MongoDB, the leading database for modern applications, today announced that Sachin Chawla will be taking on a new leadership role to drive growth and customer value across both the Indian and ASEAN markets.

With more than 20 years of experience in sales, including leadership roles at Amazon Web Services and BMC Software, Sachin joined MongoDB in February 2022 to lead the India business. Since then he has helped fuel exceptional growth in the region including with customers such as Tata Digital, Canara HSBC, Zepto, Zomato and Intellect AI. As part of his new role, Sachin will relocate to Singapore.

MongoDB India experienced 70% headcount growth over the past three years, and the company launched a number of initiatives including a drive to deliver much needed data and AI skills to more than 500,000 students in India.

The world’s leading modern document database provider, MongoDB already has a strong presence across ASEAN. In addition to its large developer community in the region, MongoDB’s impressive list of ASEAN customers includes Grab, Dkatalis, M-DAQ, and Aktivo Labs.

Now, as organisations across APAC increasingly seek to integrate AI into their businesses, MongoDB stands out for its ability to support diverse workloads, simplify data management, and to accelerate application modernisation. MongoDB has evolved into a fully integrated, AI-ready data platform, ensuring organisations can adapt to what’s next.

“ASEAN and India each boast massive developer populations and dynamic business environments, and they’re perfectly poised for growth in the AI era. Following the massive impact he had in India, I know Sachin Chawla is the ideal leader to build on MongoDB’s strong foundation in ASEAN, and to deliver transformative results for our customers, employees and partners,” said Simon Eid, Senior Vice President of APAC, MongoDB.

MongoDB recently announced that it had expanded the availability of MongoDB Atlas in Southeast Asia. The multi-cloud data platform is now available on AWS regions in Malaysia and Thailand. This expansion comes on the heels of significant growth in the Southeast Asia region, with headcount growing more than 200% over the last two years.

“I’m incredibly proud of the team we’ve built in India, and I’ve seen firsthand the immense impact MongoDB has made in helping local customers build transformative applications. Now as the AI era heats up, I couldn’t be more energised and excited about the opportunity ahead in ASEAN. These two markets, at this time, with a technology as impactful as MongoDB – it really is an incredible opportunity,” said Sachin Chawla, Area Vice President of ASEAN and India, MongoDB.