Placed a Sales Director, APAC.
commercetools — Global composable (headless) commerce platform for enterprise eCommerce.
Challenge. Establish APAC commercial leadership for a global platform expanding in the region.
The market for this leadership
Live MitchelLake intelligence across eCommerce / SaaS and Asia.
Latest signals — commercetools
Partnership · Americas
commercetools →commercetools partnered with Mirion Technologies on a co-design partnership to develop an AI-powered B2B commerce agent (B2B Intake Agent) that automates order processing from unstructured data (emails, PDFs, spreadsheets) into quotes and carts.
Product Launch · Americas
commercetools →commercetools launched modular commerce offerings (Core Commerce and Product Catalog as standalone modules) built on Sphere API-native platform, enabling enterprises to modernize without full platform replacement.
Adjacent signals across eCommerce / SaaS
Partnership · Asia
Samsung Electronics →Samsung Electronics is using Qualcomm's Snapdragon Wear Elite processors in its new Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 and Galaxy Watch 9 instead of its in-house Exynos chips, marking a shift away from vertical integration in smartwatch processors.
Capital Raising · Asia
ICICI Bank →ICICI Bank is raising at least $500 million through its first dollar bond issuance in nearly 9 years, with guidance of 130 basis points spread over US Treasury yield.
Leadership Change · Asia
Societe Generale →Societe Generale appoints William Si-Tu, former JP Morgan banker, as TMT (Technology, Media, Telecom) APAC head, with explicit focus on AI sector; signals investment banking expansion in tech and AI across Asia-Pacific
Geographic Expansion · Asia
Intrepid Travel →Intrepid Travel establishing management presence in Thailand and Laos through appointment of General Manager for the region, relocating from Sri Lanka operations
Partnership · Asia
Circle →Circle signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Kakao Group to explore USDC-powered blockchain payments in South Korea, marking expansion of Circle's partnership footprint in the region.
Product Launch · Asia
BYD →BYD launched the Denza Z9GT, a luxury four-door EV shooting brake with 1,100 horsepower at RM359,000, featuring proprietary flash-charging technology that charges 10-70% in five minutes