Jaime Valles

Amazon Vice President, Managing Director Asia Pacific, Japan and China

Singapore

About

Jaime Vallés leads AWS Asia Pacific and Japan, where he is responsible for managing a global team focused on helping customers achieve their Business Outcomes leveraging the best of Amazon Web Services’ technologies and features. Prior to leading APJ, he led AWS Latin America for 7 years and served as President for Asia Pacific, Japan and Greater China, and President for Latin America at Cisco Systems for 7 years. 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.

Experience

  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) (10 yrs 5 mos)
    • Amazon Vice President, Managing Director Asia Pacific, Japan and China
      Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

    • Vice President Latin America
      Apr 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 3 mos

    • Managing Director Latin America
      Feb 2016 - Mar 2021 · 5 yrs 2 mos

  • Amazon Vice President, General Manager Asia Pacific and Japan at Amazon Web Services
    Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

  • Managing Partner at Latamkey
    Jan 2015 - Jan 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Consulting and Execution services to jump-start and accelerate companies growth across Latin America and global markets.

  • President Asia Pacific Japan and China at Cisco Systems Inc
    Sep 2012 - Jun 2014 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Cisco SVP and President Latin America at Cisco Systems
    Sep 2007 - Jul 2012 · 4 yrs 11 mos