Chennai: Freshworks has named Shelton Rego as its new Vice President of Sales for India. Rego will be responsible for driving Freshworks’ regional business strategy, with a focus on expanding market share, building customer relationships, and identifying growth opportunities.
With career-spanning roles at Jio Platforms, Google Cloud, SAP Concur, and Oracle, Rego brings significant experience in sales leadership and business development. At Jio, he served as the country head for its cloud business, Jio Cloud.
In his new position, Rego will lead Freshworks’ efforts to introduce its AI-powered customer and employee experience solutions to Indian businesses. He will work closely with the company’s global teams as Freshworks targets $1 billion in annual revenue by 2026.
Freshworks, which serves over 68,000 customers globally, counts Indian brands like Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Consumer Products, and Asian Paints among its clients. The company sees Rego’s appointment as key to strengthening its footprint in its home market.
Freshworks’ Chief of Global Field Operations, Abe Smith, noted that Rego’s familiarity with the SaaS sector in India would be crucial in supporting the company’s growth ambitions.
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