Okta appoints Dan Mountstephen to lead APJ growth plans

Mountstephen will be responsible for setting regional strategy, scaling go-to-market execution, and accelerating partner-led growth in the region.

Dan Mountstephen has joined Okta as Senior Vice President and General Manager for the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region. In his new role, Mountstephen will focus on leading Okta’s next phase of growth across the region.

An industry veteran in the region, Mountstephen was most recently at Saviynt, and has more than 20 years of leadership experience. He also held senior roles at Cisco, Motorola and Siemens.

Given the increasing challenges in identity security with the increasing adoption of AI, organizations in the region will need to ensure they have a well planned strategy to ensure their employees are well protected. With the increasingly complex threat environment, organizations will need to secure every identity, human and non-human, to maintain trust and resilience.

For Okta, this is a critical situation which the vendor believes it can help organizations deal with. With Okta’s next phase of growth across focused on securing identity for cybersecurity, digital transformation, and the safe adoption of AI, Mountstephen will be responsible for setting regional strategy, scaling go-to-market execution, and accelerating partner-led growth to deepen Okta’s relationship with the region’s largest enterprises and public sector organizations.

“We are pleased to welcome Dan to Okta as we enter our next phase of growth in Asia Pacific and Japan,” said Jon Addison, Chief Revenue Officer, Okta.

“With his focus on go-to-market and partner-led scale, Dan is well positioned to lead the expansion of Okta’s footprint across APJ as we become the number one identity layer for the region’s largest organizations. Dan’s leadership will be critical as we continue to grow in the region and support organizations in securing every identity at this pivotal time,” said Addison.

For Mountstephen, he is excited to join Okta at a time when identity has become the control plane for security, transformation, and the AI era.

Discussing his vision for the region and focus on partners, Mountstephen added, "Partners have a choice, and earning that choice every day is a priority for me. By focusing on partnering strategically as a force multiplier, we will provide unique growth levers that accelerate value far beyond what we could each achieve alone.”