WSO2, a leader in Digital Transformation technology, has announced the expansion of its Middle East and Africa (MEA) presence with its newly opened office in Dubai, UAE.
Since 2020, WSO2 has seen a 70% increase in its customer base across the MEA region. These enterprises join the thousands of organisations, including hundreds of the world’s largest corporations, top universities and governments that rely on WSO2’s open source, cloud-native solutions to drive their Digital Transformation – executing more than 18 trillion transactions annually.
Using WSO2 for API management, integration and customer identity and access management (CIAM), these organisations are harnessing the full power of their APIs to securely deliver their digital services and applications.
The company has also appointed Uday Shankar Kizhepat, as the Vice President and General Manager (VP and GM) for the region to spearhead the organisation’s expansion.
Sanjiva Weerawarana, Founder and CEO, WSO2, said: “The addition of Uday and opening of the Dubai office extends our commitment to supporting the digital initiatives of these enterprises across the MEA region.”
As the VP and GM of the MEA Region at WSO2, Uday is responsible for overall ownership of regional growth, including go-to-market strategies, investments and staffing.
He brings over 20 years of industry experience in enterprise software sales and has a proven record of exceeding targets, delivering strategic initiatives and executing sales programmes to drive market share and growth.