Big Data Career Notes
Jeff Giannetti
Jeff Giannetti has joined distributed file system developer Hammerspace as its chief revenue officer. Giannetti brings more than 30 years of experience to the role, including positions at WEKA, Cleversafe, Deep Instinct, Veeam, Sun Microsystems, and NetApp, where he worked for more than a decade. Giannetti will lead the global sales team for Hammerspace, which is developing its Global Data Platform to accelerate data movement to better serve data workloads.
“AI is trending to be the biggest technical development in our lifetime, but the challenge for organizations is creating a data infrastructure that can provide high-performance access to unstructured data anywhere,” Giannetti said in a press release. “Hammerspace solves these challenges using a standards-based approach, at a massive scale, while providing orchestration and global namespace capabilities that are wholly unique. I’m thrilled to be a part of Hammerspace, a world-class team enabling organizations to experience the full value of their investments in their AI infrastructure and ecosystem.”
Mark Lockareff
GridGain, which develops a real-time data processing platform, has named IT industry veteran Mark Lockareff as its new president and CEO. Lackareff brings more than 25 years of industry experience to GridGain, helping to grow, lead, and invest in big data, storage, and cloud companies, including Nexenta, Paraccel, Agiliance and Apptera.
“The data infrastructure and data analytics markets are experiencing explosive growth, driven by the increasing demand for real-time insights, as well as the rise of AI and cloud computing,” said Lockareff. “GridGain’s continued strong growth reflects the value and inherent innovation of its platform, as well as its ability to consistently execute in all areas of operations. I am extremely excited to step into the CEO role during this critical moment in the industry and work closely with this talented team to accelerate growth, solidify our position as the dominant real-time data platform technology provider, and continue innovating our market.”
Pat Gelsinger
Pat Gelsinger, the CEO of VMware, has been appointed to the board of directors of Big Data Wire.
Maeve Culloty
HPE announced it has appointed Maeve Culloty to lead HPE Financial Services. She will replace Gerri Gold, who is retiring after 23 years with HPE, including time at Compaq, which was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 2002 for $25 billion.
“HPE Financial Services is a crown jewel of HPE, sustainably transforming customers’ and partners’ digital strategies through its smart IT lifecycle and financing options,” Neri said in a press release. “Leading this business requires deep understanding of the capital markets as well as the IT industry. Having worked closely with Maeve over the last two years, I know she will bring this expertise, as well as strong leadership and vision, to the role.”
Wissam Jabre
NetApp has appointed Wissam Jabre to be its executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective March 10. Jabre, who is currently the CFO for Western Digital, brings more than 20 years of experience to NetApp.
“I’m excited to join this incredible team as NetApp builds on its momentum and captures market share with its leading intelligent data infrastructure platform,” Jabre said in a press release. “There is tremendous opportunity ahead to enhance value for our shareholders. I look forward to partnering with the leadership team and leading the finance organization as we build on the Company’s efforts to drive growth and profitability, as well as deliver results for our stakeholders.”
Lisa Luscap
Lisa Luscap has been appointed the new chief marketing officer of Starburst, the developer of a lakehouse platform and a backer of the open source Trino query engine. Luscap joined Starburst from Pluralsight, where she was the CMO. She has a 20+ year career in IT and has also held marketing executive roles at Snowflake, VMware, HP, Siebel Systems, and Dolby Laboratories.
“I’m excited to join the talented team at Starburst and help our customers accelerate their data, AI and ML initiatives,” Luscap said in a press release. “Starburst’s unique data and AI platform simplifies access to enterprise data across on-premises and cloud environments, enabling businesses to supercharge AI applications and agents to drive tangible outcomes.”
Conclusion
The big data community is constantly evolving, with new technologies and innovations emerging every day. These career notes highlight some of the key appointments and moves within the industry, showcasing the talent and expertise that is driving growth and innovation. Whether you’re looking for inspiration or just want to stay up-to-date on the latest developments, these notes are a great resource to keep you informed.
FAQs
Q: What is the role of Hammerspace’s new chief revenue officer, Jeff Giannetti?
A: Giannetti will lead the global sales team for Hammerspace, which is developing its Global Data Platform to accelerate data movement to better serve data workloads.
Q: Who is the new president and CEO of GridGain?
A: Mark Lockareff, a 25-year industry veteran, has been named as the new president and CEO of GridGain.
Q: Who has been appointed to lead HPE Financial Services?
A: Maeve Culloty has been appointed to lead HPE Financial Services, replacing Gerri Gold, who is retiring after 23 years with HPE.
Q: Who has been appointed as the new CFO of NetApp?
A: Wissam Jabre, currently the CFO of Western Digital, has been appointed as the new CFO of NetApp.
