Rasmus Ekman

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Vice President JAPAC - AI Infrastructure at Oracle

Laguna Hills, California, United States

Overview

Rasmus Ekman is Oracles Vice President of AI Infrastructure for the JAPAC region, leading growth in Japan and South Korea. With over 20 years of experience at firms like Microsoft, AWS, and IBM, his career began in Japan after a unique double major in Statistics and Japanese Linguistics.

He is passionate about building diverse, high-performing teams with an inclusive and empathetic leadership style. In his spare time, Rasmus is an avid motorcycle racer, enjoying both on-road and off-road circuits. He also has a deep appreciation for cross-cultural collaboration, having led teams across Europe, Asia, and the US.

Unique fact: He originally planned a career in finance and tried to avoid the tech sector, saying of his career, "I didnt choose engineering. It chose me. "

Personality Overview

Price-Sensitive

Systematic

Not Easily Convinced

They prefer to fully evaluate every situation.  They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions.

Topics They Care About

AI Infrastructure
He leads Oracle's AI infrastructure business in the JAPAC region, working with key partners like NVIDIA and driving innovation on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
JAPAC Market Growth
His current role is focused on accelerating Oracle's cloud business in Japan and South Korea, where he is actively recruiting top engineering and sales talent.
Inclusive Leadership
Peers and reports recognize his passion for international diversity and his inclusive, empathetic, and down-to-earth leadership style.

Media Appearances

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Work History

1-2026
Vice President JAPAC - AI Infrastructure at Oracle
9-2025 - 1-2026
VP & AI Infrastructure Country Manager, Japan and S. Korea at Oracle
6-2023 - 9-2025
Vice President - Cloud Engineering at Oracle
1-2022 - 5-2023
Senior Director of AI/ML and Cloud Native | Cloud Engineering at Oracle
10-2018 - 1-2022
Senior Director - Solution Sales at Microsoft

Education

2006 - 2007
Bachelor of Arts - BA from Waseda University
2003 - 2008
Bachelor's degree from Lund University

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Insights For Selling To Rasmus

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Emphasise more on facts and measurable benefits
  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question
  • Emphasize on objective proof of ROI, help them do a thorough evaluation

DONT's

  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them
  • Avoid rushing them, be polite and patient
  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Rasmus is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Rasmus

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Rasmus move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Rasmus take some risk or not?

  • If they believe that they have analyzed the situation well, they can take a little risk.

You And Rasmus

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