MongoDB Names Alex Newman Head of A/NZ
Alex Newman, a longtime Informatica executive, takes over MongoDB's Australia and New Zealand operations.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in People
MongoDB has appointed Alex Newman as head of its Australia and New Zealand operations, succeeding Abi Nourai, who left the company in January 2026. Newman will report to Asia Pacific and Japan senior vice president Richard Scott.
Why it matters
The appointment fills a regional leadership role that had been vacant since Nourai's departure. Newman's background in enterprise software is intended to support customers as they modernise applications and scale AI workloads.
Abi Nourai served as A/NZ head from May 2024 to January 2026, about 20 months. Alex Newman spent more than nine years at Informatica, where he was regional vice president of Informatica A/NZ when he left. Financial targets for the region were not disclosed.
The players
MongoDB
MongoDB is a document-oriented database company whose platform is used for application development and data management.
Alex Newman
Alex Newman is an enterprise software executive with prior leadership roles at Informatica and several other technology firms.
Richard Scott
Richard Scott is MongoDB's senior vice president for Asia Pacific and Japan, to whom Newman will report.
The details
Newman previously worked at Informatica, CenturyLink, EMC, Macquarie Telecom, Computer Associates, and TelecityGroup. He said he intends to grow the existing regional team and deliver strong customer results.
Timeline
May 2024: Abi Nourai began serving as A/NZ head.
January 2026: Nourai departed the role.
November 4, 2026: MongoDB announced Newman's appointment.
Market Landscape
MongoDB's document database platform is central to the company's push to help enterprises modernise applications and run AI workloads in production. The regional leadership change positions the company's Australia and New Zealand business to pursue that push under a new head.
Customers of MongoDB in Australia and New Zealand will work with a new regional leader focused on application modernisation and AI workloads. Day-to-day product access and pricing are not addressed in the announcement.
The takeaway
Leadership changes at major database vendors often signal shifts in how regional teams prioritise customer modernisation projects. Businesses working with MongoDB in the region can expect continuity in platform support while the new team takes shape.
Further reading
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