{"id":6964,"date":"2026-03-10T11:17:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T11:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malaysian-business.com\/wptest\/?p=6964"},"modified":"2026-03-12T11:27:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T11:27:11","slug":"nebius-expands-into-asia-pacific-region-to-support-rapid-global-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malaysian-business.com\/portal\/2026\/03\/10\/nebius-expands-into-asia-pacific-region-to-support-rapid-global-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Nebius expands into Asia-Pacific region to support rapid global growth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Leading AI cloud company to build out presence in Asia-Pacific to tap region&#8217;s growth potential<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Names John Haarer as General Manager for Asia-Pacific and Japan to drive commercial expansion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Company is on hypergrowth trajectory following 479% revenue growth in 2025 and contract wins with hundreds of customers, from AI natives to large enterprises<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>SINGAPORE &#8211; EQS Newswire &#8211; 10 March 2026 &#8211; Nebius (NASDAQ: NBIS), the AI cloud company, today announced the expansion of its operations in the Asia-Pacific region as it seeks to capture surging global demand for purpose-built AI infrastructure. The company has appointed John Haarer as General Manager for Asia-Pacific and Japan to lead its commercial growth across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reporting to Chief Revenue Officer Marc Boroditsky, Haarer will be based in Singapore and will oversee the company&#8217;s commercial expansion across the region through key markets including Singapore, Japan, South Korea and India. Haarer brings over a decade of experience driving go-to-market efforts in the region for global technology leaders including Cloudflare and Twilio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Over the past year we have taken our first steps into Asian markets, winning our first customers and building the foundations for rapid expansion in the region,&#8221; said<strong>&nbsp;Marc Boroditsky, Chief Revenue Officer at Nebius.<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8220;The appointment of a leader like John reinforces this commitment. He brings deep regional experience from scaling major tech companies across Asia-Pacific, and he joins at a moment when demand for purpose-built AI infrastructure is accelerating across every major market in the region.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Asia is one of the world&#8217;s most exciting regions for AI, and Nebius is the cloud that is powering the next wave of AI innovation,&#8221; said&nbsp;<strong>John Haarer, General Manager for Asia-Pacific and Japan<\/strong>. &#8220;I am excited to join a company with some of the world&#8217;s most talented engineers at a pivotal moment for the business. As we ramp up in Asia, I look forward to helping our partners, customers and local governments across the region navigate their AI bottlenecks and transform the promise of AI into tangible economic value.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nebius is one of the fastest-growing AI cloud companies globally, with 479% year-over-year revenue growth in 2025 and a contract backlog exceeding $20 billion, including multi-year AI infrastructure agreements with Microsoft and Meta. The company has $3.7 billion in cash and is targeting annualized run-rate revenue of $7 billion to $9 billion by end of 2026. Haarer&#8217;s appointment marks the company&#8217;s shift in Asia-Pacific from initial market entry to full commercial expansion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE &#8211; EQS Newswire &#8211; 10 March 2026 &#8211; Nebius (NASDAQ: NBIS), the AI cloud company, today announced the expansion of its operations in the Asia-Pacific region as it seeks to capture surging global demand for purpose-built AI infrastructure. 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