Quoting from the Akimbi official announcement:
Akimbi Systems, the global leader in Virtual Lab Automation software, today announced it has expanded its base of operations into Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) and Asia/Pacific (APAC) under the leadership of Reza Malekzadeh, who has joined Akimbi as vice president of international operations and will direct all Akimbi market activities outside North America.
The company also announced the opening of its EMEA and APAC headquarters, the immediate availability of an internationalized version of Akimbi Slingshot, the expansion of its global distribution network with 12 new international channel partners, and the appointment of two additional members of its international sales and channel management team — all of which support the company’s objective to further penetrate markets beyond North America.
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Reza spent four years with VMware where, as employee number 10, he launched the company’s marketing efforts, introduced VMware’s products to EMEA and APAC, and helped grow the company from inception to profitability…