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Rob Thorne

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Vice President, Asia Pacific & Japan at Datadog
📍 Singapore

Rob Thorne leads Datadog across Asia Pacific & Japan, building on a distinguished career in sales leadership. He was instrumental in the growth of Salesforce Marketing Cloud in Australia & New Zealand, having joined its predecessor ExactTarget as an early employee and rising to Area Vice President. People he has worked with describe him as sharp, articulate, and personable.

He was the seventh employee to join ExactTarget in the Asia Pacific region, playing a foundational role in its significant expansion.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Vice President, Asia Pacific & Japan
Job Level
Senior
Location
Singapore
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Priorities

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AI in Observability
He frequently posts about Datadog's AI solutions, noting that leading AI companies choose the platform for observability and security to transform complexity into clarity.
APJ Market Growth
As the head of the Asia Pacific & Japan region, he is focused on scaling the business, expanding the customer base, and hiring for numerous roles.
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Career

Work history

4-2023
Vice President, Asia Pacific & Japan
Datadog
2-2020 - 4-2023
Senior Vice President, MuleSoft Asia Pacific & Japan
Salesforce
3-2019 - 1-2020
Vice President, MuleSoft APAC
Salesforce
8-2018 - 2-2019
Area Vice President
Salesforce
4-2014 - 7-2018
Regional Vice President
Salesforce
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Media appearances

Datadog doubles down on APAC, targets faster growth. Featured in Computer Weekly
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US tech firm Datadog sets up Bengaluru office to drive Asia‑Pacific expansion – Vice President Rob Thorne. Featured in Times of India
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Education
1995 - 1997
Engineer's degree
North Star College
1994 - 1995
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The Ridgeway School
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