"As we forge ahead in our evolved cloud transformation journey, our channels and partner ecosystem is the bedrock for our next phase of growth," said NetApp APJ senior vice president and general manager Sanjay Rohatgi.

"Brenda's track record in leading some of the highest performing channels and alliances teams in the region makes her the ideal leader to drive NetApp's channels and partner organization. Under her leadership, Partner Sphere will bring our partner-first culture to life."

Tan brings more than 25 years' experience to NetApp. She joins the company from Finastra, where she served as APJ managing director of partner management and commercial sales.

Her previous roles include JAPAC head of channels and alliances for cloud infrastructure and security at Oracle, APJ head of global strategic partners at Broadcom Software (formerly CA Technologies), APJ head of strategic alliances and channels at HPE, senior managing consultant at IBM Consulting, and senior vice president and general manager of Chordiant APAC (now part of Pegasystems).

Earlier in her career Tan worked for SunGard (now part of FIS) as sales and marketing director, area sales manager at The Fantastic Corporation, and as an account executive at EDS (acquired by HP in 2008).

She holds a bachelor's degree in information systems and commerce from Curtin University, and an MBA from the Univeristy of Louisville

"I am excited to be appointed to this role and look forward to working with our partners across APAC," said Tan.

"With enterprises embracing the hybrid multicloud, an evolved cloud approach is crucial in helping them realize the full business benefits that lie ahead. The best-in-class solutions and capabilities offered jointly by NetApp and our partners will bring transformational value to our customers across the region."