Image via The Hindu BusinessLine
New Relic: Geographic Expansion
New Relic CEO highlighting India as strategic market with rapid AI adoption and quick commerce sector demand for observability solutions
Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
The leadership read
Market entry of this kind typically deepens demand for technology leadership bench strength in the region over the following 12–18 months.
Market context: Against a Talent Market Index of 98.6 (Neutral) (down 1.4 month-on-month), Asia is at rising (+2.4pts) on signal share.
New Relic: 1 signal in the last 90 days — in line with the Technology median of 1 across 191 tracked companies; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Asia signal flow.
Market entry — the MitchelLake playbook
When a company expands into a new market, the first leadership hires decide whether it lands. A selection of market entries we've run:
Market entry · Oceania
Square
Executive Search Fintech
Market entry
Dropbox
Executive Search for SaaS
Market entry · Asia
Deliveroo
Executive Search in ASEAN
Market entry · Oceania
SurveyMonkey
Managing Director APAC (first hire in region) / Country Manager
Market entry · Asia
LivePerson
Director ASEAN (first hire in region); also Head of Presales APAC
Market entry · Oceania
Etsy
Managing Director, Australia + Asia (MD APAC)
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From the MitchelLake archive
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Samsung Electronics →Samsung Electronics is planning a $1.5B semiconductor testing plant in Vietnam, expected to be operational by November 2027. This represents a significant capital investment and supply chain expansion into Southeast Asia.
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Gamma →Gamma is expanding across APAC to capture growth in emerging cloud communications markets, with focus on agentic AI-powered voice solutions for service providers
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Ericsson →Ericsson expands India operations significantly, launching Ericsson ITI Labs Project with plans to establish 100 training facilities across India offering 5G and fiber technology instruction to 10,000 students
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NEXTDC →NEXTDC launches $720M data center in Malaysia, expanding regional footprint in SEA
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