Trifacta, the Data Engineering Cloud company, has announced its continued expansion into Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ), with a new regional presence in Singapore and Bengaluru.
To drive the continued expansion and support the influx of customers, Trifacta appointed Quoc Tran as the company’s first Vice President of the APJ region. Tran brings over two decades of experience in data and SaaS companies, including leading the APJ expansion of Vontu.
V.P. of Engineering Dinesh Rathi leads Trifacta’s India office, stepping into the executive role this year. He has 20 years of experience in fast-growth product-based startups and enterprises and has deep expertise in data platforms. Rathi brings expertise in establishing and leading R&D organizations in India for data companies, including Informatica and Qubole. Rathi holds a B. Tech in CSE from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
“Under Quoc’s and Dinesh’s leadership, Trifacta’s presence in APJ will enable more customers than ever before to take their cloud data engineering initiatives to the next level,” said Adam Wilson, CEO, Trifacta. “I’m incredibly impressed with the depth of talent in the region and the entrepreneurial spirit of our India and APJ team. In just a short time, this group has substantially impacted Trifacta’s success. Continued investment in this region will be key for our continued innovation, and we are excited to bring on new team members across all departments and locations.”
As part of the expansion into APJ, Trifacta previously added investment help from Telstra Ventures, NTT Docomo Ventures, and Infosys.
“Telstra Ventures is pleased to invest in Trifacta’s growth in the Asia Pacific region. To be competitive in the pace of industry today, businesses must be able to make data-driven decisions and accurately and quickly prepare, profile, and pipeline data,” said Gurpreet Ghuliani, Operating Partner, Telstra Ventures. “Trifacta is a clear leader in this cloud data engineering space, and we are excited to be part of the crucial growth in this region and beyond.”
“It is exciting to see Trifacta’s expansion into India and the launch of its India R&D Center – a sign of its already successful growth and leadership,” said Deepak Padaki, Executive Vice President – Strategy, at Infosys, an early investor in Trifacta. “We leverage Trifacta’s differentiated data engineering solutions to help our global clients explore their data in an efficient and scalable way.”
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