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Neo4j names Twilio veteran Kristen Pimpini to lead APAC region
Neo4j has hired technology veteran
Kristen Pimpini to lead the company ’ s Asia-Pacific region .
He oversees a revenue team across field and partner operations , services and customer success organisations , collaborating cross-functionally with go-to-market and engineering operations .
Pimpini ’ s appointment comes as APAC ranks as Neo4j ’ s fastest-growing region , with strong double-digit growth in 2023 driven by high cloud and generative AI customer adoption and continued growth in 2024 .
“ Kristen ’ s track record is rooted in his relentless commitment to strategic client relationships , value delivery and a collaborative winning culture where everyone has a voice and a purpose to deliver brilliant customer experiences ,” said Alyson Welch , Chief Revenue Officer ,
Neo4j . “ He is the perfect leader to scale our operations and customers ’ success across the region .”
Pimpini previously led APJ for Twilio and has more than 20 years of sales leadership with companies across Asia that also include Braemac , Telstra and Aspect Software ( now Alvaria ). He succeeds Nik Vora , who is moving to Europe with his family .
In December 2023 Neo4j was named a Visionary in the 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Database Management Systems ( DBMS ) among 19 other recognised global DBMS vendors .
The company has added native vector search within its core database capabilities and announced strategic integrations with Google Cloud Vertex AI and AWS Bedrock that increase GenAI performance and prevent hallucinations .
“ Neo4j is at the epicenter of an enormous opportunity as graph technology reshapes the database market and drives better GenAI and analytics outcomes ,” said Pimpini .
Kristen Pimpini , Vice President APAC , Neo4j
Access4 achieves key ISO certifications
Access4 has achieved four key ISO certifications reinforcing the organisation ’ s commitment to innovation , sustainability , information and data security and quality management across its management systems and everyday business processes . continuous business process improvement . In addition , being ISO compliant will support our focus on being able to attract and retain skilled employees , and ensure a sustained focus on partner , customer and supplier satisfaction ,” said Tim Jackson , Managing Director , Access4 .
The certifications follow 12 months of process management reviews and external audits in line with international standards including ISO / IEC 27001:2022 for information security management systems , ISO 9001:2015 for quality management systems , ISO 14001:2015 for environmental management systems and ISO 45001:2018 for occupational health and safety .
“ Achieving these certifications reaffirms our longstanding commitment to not only comply with international standards but also the implementation of an industry leading business management system focusing on quality , environmental responsibility ,
Tim Jackson , Managing Director , Access4
information security and occupational health and safety – all of which will support our ability to achieve the gold standard in product development and ensure a culture of
As part of its quest for overall ISO certification , Access4 successfully demonstrated its framework for product development ( planning , design and development ) including extensive feedback workflows from industry managed services partners to support a culture of continuous innovative improvement in product design and delivery .
The certifications acknowledge Access4 is now an industry leader in ensuring that its core processes are documented and support compliance with the ISO standards , in particular around its continuous monitoring , management and improvement .
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