Zoom Appoints Carlos Quaderi to Boost APAC AI-Powered Growth and Collaboration

July 20, 2026
Zoom Appoints Carlos Quaderi to Boost APAC AI-Powered Growth and Collaboration
  • Zoom Communications appoints Carlos Quaderi as Head of Asia Pacific to drive APAC go-to-market strategy and AI-powered growth, with Quaderi remaining based in Singapore during the transition.

  • Geddes highlights opportunity across enterprise and SMB segments, the CX business, and the partner ecosystem as reasons to expand leadership in APAC.

  • Quaderi brings more than 30 years of experience from senior roles at Workday, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, and HP, reinforcing Zoom's APAC leadership and strategy.

  • Zoom aims to position its platform as a connected system that moves workplace conversations toward completed actions and measurable business outcomes.

  • The platform integrates with existing business applications to support collaboration and reliable customer experiences, powered by Zoom AI across meetings, phones, and contact centers.

  • Zoom’s services include video meetings, telephony, and contact center operations, all integrated with other business applications.

  • Malaysian and regional organizations are increasingly seeking AI-enabled tech that boosts productivity while preserving meaningful human interaction, enabling faster idea-to-execution cycles.

  • The appointment aligns with Zoom’s strategy to be a 'system of action' by linking meetings, calls, chats, and workflows to documents, customer records, tasks, and enterprise systems.

  • APAC is shifting from point productivity tools to AI-powered platforms to streamline workflows and accelerate outcomes.

  • Quaderi’s mandate includes leveraging Zoom’s expanded portfolio to boost employee productivity, enhance customer engagement, and connect workplace conversations with business processes while navigating APAC regulatory requirements.

  • Three priorities of the mandate: scale the customer experience portfolio, grow the SMB segment, and expand Zoom’s channel and partner ecosystem.

  • Zoom Communications, based in San Jose, offers an AI-first platform for meetings, team chat, cloud telephony, contact-center services, employee engagement, events, and workflow productivity, including Zoom Workplace, Zoom Phone, Zoom Contact Center, Workvivo, and Zoom AI Companion.

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