VAST Data, the leading AI data platform company, has announced the appointment of new leadership to drive growth in the AI market. With the goal of capitalizing on the explosive market growth, the company has brought in Marianne Budnik as its new Chief Marketing Officer and Stacey Cast as Vice President of Global Operations.
Marianne Budnik is an accomplished leader who will be responsible for all marketing functions at VAST Data. With her extensive experience in marketing at scale for companies like CrowdStrike, CyberArk, and CA Technologies, as well as her background at EMC Corporation, Budnik is well-equipped to lead VAST Data’s marketing efforts.
Working closely with Budnik, Jeff Denworth, co-founder of VAST Data, will maintain his responsibilities leading the company’s product and commercial strategies. Denworth will continue to engage with VAST’s strategic customers and partners, ensuring the realization of AI-powered transformation and positioning the company for success in the market.
In addition to Budnik, Stacey Cast has been appointed as Vice President of Global Operations. Cast will oversee VAST Data’s operational processes, focusing on product quality and delivery. With her wealth of experience in technology executive roles at companies like H20.ai, SentinalOne, Cohesity, Nimble Storage, and NetApp, Cast is well-qualified for this role.
All three new appointments – Budnik, Cast, and Denworth – will report directly to CEO Renen Hallak. Hallak expressed his excitement about the addition of these talented domain experts to the leadership team, highlighting their potential to help VAST Data expand its market share and execute its vision.
Budnik also commented on her new role, expressing her honor to join the VAST Data team and contribute to the company’s innovation agenda in the AI and high-performance computing space. Cast shared her enthusiasm to be a part of VAST Data’s growth journey, emphasizing the opportunity to build stronger structures and processes for efficiency and scale.
VAST Data, founded in 2019, is a data platform software company that accelerates time-to-insight for workload-intensive applications. Their platform offers scalable performance, simple data management, and enhanced productivity. With their rapid growth, VAST Data aims to power the next wave of AI and high-performance computing.
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