Okta has appointed Sunil Kedaraji as Vice President, Channel and Strategic Alliances for Asia Pacific and Japan, as the company looks to expand its partner business across the region.
Based in Singapore, Kedaraji will lead Okta’s partner operations across APJ and work with sales, alliances, channel and go-to-market teams, according to the company. Okta said the role will focus on deepening strategic partnerships, strengthening partner capability and scaling partner activities in the region.
Okta said Kedaraji brings more than 24 years of technology industry experience, including partner and channel leadership roles across cybersecurity and identity.
Dan Mountstephen, Senior Vice President and General Manager, APJ at Okta, said partners are central to the company’s growth strategy across the region.
“Partners are fundamental to how we grow across APJ and help customers address increasingly complex security and technology environments,” said Mountstephen. “Sunil brings deep experience building and scaling partner ecosystems across the region, along with a strong understanding of identity and cybersecurity. His leadership will help us deepen our strategic partnerships, expand our reach and create more opportunities for Okta and our partners to deliver for customers.”
Okta linked the appointment to what it described as a changing identity environment in APJ, including the impact of AI and AI agents on enterprise identities and access requirements, alongside evolving cyber threats. The company said partners will play a greater role in helping customers implement identity controls to support AI adoption.
“There is a significant opportunity for Okta and our partners across APJ. Customers are moving quickly with AI, but they also need to understand how to secure it and manage the new identities and access it creates,” said Kedaraji.
“Partners have an important role to play in helping customers navigate that change. My focus will be on working closely with our teams and partners to strengthen the ecosystem across APJ, build greater capability and create more opportunities for us to grow together.”
Prior to joining Okta, Kedaraji held leadership positions at Saviynt, SailPoint, Proofpoint and Quest Software.
