Confluent, the data streaming pioneer, today announced the appointment of Kamal Brar as Senior Vice President of Global Partners and Technology Group. Kamal will drive deeper partner collaboration, joint innovation, and expanded go-to-market reach throughout our global partner ecosystem, including cloud service providers (CSPs), system integrators (GSIs), independent software vendors (ISVs), managed service providers (MSPs) and the Confluent OEM program. Kamal previously served as the sales leader across the Asia Pacific and Japan region (APAC). Greg Taylor will take over this role as the Senior Vice President and General Manager for APAC.

Kamal brings over two decades of experience driving high-value partnerships and high-impact customer success across global markets. He has led and scaled teams at some of the world’s most disruptive technology companies, including Oracle, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, MySQL, MongoDB, Talend, Hortonworks, and Rubrik. As Confluent’s APAC sales leader, Kamal helped accelerate the growth of emerging technology start-ups across the region and delivered exceptional value to customers leading digital transformation initiatives. Now, as the leader of global partnerships, he’s channeling that passion into building a strong, scalable ecosystem that fuels long-term growth and makes the Confluent’s data streaming platform accessible to even more customers worldwide.

Kamal Brar, Senior VP Global Partners & Technology Group at Confluent

“Confluent’s partners are at the heart of how we help customers unlock the full potential of their data,” said Kamal Brar, Senior Vice President Global Partners and Technology Group at Confluent. “As data streaming becomes the foundation for intelligent, real-time businesses, our partners play a critical role in scaling innovation globally. I’m thrilled to lead this next phase as we deepen our strategic alliances, accelerate co-innovation, and expand the reach of our platform so every organisation can build and operate with trusted, real-time data.”

Greg Taylor has been appointed as SVP and GM for APAC at Confluent, bringing more than 25 years of experience driving revenue growth and cloud consumption across APAC. At Databricks, he substantially scaled the APJ business. He also recently served on the Board of WhiteSky Labs, acquired by Capgemini in 2020. Greg has also held senior roles at New Relic, Marketo, Software AG, and Oracle; building high-performing teams and delivering sustained commercial success. His career demonstrates a consistent record of scaling technology businesses across the region.

Greg Taylor, SVP & GM for APAC at Confluent

“AI requires real-time, high fidelity data. Today, the demand for enterprises to compete at scale by underpinning their business with AI has never been more prevalent. Confluent’s Data Streaming Platform acts as the central nervous system for businesses, turning every action, transaction, and signal into instant intelligence. One of the key factors that motivated me to join Confluent was the extraordinary opportunity in the region for organisations to scale faster, serve customers smarter, and unlock entirely new possibilities.” said Greg Taylor.