Penny Chai serves as Vice President of APAC at Sumsub. She brings with her over 25 years of experience in partnerships, business development and marketing.

Prior to her role at Sumsub, Penny was the Director of Global Partnerships at the predictive cryptocurrency risks and intelligence platform Merkle Science where she spearheaded the design of the partner program and implemented it globally. Additionally, she was the Channels Director for APAC at Jumio, overseeing the continuous development of the indirect business for the company in APAC. Under her leadership, Penny designed and built the global partner program, growing the APAC partner business by more than 500% in 2.5 years.

Beyond partnerships and business development, Penny is passionate in leading and coaching her team in achieving their personal and business goals. She also served as APAC Marketing Director at Zebra Technologies and Intermec Technologies and Regional Director at Dell Global BV.