Hitachi Vantara appoints Moti Uttam as country manager for Malaysia

• Brings with him 25 years of IT industry experience
• Spent 18 years holding different roles at Dell EMC

HITACHI Vantara, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd, on Feb 19 announced the appointment of Moti Uttam (pic) as country manager for Malaysia. In this role, Moti will lead Hitachi Vantara’s business and operations team in the country and focus on formulating a robust business strategy, expanding the partner ecosystem and accelerating the growth of the business and market share in Malaysia.

Moti brings with him 25 years of IT industry experience in sales, channels and alliances. Prior to joining Hitachi Vantara, Moti spent 18 years holding different roles at Dell EMC. Being a veteran of the Malaysian IT market, he grew the FSI business when he was the top district manager for Dell EMC Malaysia.

"Hitachi Vantara is committed to working with our customers to transform their business through innovation and a data-driven approach. Malaysia is an important market with a diversified economy that offers many growth opportunities for the IT industry,” said Joe Ong, vice president and general manager of Asean at Hitachi Vantara.

“With Moti’s leadership, I am confident that he will be a great asset to Hitachi Vantara Malaysia."

“I am delighted to join Hitachi Vantara in the new era of data innovation. We can help our customers unlock the value of data and accelerate their digital transformation journey by modernising their infrastructure, simplifying data governance and delivering data-driven insights,” Moti said on his appointment.

“I am looking forward to working closely with our team in Malaysia to grow the business, expand our strategic partnerships with customers and business partners. There is immense potential in this market if we stay focused on delivering the right outcomes for the customers.”