VMware targets emerging Southeast Asia markets through new channel leader

VMware has appointed Venkatesh Murali as new channel leader of Nascent and Vietnam, amid plans to drive partner growth through emerging Southeast Asia markets. Recruited from Lenovo, Murali joins the software vendor with the aim of spearheading expansion efforts in Vietnam and other developing markets, which also include Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos.“With Vietnam being named the second fastest growing internet economy in Southeast Asia, and Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar and Laos rounding out the top four economies in GDP growth in the region in 2019, VMware is excited to deepen our support for business transformation in the fast-growing region as it plugs into the digital economy,” said Sanjay K. Deshmukh, vice president and managing director of Southeast Asia and Korea at VMware.