New Relic, the Intelligent Observability company, announced the promotion of Rob Newell as Senior Vice President of Sales, Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ).
Newell most recently held the position of Group Vice President of Solutions Consulting and Technical Sales APJ at New Relic, and brings a deep understanding of the observability landscape as well as a proven track record of delivering results across the region.
Prior to New Relic, Newell held the position of Vice President of Solutions Engineering and Cloud Sales, ASEAN at Salesforce. He has also held senior roles at IntraLinks and ConnXion, culminating in over two decades of technical software sales and leadership experience across the Asia-Pacific region.
Lauren Nemeth, Chief Revenue Officer, New Relic, said, “With deep expertise in the observability space and established relationships with many of our valued Asia-Pacific customers, I couldn’t be more thrilled to have Rob lead the team through our next phase of growth. Asia Pacific is a critical growth market for New Relic. From traditional enterprises looking to modernise, to digital natives requiring scale and agility, the New Relic intelligent observability platform is perfectly positioned to help organisations reach their engineering and business goals. I look forward to seeing our continued success across the region under Rob’s leadership.”
Rob Newell, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Asia Pacific and Japan, New Relic, said, “I am excited and honoured to take on the role of Senior Vice President and General Manager for Asia-Pacific. The Asia-Pacific region has some of the highest levels of AI adoption in the world, so the need for intelligent observability, especially in the age of agentic AI, to support innovation and help organisations drive real business outcomes has never been greater. I’m proud of the incredibly strong customer relationships that the team has built across the region and I look forward to building upon that success as we enter our next stage of growth.”
Newell’s appointment comes after a series of additional leadership hires across the Asia-Pacific region, including Denis Maguire as Senior Director of Enterprise Sales for Australia and New Zealand, and Manivannan Govindan as Senior Director of Enterprise Sales Asia.
