Hybrid cloud storage provider Nasuni has announced the appointment of Michael Sotnick as its new senior vice president of corporate and business development.
A seasoned industry veteran, Sotnick comes with 30 years of high-level partnership experience in data infrastructure, security, management and cloud.
He joins the company from Pure Storage, where he spent the last eight years as vice president of alliances and business development, and is credited with helping drive the company's growth from $400 million to $3 billion.
Prior to that, he also held leadership positions at Veritas, SAP, Quest Software and Moovweb.
In his new role, Sotnick will leverage his experience to lead Nasuni's global partnerships, which include companies such as Microsoft Azure, AWS and Google Cloud. He will also work to build new strategic technology partnerships, Nasuni said.
Nasuni targets disruption of legacy NAS
Commenting on the appointment, Nasuni president David Grant said the nature of Sotnick's eight-year tenure at Pure Storage aligns with the company's own approach to disrupting legacy NAS with a cloud-based approach.
“He brings a wealth of experience, derived from more than three decades in growth stage and large public companies, including a track record of building partnerships at scale,” he explained.
“Nasuni achieved phenomenal growth in 2023 with a 46% increase in new customer bookings and a 30% increase in ARR year-over-year. With the addition of Michael to our leadership team, we are well positioned for our next important milestones.”
Headquartered in Boston, USA, Nasuni's File Data Platform is a hybrid cloud storage solution designed to drive business growth through its unique cloud-native architecture, promising scalability, built-in security to address cyber threats and fast performance at the edge.
Currently, the company offers its services to clients in more than 70 countries and in sectors such as manufacturing, construction, energy, consumer goods and the public sector.
In its recent fiscal 2023 results, Nasuni revealed that it had acquired more than 120 new enterprise customers, launched its Nasuni Edge offering for Amazon S3, and established a key partnership with energy solutions provider Cegal, which helped drive year-on-year growth in 235% in the energy sector. sector.
Sotnick's appointment is the latest in a series of leadership changes as the company looks to build on this momentum. Most recently, the firm announced the promotions of Russ Kennedy to chief evangelist and Nick Burling to senior vice president of product.
“I am delighted to join Nasuni's leadership team at this stage of the company's growth,” said Sotnick. “Nasuni is solving critical data challenges for its customers and is architecturally prepared for deeper partner integration.
“Nasuni has a compelling, holistic approach to data, amplified by the rise of AI and data intelligence, that sets it apart from the competition. Against the backdrop of great partnerships and integrations already in place, I look forward to enhancing the value we can bring to our shared customers.”
