises the significant role that both cloud solutions and
NetSuite partners play in meeting customer challenges and will
continue to drive customer satisfaction to aid our growth strategy.
Zakir is well suited to lead high performing teams to bring
complete solutions to our customers across Asia."
Today, more than 30,000 companies and subsidiaries depend on
NetSuite to run complex, mission-critical business processes
globally in the cloud. Since its inception in 1998, NetSuite has
established itself as the leading provider of enterprise-ready
cloud business management suites of enterprise resource planning
(ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), and ecommerce
applications for businesses of all sizes. Many FORTUNE 100
companies rely on NetSuite to accelerate innovation and business
transformation. NetSuite continues its success in delivering the
best cloud business management suites to businesses around the
world, enabling them to lower IT costs significantly while
increasing productivity, as the global adoption of the cloud
accelerates.
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