Zoom Video Communications hires Ricky Kapur as Head of APAC Biz

Zoom Video Communications has announced the appointment of Ricky Kapur. Ricky joins the company as the Head of APAC, effective June 21. He will report directly to Zoom’s Head of International, Abe Smith. He will define and lead the company’s go-to-market strategy for key APAC markets exclusive of Japan. Kapur will also manage Zoom’s APAC business with supervision and alignment across all cross-functional roles.

Kapur comes to Zoom after 5.5 years at Microsoft, where he was most recently VP, Sales and Marketing Operations for APAC. At Microsoft, he managed all segments, from SMB and Majors through Enterprise. He also led a cross-functional team of sales, marketing, partner, and customer success professionals.

As Zoom grows in the APAC, the leadership hiring comes to capitalize on these new opportunities. The company has expanded its leadership to lead the company through its next phase of expansion in the region. “Zoom has scaled its operations and business impressively across APAC markets, announcing a Technology Center in India and a Research and Development Center in Singapore within the past year,” said Ricky Kapur, Head of APAC at Zoom. “I am excited to join a company that continues to redefine the way organizations and individuals connect, from breaking barriers for education and healthcare with virtual-learning and telehealth to becoming a critical technology for enterprises as they quickly evolved and adapted to a hybrid working model.”

“We are thrilled to have Ricky Kapur lead our go-to-market strategy for all of APAC, a region where we are seeing accelerated growth,” said Abe Smith, Head of International at Zoom. “APAC is a critical region for Zoom, as we invest in infrastructure and expand the presence of our sales, marketing, and research and development teams to best enable organizations of all sizes with seamless and reliable video communications.”

About Ricky Kapur

Ricky Kapur is Head of APAC for Zoom, bringing over 25 years of experience to his role. Before joining Zoom, Kapur was Vice President of Sales and Marketing Operations at Microsoft APAC. In his role, he managed all segments, from SMB and Majors up to Enterprise. He also led a cross-functional team of Sales, Marketing, Partner and Customer Success and Operations professionals.

Before joining Microsoft, Kapur served as Managing Director at Google. There he was responsible for overseeing the growth of the Google Cloud Platform across APJ. Before that, Kapur held the position of Vice President, ASEAN Technology Sales at Oracle. He also worked at Siebel Systems, Unica Corporation, and Chordiant Software. Kapur is a CA and also holds an MBA from the University of Melbourne.