Secure access service edge (SASE) company Aryaka has announced a significant investment across the Asia Pacific region, as well as new executives globally.
As part of the expansion, Aryaka has added new partnerships with NI+C in Japan and ASV Platforms in Australia to further their sales reach in these countries.
In addition, the company has hired several key leadership roles, including Nick Alagna as vice president of global channels, Nitin Ahuja as vice president and general manager of Asia Pacific, as well as adding William Ho as a strategic advisor in the Asia Pacific Region.
“This announcement is just the beginning of our investment in new partnerships and routes to market for Aryaka,” said Aryaka Chief Revenue Officer Chris Ranalli. “With the hiring of Nick, Nitin and others, we are building a world-class team, accelerating our success through both experience and relationships.”
Aryaka has added several key executives to accelerate its go-to-market efforts. Nick Alagna joins Aryaka with over 20 years of experience driving significant growth for leading technology companies and startups. As global channel chief, Alagna will lead the charge in building and scaling Aryaka’s global channel ecosystem, helping partners deliver customer value with Aryaka’s unified SASE solutions. His expertise spans global go-to-market strategies and partner ecosystem development for cutting-edge solutions in cybersecurity and cloud technologies.
Previously, Alagna led channel sales and strategic partners at Akamai Technologies, where he was responsible for Akamai’s strategic partner ecosystem. His leadership resulted in highly profitable businesses for partners, significant year-over-year growth for Akamai, and increased value for customers. Earlier in his career, Alagna co-founded WholeSecurity, a venture-backed cybersecurity startup acquired by Symantec.
Nitin Ahuja also brings over two decades of business and technology experience to Aryaka. As vice president and general manager of Asia Pacific and Japan, Ahuja will lead all functions in the Asia-Pacific region. He previously served as a sales and GTM executive across APAC markets at Imperva. Before that, he worked in regional leadership positions at VMWare, HPE and Microsoft.
In addition to Ahuja, Aryaka also announced that William Ho, former CEO of Hong Kong Broadband Enterprise Solutions and adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota, as a strategic advisor in the Asia-Pacific region. Together, Ahuja and Ho will guide and drive the strategic investment and expansion of Aryaka in the region.
Aryaka has added several other key executives across the globe, including:
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Mike Ellis, Channel Sales Director, EMEA;
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Elad Tzur, Channel Sales Director EMEA;
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Meng Foo, Channel Sales Director, ASEAN; and
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Abhijit Neelgar, Channel Sales Director, India.
Aryaka has also entered into a new partnership with Nippon Information and Communication (NI+C) to bring the benefits of fully integrated networking and security to organisations across Japan. NI+C is a leading network-systems-integrator. The company has helped over 2,600 customers manage and build IT environments that support long-term business growth.
Aryaka has also announced a partnership with ASV Platforms across Australia and New Zealand. ASV Platforms designs and delivers cloud-first software and cybersecurity solutions in the Australian and New Zealand markets to help their global customers ensure high-performing secure networks. Together, the two will deliver Aryaka’s unified SASE as a service offering to both enterprises and governments in the region.
As part of the expansion, Aryaka has invested significantly in regional go-to-market programs. With over 100 customers in the Asia Pacific region including Cathay Pacific Airlines and others, the company is committing more investment in go to market partners leadership, personnel and programs in the APJ region and globally, introducing their unified SASE as a service solution to the next wave of customers.
“We have the right product, the commitment to the channel, amazing partners and now the team in place to scale our go-to-market efforts not only in the Asia Pacific but in our existing markets worldwide,” said Ranailli. “It’s go time, and the team is both equipped and energised to win.”
