Saviynt appoints former Crowdstrike exec as its India MD

Cloud-native security firm Saviynt has appointed Nitin Varma as the senior vice president and managing director for India and SAARC. Varma’s appointment is expected to strengthen Saviynt’s go-to-market efforts and enhance its presence in the region. 

Varma will be leading Saviynt’s new customer acquisition efforts, building and enhancing technical and consulting partnerships, and elevating the company’s overall position as a trusted provider of identity security solutions in India and SAARC; India alone has 600 Saviynt employees. 

Varma has over two decades of leadership experience in cybersecurity and technology, including with organisations like CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, and Cisco. In his last assignment as managing director at CrowdStrike, he was responsible for building, scaling, and creating a strong market presence across India and SAARC.

“India is the second most targeted nation in the world in terms of cyberattacks, a vast majority of which are identity related,” said Varma. “I look forward to building an impactful team and developing ecosystem partnerships and alliances to educate businesses in the region about Saviynt and why its cloud-based platform is the most reliable approach to solving problems and protecting identities.”

Varma brings over 25 years of experience in sales, operations, and strategy for leading companies in identity, security, and infrastructure. With significant opportunities and ambitious goals for business growth in South Asia, he is considered the ideal choice to lead and expand operations in the region, according to Paul Zolfaghari, president of Saviynt.

California headquartered Saviynt helps its enterprise customers to secure digital transformation, safeguard critical assets, and meet regulatory compliance.