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Jothi Kumar

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Global Sales Leader - Emerging Regions / APAC at Atlassian
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Australia

Jothi Kumar is an accomplished sales leader at Atlassian, heading growth in APAC and other emerging regions. With over 22 years of IT sales experience, including a significant tenure at IBM, he specializes in AI/ML and enterprise software. People who have worked with him often describe him as a personable, natural leader and a proficient sales expert.

Beyond his corporate roles, Jothi is deeply involved in the startup ecosystem as an angel investor and advisor. He leverages his extensive experience to guide and support new ventures on their growth journey, showing a keen interest in fostering innovation from the ground up.

Unique fact: He actively channels his deep enterprise sales expertise into mentoring and investing in early-stage technology startups.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Global Sales Leader - Emerging Regions / APAC
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Australia
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Priorities

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AI in Enterprise
His career at Infrrd and Atlassian shows a focus on selling AI/ML solutions and he expresses excitement about how AI will reshape the future of work for customers.
APAC Market Expansion
He has a consistent track record of leading sales in the APAC region for major tech companies like Atlassian, Synopsys, and CAST, demonstrating deep regional expertise.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Global Sales Leader - Emerging Regions / APAC
Atlassian
6-2023
Global Sales Leader - APAC
Atlassian
12-2020 - 5-2023
Senior Sales Director - APAC
Infrrd
1-2019 - 11-2020
Vice President Sales
CAST
6-2015 - 12-2018
Regional Sales Leader (APAC)
Synopsys Inc
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Education
2020 - 2022
MBA
ICFAI
1997 - 2000
B.Com
University of Madras
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