Saviynt appoints Clinton Mottram to APJ security role

Saviynt has appointed Clinton Mottram as Head of Application Identity Security for Asia Pacific and Japan. He will be based in Singapore.

Mottram will lead the company's application identity security efforts across the region, working with customers and partners on application access governance. His remit includes helping organisations manage access, risk and compliance across business-critical applications as they modernise their technology environments and adopt artificial intelligence tools.

The appointment expands Saviynt's senior leadership coverage in a region where companies are managing more complex application estates and tighter regulatory demands. It also comes as the business deepens its work with the SAP ecosystem following its availability in the SAP Marketplace.

Mottram joins with more than 25 years of IT experience spanning sales, consulting and strategic partnerships. Most recently, he was an Enterprise Sales Leader at Amazon Web Services in Singapore, where he led enterprise revenue growth and SAP cloud transformation strategy across ASEAN.

Before that, he was APAC Head of Strategic Account Sales and Transformation Leader at SoftwareOne. He began his career at SAP, where he spent 14 years.

The role has a particular focus on application identity security, an area that has drawn more attention as companies deploy AI systems alongside legacy and cloud software. Businesses across Asia Pacific and Japan are under pressure to maintain visibility over access to critical systems while meeting governance and compliance standards.

Mottram will work directly with customers to improve oversight of how identities interact with critical applications and systems. That includes strengthening access controls as organisations introduce new technologies into core business processes.

James Ross, Regional Vice President - ANZ, Saviynt, linked the appointment to changing customer needs in Australia and New Zealand.

"Australian and New Zealand private and public sector organisations are accelerating their adoption of AI while also having to navigate increasingly complex application, regulatory and compliance environments," said James Ross, Regional Vice President - ANZ, Saviynt.

"Clinton's extensive SAP expertise, coupled with his deep knowledge of emerging technology and AI, will be invaluable in fostering customer innovation and bringing a competitive edge to our regional business operations at a time when organisations are reinforcing their application identity security and accelerating their ambitions to embrace AI safely," Ross said.

Regional focus

Mottram's background in SAP-related transformation is likely to be relevant for large enterprises in the region, where many organisations continue to rely on SAP for finance, supply chain and other core operations. Managing user access to those systems has become more important as companies connect them to cloud services, external partners and AI-driven workflows.

His experience at Amazon Web Services and SoftwareOne also points to a focus on large enterprise accounts and partner-led engagement. In ASEAN, cloud migration and application modernisation programmes have created demand for tools that can track identities, permissions and compliance obligations across a growing mix of systems.

Saviynt, which markets identity security software, has been broadening its position on AI-related governance as customers seek greater control over how people and systems use enterprise applications. Organisations need clearer oversight of digital identities as business processes become more automated.

Mottram said those issues had become more visible in complex enterprise environments.

"Having worked with some of the region's largest and most complex enterprise environments, I have seen how challenging it can be to maintain strong governance as organisations modernise applications and adopt AI," Mottram said.

"I'm looking forward to working with organisations across APJ to strengthen access governance, improve visibility and control, and help them securely scale AI while managing risk. Saviynt is well positioned to support organisations through this next phase of transformation, and I'm pleased to be part of that journey."