Nutanix appoints Aaron White to VP, general manager, APJ sales

Multi-cloud computing brand Nutanix has appointed Aaron White as its VP and general manager, APJ sales and will be based in Singapore.

White will report directly to Nutanix chief revenue officer, Andrew Brinded.

He joined Nutanix five years ago and was promoted to the role after having worked most recently as its Dubai-based vice president of EMEA emerging markets. Prior to Nutanix, he worked in sales leadership positions at Sage, Hitachi Data Systems, Citrix and VMware.

Brinded said, “Aaron has more than 20 years of international experience in the technology sector, simultaneously growing companies, and the sales teams within them, to deliver exceptional and consistent growth.

“Since his arrival, I have had the unique opportunity to see Aaron’s management style and capabilities. He believes passionately that people are the heartbeat of Nutanix. He also believes in putting clients first and building quality relationships.”

White said, “My success is attributed to the teams I have built and the culture I have helped create. Such culture celebrates even the smallest win and empowers teams to become the best and have the courage to try new ideas.

“I look forward to fostering this spirit across Nutanix in APJ and working with the team to help even more organisations modernise their data centres and establish hybrid multi-cloud environments using Nutanix.”

Nutanix’s customers in APJ include a wide range of organisations across all sectors, including Langs Building Supplies in Australia, Suncorp New Zealand, Toyota and Mitsui Chemical in Japan, Olam in India, Meritz Securities in Korea, and KTBST Securities, BJB Syariah Bank, and Bank BPD Bali in ASEAN.

White graduated from the University of Liverpool where he earned a BSc (Hon) in Human Movement Science and Physical Education, and a MSc in Information Systems.

Nutanix focuses on cloud software and specialises in hyperconverged infrastructure solutions, making clouds invisible, freeing customers to focus on their business outcomes