WSO2, the open source API-first integration company, on Monday announced a series of high profile appointments within its senior leadership team as the company looks towards further growth in key global markets, particularly North America, Asia Pacific, and Europe.
Padmika Dissanaike has been appointed as the Senior Vice President - Finance and Operations. She has been heading the global finance function at WSO2 since 2009 and in her new role, she will also oversee the HR, administration, and legal operations of the organization. In her career, Ms. Dissanaike has held leadership roles in the US and Europe, working in dynamic and high growth companies, WSO2 said in a media release.
WSO2 also appointed three Deputy CTOs: Nuwan Dias is Vice President and Deputy CTO - API Management and Integration. As a Deputy CTO, he is WSO2’s spokesperson for all API management and integration related matters. He provides leadership to the API management team at WSO2, driving the development of WSO2 API Manager, an open source hybrid API management platform recognized by industry analysts.
Mr. Dias leads the product vision and roadmap; and he is also part of the architecture team overlooking product engineering.
Prabath Siriwardena is Vice President and Deputy CTO - Security. As a Deputy CTO, he is WSO2’s spokesperson for all security related matters. He provides leadership to the identity and access management (IAM) team at WSO2, a team that he’s been a part of for 13 years, developing the open source WSO2 Identity Server.
Afkham Azeez is Vice President and Deputy CTO - Cloud. As a Deputy CTO, he is WSO2’s spokesperson for all cloud related matters. He drives efforts focused on the development and enhancement of WSO2 middleware. He is an elected member of the Apache Software Foundation and a Project Management Committee member and long-time committer for a number of projects.
Commenting on the latest appointments and the company’s growth plans, WSO2 Founder and CEO Dr. Sanjiva Weerawarana said, “As we grow our global presence further, we will significantly increase our team, improve our product strategy, add more industry verticals, build more business partnerships, and expand our partner network. I’m delighted that Padmika, Prabath, Azeez, and Nuwan will be playing a greater role in these plans, bringing their vast experience and knowledge to the company’s corporate vision.”
At present, WSO2 has 500 customers in over 70 countries, works with more than 100 software implementation partners globally, and over 650 employees in their offices worldwide.
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