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Verkada Expands Asia Pacific Leadership Team to Continue Driving Regional Growth

2025-04-16 06:00 Last Updated At:06:15

Steve Bray Joins Verkada as Regional Vice President, Australia and New Zealand; Blake Day joins Verkada as Head of ASEAN

SAN MATEO, Calif., April 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Verkada, a pioneer in cloud-based physical security, today announced two key additions to its Asia-Pacific leadership team: Steve Bray joins as Regional Vice President for Australia and New Zealand, where he will lead go-to-market strategy and operations from Verkada's Sydney office; and Blake Day joins as Head of ASEAN, where he will oversee regional growth and execution from Verkada's ASEAN headquarters in Singapore.

"Demand for Verkada's cloud-based security solutions across Australia, New Zealand, and South East Asia continues to grow," said Eric Salava, Chief Revenue Officer at Verkada. "The addition of proven leaders like Steve and Blake to our team underscores our deep commitment to these fast-growing markets and the opportunity ahead of our team as we make even more communities across the world safer."

Bray brings more than two decades of enterprise technology and SaaS expertise across Australia and New Zealand. With leadership experience from Cloudflare, Zendesk, Salesforce, and Oracle, Bray's deep relationships across the Australia and New Zealand IT channel and strong track record of scaling go-to-market operations will play a key role in continuing to accelerate Verkada's growth in the region.

"Verkada sets a new standard for simplicity and scalability in physical security," said Steve Bray, Regional Vice President, Australia and New Zealand, at Verkada. "As organizations across Australia and New Zealand look for modern, future-proofed solutions to help them keep their people and places safe, Verkada is perfectly positioned to support them and continue growing our presence in the region."

Day joins Verkada from Workday, where he spent more than eight years leading high-performing teams and consistently surpassing sales targets across roles in both the U.S. and Singapore. Over the past three years, he led Workday's Singapore business, helping to expand the company's presence and deepen its customer base across the ASEAN region.

Bray and Day join Verkada's deep bench of leaders in the Japan and Asia Pacific region at an exciting time for the company. Verkada's customer base in the region has grown by 60% over the past year, and the company recently expanded its offices in Sydney and Singapore to support its growing team. Verkada also announced new partnerships with leading integrators and channel partners across the region, including Bluechip Infotech, Focus Digital Security Solutions, Field Solutions Holdings, LG CNS, and Takachiho Koheki.

About Verkada
Designed with simplicity in mind, Verkada's six product lines — video security cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms, workplace, and intercoms — provide unparalleled building security through an integrated, cloud-based software platform. Over 30,000 organizations across 93 countries worldwide, including 91 of the Fortune 500, trust Verkada as their physical security layer for easier management, intelligent control, and scalable deployments. For more information, please visit www.verkada.com.

** The press release content is from PR Newswire. Bastille Post is not involved in its creation. **

Verkada Expands Asia Pacific Leadership Team to Continue Driving Regional Growth

Verkada Expands Asia Pacific Leadership Team to Continue Driving Regional Growth

Verkada Expands Asia Pacific Leadership Team to Continue Driving Regional Growth

Verkada Expands Asia Pacific Leadership Team to Continue Driving Regional Growth

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「NextRise 2025, Seoul」: Asia's Premier Innovation Gateway for Global Startups

2025-05-02 15:00 Last Updated At:15:15

SEOUL, South Korea, May 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- NextRise 2025, Seoul, Asia's leading innovation fair encompassing cutting-edge tech trends and startup ecosystems, will be held on June 26–27, 2025 at COEX, Seoul.

Co-hosted by the Korea Development Bank (KDB)—one of Korea's largest policy banks and venture investors—and the Korea International Trade Association (KITA)—representing over 76,000 Korean trade enterprises including Samsung and Hyundai—NextRise has established itself as the most powerful platform for startups and innovation agencies seeking to collaborate with Korean industry leaders.

Now in its 7th year, NextRise 2025 will bring together:

In 2024, 373 startups built business partnerships, and 102 startups successfully raised a combined KRW 400 billion (~USD 300 million) in investment. This year's event will further amplify its focus on AI, Sustainability, and Mobility, with an expanded 1:1 Business Meetup program connecting startups with tech scouts from Fortune 500 companies.

Highlighting its global reach, Germany has been selected as the Country of Honor for 2025. A Startup Germany Pavilion and the Korea-Germany Open Innovation Summit will be hosted in collaboration with IFA Berlin and Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK). National innovation events from JETRO (Japan) and VivaTech (France) will also be featured alongside 20+ global innovation partners.

Startups seeking 1:1 business meetings with LG Chem, Hyundai Motor, Amazon AWS, Airbus, BMW, and more are encouraged to apply via www.nextrise.co.kr by May 12, 2025 (KST).

"NextRise is Asia's most vibrant platform where startups can directly collaborate with Korean conglomerates and uncover new investment opportunities," said an official from KITA.
"Last summer's NextRise became a turning point for me. It helped strengthen my network in Seoul and directly influenced the development of our new MVP, soon to be announced," shared a German startup CEO who joined in 2024.

For startups aiming for global expansion, and innovation agencies seeking PoC and market validation opportunities in Asia, NextRise 2025 is the definitive platform. Following the event, companies can also leverage the Startup Branch platform for localized guidance on establishing a Korean entity and scaling operations in Asia.

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「NextRise 2025, Seoul」: Asia's Premier Innovation Gateway for Global Startups

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