Databricks has appointed Simon Davies as Senior Vice President and General Manager for Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ), as the data and AI company reports over 85% year-on-year growth in the region during its most recent quarter. The hire comes alongside a significant expansion of Databricks’ Singapore footprint.

A 30-year enterprise veteran takes the helm

Davies brings more than three decades of enterprise technology experience to the role, having previously served as Regional President for Asia Pacific at SAP and Senior Vice President and General Manager at Splunk. He has also held senior positions at Microsoft, Salesforce, and Oracle, and advises the boards of several high-growth technology companies on APJ market entry strategies.

Based in Singapore, he will oversee strategy, operations, and growth across Australia and New Zealand, ASEAN, India, Japan, Korea, and Greater China.

“Simon brings not only deep regional and industry expertise but also an exceptional track record of building high-performing teams. His leadership will be instrumental in unlocking the next phase of growth for one of our fastest-growing regions.” — Ron Gabrisko, Chief Revenue Officer, Databricks

Singapore HQ quadrupling in size

Databricks currently employs more than 1,500 people across APJ. Later this year, the company will relocate its Singapore headquarters to a new 32,000-square-foot space at IOI Central Boulevard Towers — four times the size of its current premises. The expansion signals a long-term commitment to the region as enterprise AI adoption accelerates across key sectors including financial services, telecommunications, and the public sector.

Recent APJ customer wins include Singapore Customs, Samsung Life Insurance, and Singtel, joining existing customers such as Atlassian, LG Electronics, National Australia Bank, and Toyota.

AI agents and lakebase at the core

Databricks is expanding its regional delivery of products including Lakebase, its serverless Postgres database built for AI agents, and Genie, an AI agent that allows employees to query data in natural language. Both form part of the company’s unified Data Intelligence Platform, which over 20,000 organisations globally — including more than 60% of the Fortune 500 — currently rely on.