As Chief Product Officer, Octavian Tanase is responsible for the vision, strategy, development and execution of the company’s product portfolio to ensure that Hitachi Vantara continues to create and deliver innovative products, services and solutions that meet business requirements, drive adoption and engagement and transform customer experiences.

Octavian joined Hitachi Vantara in 2024 and brings more than 25 years of experience in engineering roles, including core storage technology, hardware platform development, software and systems development, application integration and data protection. Prior to joining Hitachi Vantara, he was the senior vice president of hybrid cloud engineering at NetApp, where he led the integration of NetApp’s software portfolio in the AWS, Azure and Google Cloud Platform clouds. Prior to joining NetApp, he held engineering and product development positions at Oracle, Sun Microsystems and several Silicon Valley startups.

Octavian is a University of California, Berkeley graduate and resides in the San Francisco Bay Area.

As Chief Technology Officer for Artificial Intelligence, Jason Hardy is responsible for the creation and curation of Hitachi Vantara’s AI strategy and portfolio. He is defining the future and strategic direction of Hitachi iQ, the company’s AI Platform, and cultivating a level of trust and credibility across the market by fostering strong working relationships with customers and partners, and leading public-facing events. Jason represents the company externally by communicating its vision and value proposition for AI and by collaborating with key partners to develop comprehensive go-to-market strategies.

Prior to his current role, Jason served as the Vice President of Client Strategy and field CTO for Hitachi Vantara’s Data Intelligence portfolio. He brings more than 20 years of experience tackling complex data-driven problems for the world’s largest organizations, addressing critical areas such as digital transformation, object storage technology, artificial intelligence, and high-performance data analytics.

Jason's deep expertise extends beyond technology. Drawing on his experience consulting with hundreds of global clients on data strategy, he incorporates a strong customer-centric perspective into his work. He frequently speaks at industry events, sharing valuable insights and best practices on leveraging emerging technologies to achieve optimal business outcomes.

Based in Santa Clara, California (USA), Adrian Johnson is the Senior Vice President and General Manager for the Americas and Asia Pacific at Hitachi Vantara. In this role, he leads business strategy across these regions, working closely with customers to navigate digital transformations, gain insights from their data, and incorporate AI and sustainable practices into their strategies.

Adrian joined Hitachi Vantara in 2019 as Vice President and Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand. In 2022, he was promoted to Vice President and General Manager for Asia Pacific, where he guided the region through the global pandemic, driving significant sales and market share growth by strengthening its channel network and partner ecosystem. In 2025, he was promoted to Senior Vice President and General Manager, overseeing both the Americas and Asia Pacific regions.

With over 20 years of leadership experience, Adrian has a proven track record of driving transformational change across domains including SaaS, cloud, data management, security, infrastructure and software, services, and consulting. He holds a master’s degree in business and IT and has held senior roles at Liferay Inc., Dell, Fuji Xerox, and Sun Microsystems before joining Hitachi Vantara.

Outside the office, Adrian is passionate about staying active through sports, particularly tennis and swimming. Before transitioning into IT, he served as an officer in the Royal Australian Navy and volunteered as a lifesaver at Coogee Surf Lifesaving Club in Sydney. Adrian also enjoys reconnecting with his three adult daughters during his visits to Sydney, valuing family time as an essential part of his life.

Joe Ong is the Vice President and General Manager for the ASEAN region at Hitachi Vantara, based in the company's Singapore office. With close to three decades of experience in the IT industry and a deep understanding of the ASEAN market, Joe drives business operations and strategic initiatives across all countries in the region. He oversees diverse teams with over 100 direct and indirect reports across sales, pre-sales, services, channel management, and other departments.

Joe possesses an in-depth understanding of the local culture and business dynamics in each country of the ASEAN region. He effectively leads the local country managers to drive and execute business strategies tailored to each country's specific needs and objectives.

As a trusted advisor to business leaders across the region, Joe is passionate about helping organizations leverage technology to achieve their strategic goals. He guides senior IT decision-makers in navigating emerging trends and making informed decisions that drive cost savings, revenue generation, and competitive advantage for their business.

As a leader, Joe fosters a culture of collaboration, friendship, and mutual support, empowering team members to succeed individually and collectively. He is committed to nurturing the next generation of IT professionals, providing mentorship on skill development, critical thinking, and leadership.

Prior to joining Hitachi Vantara in 2012, Joe served as the Country Manager for Singapore and Brunei at EMC, where he led the Singapore team in direct sales and channel management capacities.

Joe holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems and Computer Science from the National University of Singapore. Outside of work, he enjoys playing golf and immersing himself in literature on business, economics, and strategic management.

Peter Bocquet is a seasoned technology and channel executive with over 30 years of experience driving growth and innovation across the APAC region. Currently serving as the Senior Director of Partners & Alliances at Hitachi Vantara, Peter leads the strategic development of the company’s partner ecosystem, enabling partners to deliver cutting-edge solutions and navigate the rapidly evolving technology landscape.

Peter's extensive career includes leadership roles at VMware, where he directed the SD-WAN and SASE business across APJ, and at Citrix, where he focused on service providers and cloud alliances. His tenure at Cisco spanned over 15 years, during which he held multiple senior positions, including Regional Director for Collaboration and Virtualization Technologies.

Throughout his career, Peter has consistently demonstrated expertise in operational planning, partner engagement, and sales leadership, fostering high-performance teams and delivering customer-centric innovations.

Passionate about sustainability and digital transformation, Peter empowers partners to embrace eco-friendly technologies and AI-driven solutions. His commitment to building resilient ecosystems and driving mutual success has positioned him as a trusted leader in the channel community.

Matthew Hardman is a passionate advocate for the possibilities that can be realized at the intersection of people and advanced technologies.

Matthew currently holds the role as Chief Technology Officer across the Asia Pacific region, where he champions the development of a team of technical professionals in addition to leading the creation and execution of strategies to address customer needs to accelerate value realization and competitive advantage.

Matthew has held leadership positions in Microsoft, VMware and other technology companies in the Asia Pacific region.

When he has spare time, Matthew loves to contribute to the body of knowledge of personal productivity and technology in forums such as LinkedIn and Medium, in addition to practicing how to fall off skateboards with grace.

Dia Ali is a Data Solutions Strategist and Global Platforms & Solutions Leader at Hitachi Vantara. He's a true visionary, always looking ahead to see how data and AI can change things.

With over 20 years of leading teams around the world, including big names like GE, Ford, and AT&T, Dia is known for creating smart ways to use data. He helps turn data into a real advantage for companies, helping them make quick, impactful decisions.

Dia's creative thinking, mixed with his strong background in engineering, helps him guide Hitachi Vantara's tech efforts. He's all about using new technologies and AI to make businesses run better and unlock new value.

Ayyaswamy Thangavel is an experienced Presales Specialist and Senior Manager in System Engineering, with over 22 years at Dell specializing in storage solutions. He brings deep expertise in on-prem and hybrid cloud architectures, SAN/NAS/Object Storage, data center networking, and performance optimization. Certified across AWS, Azure, GCP, and Oracle Cloud, Thangavel combines technical excellence with strategic innovation to drive digital transformation.

Over 25 years of experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT) industry specializing in Solutioning, Partners & Alliances Management, Sales / Business Development, Business Transformation and with a focus on IT outsourcing & Systems Integration.

As Head of Partners & Alliances ASEAN / Solutions Architect/ Business Development Manager he provides leadership to ASEAN + local in-country Sales, Presales, Services, Managements, Channels Sales, Inside Sales teams & Partners and Alliances teams to drive towards specific indirect sales revenue objectives.

Kelvin currently leads the APJ Enterprise Team for Broadcom. He is responsible for the Enterprise offerings form Broadcom which are the Brocade Fibre Channel Switches, Emulex cards, NIC cards and the AI Switching business across Asia Pacific and Japan

He joined Broadcom in 2017, leading the South East Asia team for Brocade, and later concurrently led the Brocade Software Division team for South Asia Pacific (India and South East Asia) from 2018 to 2020, which includes CA and Symantec, and grew that business double digit year over year consecutively.

He has 28 years experience in the IT industry, focusing on a wide range of infrastructure solutions and software.

Prior to Broadcom, he spent 16 years at Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE), where he held various positions in South East Asia, focused on IoT, Manufacturing and Smart Cities as an industry subject matter expert and sales leader. He has also led various teams focusing on Enterprise Storage and Mission Critical Servers.

Fred Huang is a seasoned CTO, PM, and GTM executive with over 30 years of experience driving growth and innovation across the entire world.

Currently serving as the GM of Solution PM/BDM Supermicro, Fred leads the strategic development of the company’s Solutions with focus as the BDM Lead for Hitachi, enabling partners to deliver cutting-edge AI/GPU solutions and navigate the rapidly evolving technology landscape.

Fred's extensive career started with various leadership roles at HPE where he developed 10baseT, 1st Fiber Channel, Hp’s Enterprise Parallel Server and full line of SAN Storage. Fred’s tenure at HPE spanned over 21 years, leading R&D teams WW as Group R&D manager role with over 3K Head count in his organization. After HPE, Fred then joined Hitachi Data Systems for ~ 13 years as their HW CTO/PM developing leadership storage products. Throughout his career, Fred has consistently demonstrated expertise in product development, partner engagement, and GTM with sales leadership, fostering high-performance teams and delivering customer-centric TTM objectives and deliverables.

Passionate about new wave of AI/GPU TTM systems/solutions, Fred empowers partners to embrace eco-friendly technologies and AI-driven solutions. His commitment to building resilient ecosystems and deliver best performance and efficient TTM.