Workday appoints John Lombard as president, Asia Pacific
- ID
- 2941
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 07 Jul 2026, 12:53 PM
- Fetched
- 07 Jul 2026, 1:24 PM
- Provider
- Digital News Asia
- Category
- malaysia-tech
- Original URL
- https://www.digitalnewsasia.com/business/workday-appoints-john-lombard-president-asia-pacific
- Source URL
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Summary
- Score
- 5.5
- Created
- 07 Jul 2026, 1:24 PM
- Tags
- Audience
- saas_foundersdevelopersai_agent_users
What happened
Workday has appointed John Lombard, former NTT Data APAC CEO, as president for Asia Pacific to lead regional growth, go-to-market strategy, and partner ecosystem expansion. Lombard brings over 30 years of leadership experience across SAP, KPMG Australia, and Crowe Howarth, and will be based in Australia and Singapore.
Why it matters
For Malaysian SaaS founders and enterprise developers, Workday's renewed APAC push signals more competition and partnership opportunities in the HR/finance/IT enterprise software space. As Workday strengthens its regional partner ecosystem, local integrators and consultants may find new avenues to engage with the platform, and Malaysian enterprises evaluating AI-driven HR and finance tools may see more active vendor presence.
Discussion angle
What does Workday's deeper APAC investment mean for Malaysian enterprises and local integrators — is there a realistic partner or integration opportunity for local builders, or will this mostly benefit large regional consultancies?