Technology

Cohesity Appoints Matthew Johnston as Senior Director, Partner Sales, Asia Pacific and Japan

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9 hours ago

October 19, 2026

SINGAPORE, Oct. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Cohesity, the leader in AI and data security, today announced the appointment of Matthew Johnston as Senior Director, Partner Sales, Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ). In his new role, Johnston will lead Cohesity’s partner and channel go-to-market strategy across the region, driving growth through the Cohesity Aspire Partner Programme.

Johnston’s appointment underscores Cohesity’s expanding investment in strengthening its partner ecosystem across the Asia Pacific and Japan region. Johnston’s new role comes as organisations are prioritising data resilience and security as core parts of their digital transformation strategies, with data sovereignty compliance and business resilience rapidly accelerating board-level priorities across the region. Reporting directly to Peter Hanna, Vice President of Sales and General Manager, Asia Pacific and Japan, at Cohesity, Johnston will be responsible for driving the delivery of best-in-breed data resilience and security solutions across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and the wider ASEAN region, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan, while expanding new GTM partner programmes and partnerships to maximise alignment with customers’ most pressing cyber resilience challenges.

“Matthew’s appointment reflects our continued commitment to deepening Cohesity’s partner ecosystem across one of our fastest-growing global regions,” said Peter Hanna, Vice President of Sales and General Manager, Asia Pacific and Japan, at Cohesity. “He brings a rare combination of regional expertise, executive sales leadership and deep channel relationships with our most significant multi-national partners. I’m confident he will play a pivotal role in developing our channel ecosystem and helping our customers across APJ strengthen their data resilience and security capabilities. We’re thrilled to welcome him to the team, and ‘selling with’ our entire ecosystem.”

Johnston brings more than two decades of pan-regional industry leadership experience across Asia Pacific, most recently as Chief Revenue Officer at Odaseva, where he led global sales, marketing, business development, solutions engineering, and alliances. Prior to Odaseva, Johnston held senior regional leadership roles at VMware, Commvault, Dell Software, and Quest Software, including Area Vice President, ASEAN & Korea at Commvault, where he doubled the region’s revenue in under three years, and General Manager, Systems Management, APJ at Dell Software.

“Data has never been more critical to how organisations operate, and never more exposed to risk,” said Johnston. “I’m looking forward to building on Cohesity’s clear market leadership momentum across Asia Pacific and Japan, by working strategically with our partners to help our joint customers strengthen their data resilience and security posture. As agentic AI deployment accelerates, the ability to protect, and secure, the data that drive those new, business critical workflows, will only become more essential to how our customers maintain secure, compliant and efficient operations.”

About Cohesity

Cohesity protects, secures, and provides insights into the world’s data. As the leader in AI and data security, Cohesity helps organisations strengthen resilience, accelerate recovery, and reduce IT costs. With Zero Trust security and advanced AI/ML, Cohesity Data Cloud is trusted by customers in more than 140 countries, including two-thirds of the Global 500. Cohesity is also backed by industry leaders such as NVIDIA, Amazon, Google, IBM, Cisco, and HPE.

Cohesity is certified as a Great Place to Work in multiple countries. Follow Cohesity on LinkedIn and visit www.cohesity.com to learn more.

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Why We Still Appreciate Bada Shanren’s Works Today

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10 minutes ago

October 19, 2026

NANCHANG, China, Oct. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — A report from Jiangxi International Communication Center (JXICC): The year 2026 marks the 400th anniversary of the birth of Bada Shanren. He was an outstanding master of Chinese calligraphy and painting. His works are treasures of traditional Chinese calligraphy and painting, embodying profound Chinese aesthetics and humanistic heritage, and exerting a far-reaching influence on international art.

Recently, the Event for the 400th Birth Anniversary of Bada Shanren “The Cosmos as Inner Heart: International Youth Step Into Bada Shanren’s World of Art” was held in Qingyunpu District, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province— the hometown of Bada Shanren. Chinese and foreign youth representatives and guests from 19 countries and regions including the United States, Russia, Morocco, Turkmenistan and the Republic of Korea participated.

Brushstrokes Without Borders: A Cross-Cultural Art Dialogue

Four hundred years of ink transcends borders. Even with different cultural backgrounds and languages, people can transcend cultural differences and feel the resonance brought by art. Khollii, a Tajik student studying in Jiangxi, was captivated by the distinctive charm of Bada Shanren’s artworks and shared her story about brushstrokes, “This powerful personal expression aligns closely with the pursuit of individuality in Western modern art.”

Bada Shanren’s 400-Year-Old Inner Story Unfolds to Twin Students

Mexican twin international students Luis and Erick are studying in Jiangxi. At first, they were confused by Bada Shanren’s paintings, depicting fish and birds with upturned eyes amid expansive blank spaces. After learning about the artist’s life, they sensed the unyielding emotion in his brushwork. They hope to act as a cultural bridge, sharing the timeless charm of this Jiangxi master’s art with global audiences.

Why We Still Appreciate Bada Shanren’s Works Today

Why do we still appreciate Bada Shanren’s works today? As a foreigner, Mickie from Panama has her answer. To understand Bada Shanren’s works do not need mastery of classical Chinese, thorough knowledge of the complex history of the Ming Dynasty, or deep research into every detail of his life. “Simply feeling the emotions conveyed in his paintings can spark a spiritual dialogue across hundreds of years.”

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SOURCE Jiangxi International Communication Center(JXICC)