WSO2 has announced the appointment of Kristian Györkös as Senior Vice President & Global Head of Channel. This strategic move reinforces WSO2’s commitment to accelerating global channel growth, expanding its partner ecosystem, and driving innovation across cloud, integration, and identity management markets.
In his new role, Kristian Györkös will lead WSO2’s global partner strategy, focusing on scaling alliances with value-added resellers (VARs), global systems integrators (GSIs), cloud service providers (CSPs), and technology partners. With an impressive career spanning leadership roles at Kong Inc., Google’s Apigee, Solo.io, DataStax, Trifacta, Flosum, Dell, and Microsoft, Kristian brings deep expertise in API management, cloud partnerships, and enterprise software ecosystems.
“Channel partners are core to WSO2’s global expansion and customer success,” said Devaka Randeniya, Chief Revenue Officer at WSO2. “Kristian’s extensive global experience will help us strengthen our partner network, deliver greater customer value, and enhance our footprint across key digital transformation markets.”
Expressing his enthusiasm, Györkös said, “I’m thrilled to join WSO2 during such a transformative phase. With WSO2’s end-to-end API management, integration, and identity & access management (IAM) solutions, our partners are uniquely positioned to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performance digital solutions worldwide. My goal is to empower our ecosystem to co-innovate and achieve mutual growth.”
Under Kristian’s leadership, WSO2 aims to elevate its channel-first strategy, drive partner-led growth, and build a future-ready partner ecosystem that fosters collaboration, digital transformation, and business agility. The move underscores WSO2’s long-term commitment to creating a robust, value-driven channel network that complements its direct sales organization and expands access to next-generation digital infrastructure solutions globally.
