NetApp Veteran Promoted to President and Head of Go-to-Market Operations
April 07 2014 - 8:30AM
Marketwired
NetApp Veteran Promoted to President and Head of Go-to-Market
Operations
SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwired - Apr 7, 2014) - NetApp, Inc.
(NASDAQ: NTAP), a global leader in providing storage and data
management solutions, today announced that Robert Salmon has been
promoted to president and head of Go-to-Market (GTM) Operations.
Salmon previously served as executive vice president of worldwide
Field Operations for NetApp.
Salmon joined NetApp in 1994 as one of the first members of the
sales organization where he laid the groundwork for the sales
culture at NetApp; a culture focused on customer success. Since
2004, he has led the sales organization through several
game-changing transitions, established long-term technology and GTM
partnerships and is a key architect in NetApp's customer
segmentation and selling model.
"Rob is an outstanding leader and has been a major contributor
to NetApp's growth to a $6B company," said Tom Georgens, CEO of
NetApp. "I am confident that Rob's insight, integrity, and passion
will enable the new GTM Operations organization to holistically
drive customer success and accelerate growth for NetApp."
The new GTM Operations organization leverages the strengths of
NetApp's Field Operations, Global Marketing and Customer Success
Operations to refine NetApp's GTM engine. By owning the customer
experience -- from generating awareness to how NetApp serves and
supports customers -- the new organization provides the opportunity
to more tightly align and execute on the company's near term
opportunities and strategic priorities.
"I am excited about the opportunity to lead this team," said
Salmon. "We are building on the strengths and achievements of three
customer-centric functions, and this new organization ensures we
are coordinated in how we leverage our technology leadership and
our partner ecosystem to achieve great outcomes for our
customers."
Rob Salmon joined the NetApp sales organization in 1994. Since
2004 he has led Worldwide Field Operations. Prior to joining
NetApp, Rob held various sales positions at Sun Microsystems and
Data General Corporation. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
Computer Science from California State University, Chico. Outside
of NetApp Rob enjoys supporting his community and focusing on
programs that promote education and wellness.
About NetApp NetApp creates innovative storage and data
management solutions that deliver outstanding cost efficiency and
accelerate business breakthroughs. Our commitment to living our
core values and consistently being recognized as a great place to
work around the world are fundamental to our long-term growth and
success, as well as the success of our pathway partners and
customers. Discover our passion for helping companies around the
world go further, faster at www.netapp.com.
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Press Contact: Jodi Baumann Senior Director, Global
Communications 408-822-3974 xdl-uspr@netapp.com
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