Google Cloud Leverages Cisco Talent to Lead Southeast Asia

Google Cloud has appointed Ruma Balasubramanian as CEO of Southeast Asia, replacing Tim Synan, who has moved to Italy with the tech giant.

Effective immediately, Singapore-based Balasubramanian is tasked with driving the supplier’s go-to-market strategy across customer and partner segments, as well as providing operational execution and leveraging growing business momentum within the region.

Balasubramanian joins Google Cloud from Cisco, having spent more than eight years in various regional management positions, most recently as Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer, Asia Pacific and Japan. Before Cisco, Balasubramanian was vice president and general manager of Hewlett Packard’s Business Services division, after more than a decade at EDS Corporation.

Balasubramanian replaces Synan, who has moved on to another position as part of the Google Cloud Global Strategic Initiatives team, based in Milan, Italy.

“Google Cloud Platform, Google Workspace, and industry-based machine learning and artificial intelligence solutions are critical enablers for economic recovery and growth in Southeast Asia,” Balasubramanian said. “As businesses of all sizes seek to digitize, modernize and innovate, I am delighted to embark on this journey with Google Cloud to accelerate cloud adoption for our customers.”