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Thursday, October 13 2022 - 01:32
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Whatfix Strengthens Its Focus on APAC Growth with Key Executive Hires
SINGAPORE, SYDNEY, BANGALORE, India and TOKYO, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire-Asianet/ --

  --In 2023, the company plans to grow 2.5X in the APAC region.

Whatfix ( 
https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3674066-1&h=3685663244&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwhatfix.com%2F&a=Whatfix 
), the digital adoption platforms (DAP) leader, today announced three strategic 
hires to drive growth in the APAC region.

Raj Sundarason joins as the Leader for Asia Pacific and Japan, Sameer Mishra 
has been named VP and Head of Sales for India and Southeast Asia, and 
Manojkumar Narayanakurup has been named the VP and Global Head for Services 
Partnerships and Alliances. These three new positions have been created to tap 
into APAC's technological advancements and growing GDP.

Since establishing its presence in APAC in 2014, Whatfix has set-up 5 offices 
across India, Singapore, and Sydney. Today, Whatfix has many customers in the 
region, including ICICI Bank, Decathlon International, Wipro Limited, Columbia 
Asia Malaysia, Omron, The University of Sydney, Axis Bank, and Northern Beaches 
Council. In the next year, the company plans to grow 2.5X in APAC. Since 2021, 
Whatfix has recorded a 74% YOY global ARR growth. 

Raj Sundarason: Raj is a veteran and thought leader in the digital adoption 
space who will lead growth initiatives across the Asia-Pacific region. Based in 
Singapore, he will have full accountability for accelerating go-to-market 
initiatives in APAC, designed with a 'customer-first' approach. Raj has 
firsthand experience in building a DAP hyper-growth business in the APJ region 
leading to an IPO. He is also the author of the multi-award-winning book 'The 
DAP Strategy', which has been described as "the ultimate playbook for success 
in a digital transformation program." Raj joins Whatfix from WalkMe, where he 
held multiple senior roles, including Chief Evangelist, and also spearheaded 
the company's growth in Australia, Japan, and Southeast Asia.

Sameer Mishra: Sameer is based in India and will leverage his 16+ years of 
diversified technology experience to deepen Whatfix's presence in India and 
Southeast Asia. A computer engineer by training and an alumnus of IIM Lucknow, 
Sameer most recently was Vice President and Head of Enterprise Sales for India 
at Happay, a fintech company in the B2B expense management space.

Manojkumar Narayanakurup: Manojkumar has 25+ years of experience in the IT 
industry, and has held senior roles in partnerships and alliances globally. At 
Whatfix, he will accelerate the rollout of a services partner program and focus 
on market expansion by penetrating into new markets and expanding the current 
footprint through a multifaceted partner ecosystem. Whatfix enjoys service 
partnerships ( 
https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3674066-1&h=1672639690&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwhatfix.com%2Fpartners%2F&a=partnerships 
) with industry leaders such as Accenture, Wipro, Infosys, TCS, and several 
more. Most recently, Manojkumar served as the Global Head for Partnerships and 
Alliances at WNS Global Services.

"We're excited to bring on these three technology industry superstars to 
contribute to our next stage of growth in APAC. The region is uniquely 
positioned because of its technology and transformation initiatives," said 
Khadim Batti, CEO and co-founder at Whatfix. "As leaders in our category, we 
prioritize bringing the best people on board to maintain and push forward our 
standard of excellence. After the US and EMEA, we are eager to see Whatfix 
switch to hyper-growth in APAC."

Earlier this year, Whatfix achieved the Great Place to Work certification in 
India. The company also acquired Leap.is to propel its mobile DAP offering 
globally.

For more information on Whatfix, please visit whatfix.com.

About Whatfix

Whatfix empowers anyone, anywhere to have scalable success with technology they 
use everyday, achieving greater knowledge, expanding capability, and unlocking 
productivity for themselves and their organizations. Whatfix's Digital Adoption 
Platform (DAP) integrates seamlessly with applications to enable users, 
providing in-context information and guidance to immediately increase 
individual capability and collectively amplify productivity. The organization 
has six offices globally in the US, India, UK, Germany, and Australia, and 
works with Fortune 500 companies around the world. Whatfix has raised $140 
million to date, and is backed by marquee investors including Softbank Vision 
Fund 2, Sequoia Capital India, and Cisco Investments. For more information, 
visit Whatfix's website ( 
https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3674066-1&h=2310978279&u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3639041-1%26h%3D136674681%26u%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwhatfix.com%252F%26a%3Dwebsite&a=website 
).

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Whatfix@luminapr.com

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