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Wednesday, August 11 2021 - 19:01
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WalkMe Announces Key Leadership Appointments to Drive Growth in APAC and EMEA
LONDON and SINGAPORE, Aug. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

- Tech industry veterans Sandie Overtveld and Simon Blunn to lead company's 
expansion into key markets

    WalkMe Ltd. [https://www.walkme.com/] (NASDAQ: WKME), a leading provider of 
digital adoption platforms, today announced the appointments of Sandie 
Overtveld as Vice President & General Manager of APAC, and Simon Blunn as Vice 
President & General Manager of EMEA. WalkMe brought the two leaders on board to 
address accelerated demand for digital adoption solutions within their 
respective regions as more organizations turn to these technologies  to 
recognize more value from their digital transformations.

    "Increasingly, organizations are realizing the role digital adoption 
platforms play in achieving successful digital transformation," said Dan Adika, 
CEO & Co-Founder of WalkMe. "This realization is driving the demand for WalkMe 
globally. The deep visibility and insights into organizations' tech stacks 
coupled with the ability to take action on these insights are critical 
capabilities for today's data-driven enterprise. We are delighted to welcome 
Sandie and Simon to lead our regional initiatives and deliver digital adoption 
at scale."  

    Sandie Overtveld joins WalkMe from Zendesk, where he served as Vice 
President Sales, Strategic Enterprise Accounts EMEA & APAC. Under his 
leadership, Asia Pacific became one of Zendesk's fastest and most consistently 
growing regions, which outpaced the brand's global growth rate. Before joining 
Zendesk, Overtveld held a number of senior roles with global technology 
companies such as Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft in Singapore, Thailand, South 
Africa and the UK.

    "Recent stats show nearly 1,000 applications are created per day, which 
only underscores the growing need for digital adoption platforms like WalkMe," 
said Overtveld. "WalkMe improves user experiences for employees and customers 
across business-critical applications, creating the outcomes promised by 
digital transformation. I am excited to work with enterprises from all 
industries to achieve the most value out of their digital investments and to 
expand with existing customers as they unlock further value in their tech stack 
with WalkMe."

    Simon Blunn is responsible for the go-to-market strategy for WalkMe within 
EMEA. Prior to WalkMe, Blunn was VP & General Manager for EMEA at DataRobot, a 
leading enterprise AI business. Under his leadership, the region grew 
exponentially with expansion across many countries in EMEA. He has more than 20 
years' experience in the IT industry, specifically in enterprise software and 
data analytics. Blunn has also held sales leadership roles within both HP and 
Cisco in the UK and globally.

    "What excites me the most about WalkMe is its unique no-code implementation 
and AI/ML technology that analyzes how humans interact with software," said 
Blunn. "Armed with proactive recommendations to improve user experiences, 
customers use our  platform to solve one of the biggest digital transformation 
paradoxes –digital adoption. This is hugely attractive to enterprises that want 
to not only protect their investments, but reap more value. I look forward to 
expanding WalkMe's customer base by evangelizing DAP as an essential part of 
organizations' successful digital transformation strategies."

    About WalkMe 

    WalkMe's cloud-based Digital Adoption Platform enables organizations to 
measure, drive and act to ultimately accelerate their digital transformations 
and better realize the value of their software investments. Our code-free 
platform leverages our proprietary technology to provide visibility to an 
organization's Chief Information Officer and business leaders, while improving 
user experience, productivity and efficiency for employees and customers. 
Alongside walkthroughs and third-party integration capabilities, our platform 
can be customized to fit an organization's needs.

    Additional Resources:

    Visit the WalkMe Website [[https://www.walkme.com/]]
    Read the WalkMe Blog [https://blog.walkme.com/]

    Media Contact 

    Emma Pearce 
    PR & Communications Manager 
    press@walkme.com 

Source: WalkMe

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