Since January 1st, 2023, Jaime Vallés is vice president of Amazon Web Services (AWS) and GM for Asia Pacific Japan (APJ). Jaime holds 30+ years of experience in the technology industry. Before moving to Asia, he held for 7 years the title of vice president and general manager of Amazon Web Services in Latin America, where he led a regional team focused on helping customers achieve their business outcomes, leveraging the best of Amazon Web Services’ technologies and features.

Prior to joining AWS, he worked for Cisco Systems for 7 years where he served as president for Asia Pacific, Japan and Greater China, and president for Latin America. Before that, he held several leadership positions during a 12-year tenure at Sun Microsystems where he also became the VP for Latin America.

Jaime earned his bachelor’s degree in electronic and mechanical engineering from Anahuac University in Mexico and his MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.