Backblaze Deepens Sales Leadership Team
Backblaze (Nasdaq: BLZE) has strengthened its sales leadership team with two key appointments. Dave Cotten joins as Vice President of Sales, overseeing global field sales for enterprise and mid-market segments. Teresa Dodson takes on the role of Senior Director of Partner Marketing and Alliances, managing the company's Alliances portfolio and channel partner marketing.
These appointments follow the recent hiring of Jason Wakeam as Chief Revenue Officer. The move aligns with Backblaze's strategy to move upmarket in the customer segment and improve focus on priority segments and key go-to-market motions. Both new leaders bring extensive experience in sales, business development, and partner management from companies like SnapLogic, Cloudera, AWS, and others.
Backblaze (Nasdaq: BLZE) ha rafforzato il suo team di leadership nelle vendite con due nomine chiave. Dave Cotten entra come Vicepresidente delle Vendite, supervisando le vendite sul campo a livello globale per i segmenti enterprise e mid-market. Teresa Dodson assume il ruolo di Direttore Senior del Marketing e delle Alleanze Partner, gestendo il portafoglio di alleanze dell'azienda e il marketing dei partner canali.
Queste nomine seguono l'assunzione recente di Jason Wakeam come Chief Revenue Officer. Questa mossa è in linea con la strategia di Backblaze di puntare verso i mercati superiori nel segmento clienti e migliorare la concentrazione sui segmenti prioritari e le chiave strategie di ingresso nel mercato. Entrambi i nuovi leader portano un'ampia esperienza nelle vendite, nello sviluppo commerciale e nella gestione dei partner proveniente da aziende come SnapLogic, Cloudera, AWS e altre.
Backblaze (Nasdaq: BLZE) ha fortalecido su equipo de liderazgo de ventas con dos nombramientos clave. Dave Cotten se une como Vicepresidente de Ventas, supervisando las ventas en campo a nivel global para los segmentos empresarial y de mediana empresa. Teresa Dodson asume el rol de Directora Senior de Marketing y Alianzas de Socios, gestionando la cartera de alianzas de la empresa y el marketing de socios de canal.
Estos nombramientos siguen la reciente contratación de Jason Wakeam como Director de Ingresos. Este movimiento se alinea con la estrategia de Backblaze de avanzar hacia el mercado superior en el segmento de clientes y mejorar el enfoque en segmentos prioritarios y estrategias clave de entrada al mercado. Ambos nuevos líderes aportan una amplia experiencia en ventas, desarrollo empresarial y gestión de socios de empresas como SnapLogic, Cloudera, AWS y otras.
Backblaze (Nasdaq: BLZE)는 두 명의 주요 임명을 통해 영업 리더십 팀을 강화했습니다. Dave Cotten은 부사장으로 합류하여 기업 및 중간 시장 부문을 위한 글로벌 현장 영업을 감독합니다. Teresa Dodson은 파트너 마케팅 및 제휴의 수석 이사 역할을 맡아 회사의 제휴 포트폴리오 및 채널 파트너 마케팅을 관리합니다.
이러한 임명은 Jason Wakeam을 최고 수익 책임자로 최근 채용한 것에 이어 이루어진 것입니다. 이 조치는 Backblaze가 고객 세그먼트에서 시장 상위로 이동하고 우선 세그먼트 및 주요 시장 진입 전략에 대한 집중을 개선하려는 전략에 부합합니다. 두 명의 새로운 리더는 SnapLogic, Cloudera, AWS 등과 같은 회사에서 영업, 비즈니스 개발 및 파트너 관리에 대한 폭넓은 경험을 보유하고 있습니다.
Backblaze (Nasdaq: BLZE) a renforcé son équipe de direction des ventes avec deux nominations clés. Dave Cotten rejoint l’entreprise en tant que vice-président des ventes, supervisant les ventes sur le terrain à l'échelle mondiale pour les segments d'entreprise et de marché intermédiaire. Teresa Dodson prend le poste de directrice senior du marketing partenaire et des alliances, gérant le portefeuille d'alliances de l'entreprise et le marketing des partenaires de canal.
Ces nominations font suite à la récente embauche de Jason Wakeam en tant que directeur des revenus. Cette démarche s'inscrit dans la stratégie de Backblaze de se positionner sur des marchés plus élevés dans le segment client et d'améliorer l'accent mis sur les segments prioritaires et les clés d'entrée sur le marché. Les deux nouveaux leaders apportent une vaste expérience en ventes, développement commercial et gestion de partenaires venant d'entreprises telles que SnapLogic, Cloudera, AWS et d'autres.
Backblaze (Nasdaq: BLZE) hat sein Vertriebsteam durch zwei wichtige Ernennungen gestärkt. Dave Cotten übernimmt die Rolle des Vizepräsidenten für Vertrieb und leitet den globalen Außendienst für Unternehmens- und Mittelstandsmärkte. Teresa Dodson wird Senior Director für Partnermarketing und Allianzen und verantwortet das Allianzen-Portfolio des Unternehmens sowie das Marketing für Kanalpartner.
Diese Ernennungen folgen der kürzlichen Einstellung von Jason Wakeam als Chief Revenue Officer. Dieser Schritt passt zu Backblazes Strategie, im Kundenbereich in höhere Märkte vorzudringen und den Fokus auf wichtige Segmente und essentielle Markteinführungsstrategien zu verbessern. Beide neuen Führungskräfte bringen umfangreiche Erfahrungen in den Bereichen Vertrieb, Geschäftsentwicklung und Partnermanagement aus Unternehmen wie SnapLogic, Cloudera, AWS und anderen mit.
- Appointment of experienced sales leaders to strengthen the company's market position
- Strategic move to target higher-value enterprise and mid-market segments
- Enhanced focus on partner ecosystem and channel marketing
- Alignment with the company's upmarket strategy under new CRO leadership
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Dave Cotten and Teresa Dodson Tapped for Two Key Leadership Roles
SAN MATEO, Calif., Sept. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Backblaze, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLZE), the cloud storage innovator providing a modern alternative to traditional cloud providers, today announced that Dave Cotten and Teresa Dodson joined the company’s sales leadership team.
“Adding these seasoned, senior-level sales leaders reinforces our commitment to delivering open cloud solutions that allow our customers to do more with their data,” said Jason Wakeam, Chief Revenue Officer at Backblaze. “Dave and Teresa bring sales experience and a strategic approach to deepen relationships and better serve our customers and partners.”
The news follows the recent appointment of Jason Wakeam as the company’s Chief Revenue Officer. Reporting to Wakeam, the two new leaders bring robust experience in sales and business development.
“Our strategy to move up market in the customer segment is accelerating with leadership from our new Chief Revenue Officer, Jason Wakeam,” said Gleb Budman, Backblaze CEO and Chairperson of the Board. “Jason is upleveling key parts of the sales and marketing process with the addition of Dave and Teresa to his leadership team. He’s also making strategic changes to improve our focus on priority segments and key go-to-market motions.”
Dave Cotten brings over 25 years of sales leadership experience to his new role as Vice President of Sales. In this position, Cotten oversees global field sales, ensuring Backblaze continues to deliver premier business value to our expanding base of customers across the enterprise and mid-market segments.
An experienced sales and operational leader, Cotten previously held roles at SnapLogic, Cloudera, CA Technologies, Red Hat, and others.
Teresa Dodson was named Senior Director of Partner Marketing and Alliances. In her new role, Dodson oversees the company’s Alliances portfolio and channel partner marketing. She is also responsible for driving joint success across the Backblaze partner ecosystem.
Dodson brings deep partner and channel management experience to her new role at Backblaze. With more than 25 years of channel management experience, Dodson joined from Rockset (acquired by OpenAI), where she led the alliances and partner marketing functions and helped co-build joint GenAI opportunities with AWS, Confluent, and others. She also served as the Global Lead for AWS Partner Network, and held partner development leadership roles at SnapLogic, Five9, and others.
About Backblaze
Backblaze is the cloud storage innovator providing a modern alternative to traditional cloud providers. We deliver high-performance, secure cloud object storage that customers use to develop applications, manage media, secure backups, build AI workflows, protect from ransomware, and more. Backblaze helps businesses break free from the walled gardens that traditional providers lock customers into, enabling them to use their data in open cloud workflows with the providers they prefer at a fraction of the cost. Headquartered in San Mateo, CA, Backblaze (NASDAQ: BLZE) was founded in 2007 and serves over 500,000 customers in 175 countries around the world. For more information, please go to www.backblaze.com.
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