Confluent Promotes Ryan Mac Ban to Chief Revenue Officer
Confluent (NASDAQ:CFLT) has announced the promotion of Ryan Mac Ban to Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), following the retirement announcement of Erica Schultz, who served as President of Field Operations. In his expanded role, Mac Ban will lead the global field strategy, overseeing sales, sales engineering, customer success, and sales operations.
Mac Ban previously served as Senior Vice President, Global Head of Sales at Confluent. His extensive 20-year sales leadership experience includes notable positions at UiPath, where he achieved triple-digit revenue growth, and VMware, where he drove double-digit sales growth year over year as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales, Networking, Security and Automation. He also held leadership positions at Cisco, helping the company transition to a subscription-based business.
Confluent (NASDAQ:CFLT) ha annunciato la promozione di Ryan Mac Ban a Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), in seguito all'annuncio del pensionamento di Erica Schultz, che ricopriva il ruolo di Presidente delle Operazioni sul Campo. Nel suo nuovo incarico, Mac Ban guiderà la strategia globale sul campo, supervisionando vendite, ingegneria delle vendite, customer success e operazioni di vendita.
In precedenza, Mac Ban è stato Senior Vice President e Responsabile Globale delle Vendite presso Confluent. Vanta un'esperienza ventennale nella leadership delle vendite, con ruoli di rilievo in aziende come UiPath, dove ha ottenuto una crescita dei ricavi a tripla cifra, e VMware, dove ha guidato una crescita delle vendite a doppia cifra anno dopo anno come Senior Vice President delle Vendite Mondiali per Networking, Sicurezza e Automazione. Ha inoltre ricoperto posizioni di leadership in Cisco, contribuendo alla transizione dell'azienda verso un modello di business basato su abbonamenti.
Confluent (NASDAQ:CFLT) ha anunciado el ascenso de Ryan Mac Ban a Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), tras el anuncio de jubilación de Erica Schultz, quien se desempeñaba como Presidenta de Operaciones de Campo. En su nuevo rol, Mac Ban liderará la estrategia global de campo, supervisando ventas, ingeniería de ventas, éxito del cliente y operaciones de ventas.
Anteriormente, Mac Ban fue Vicepresidente Senior y Jefe Global de Ventas en Confluent. Cuenta con una amplia experiencia de 20 años en liderazgo de ventas, con puestos destacados en UiPath, donde logró un crecimiento de ingresos de tres dígitos, y VMware, donde impulsó un crecimiento de ventas de dos dígitos año tras año como Vicepresidente Senior de Ventas Mundiales para Networking, Seguridad y Automatización. También ocupó cargos de liderazgo en Cisco, ayudando a la empresa a transitar hacia un modelo de negocio basado en suscripciones.
Confluent (NASDAQ:CFLT)는 현장 운영 사장인 Erica Schultz의 은퇴 발표에 따라 Ryan Mac Ban을 Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)로 승진시켰다고 발표했습니다. 확대된 역할에서 Mac Ban은 글로벌 현장 전략을 이끌며 영업, 영업 엔지니어링, 고객 성공 및 영업 운영을 총괄할 예정입니다.
Mac Ban은 이전에 Confluent에서 글로벌 영업 책임자 겸 수석 부사장으로 근무했습니다. 그는 20년 이상의 폭넓은 영업 리더십 경험을 보유하고 있으며, UiPath에서는 세 자릿수 매출 성장을 달성했고, VMware에서는 네트워킹, 보안 및 자동화 분야의 전 세계 영업 수석 부사장으로서 연간 두 자릿수 매출 성장을 이끌었습니다. 또한 Cisco에서 리더십 역할을 수행하며 회사가 구독 기반 비즈니스로 전환하는 데 기여했습니다.
Confluent (NASDAQ:CFLT) a annoncé la promotion de Ryan Mac Ban au poste de Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), suite à l'annonce du départ à la retraite d'Erica Schultz, qui occupait le poste de Présidente des Opérations Terrain. Dans son nouveau rôle, Mac Ban dirigera la stratégie terrain mondiale, supervisant les ventes, l'ingénierie des ventes, la réussite client et les opérations commerciales.
Mac Ban occupait auparavant le poste de Senior Vice President, Responsable mondial des ventes chez Confluent. Il possède une vaste expérience de 20 ans en leadership commercial, avec des postes clés chez UiPath, où il a réalisé une croissance des revenus à trois chiffres, et chez VMware, où il a conduit une croissance des ventes à deux chiffres d'année en année en tant que Senior Vice President des Ventes mondiales pour le Réseau, la Sécurité et l'Automatisation. Il a également occupé des postes de direction chez Cisco, aidant l'entreprise à passer à un modèle commercial basé sur l'abonnement.
Confluent (NASDAQ:CFLT) hat die Beförderung von Ryan Mac Ban zum Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) bekanntgegeben, nachdem Erica Schultz, die als Präsidentin der Field Operations tätig war, ihren Rücktritt angekündigt hatte. In seiner erweiterten Rolle wird Mac Ban die globale Feldstrategie leiten und dabei Vertrieb, Vertriebsingenieurwesen, Kundenerfolg und Vertriebsoperationen überwachen.
Mac Ban war zuvor Senior Vice President und Global Head of Sales bei Confluent. Er verfügt über eine umfassende 20-jährige Erfahrung in der Vertriebsleitung, mit bedeutenden Positionen bei UiPath, wo er ein dreistelliges Umsatzwachstum erzielte, und bei VMware, wo er als Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales, Networking, Security and Automation ein zweistelliges Umsatzwachstum Jahr für Jahr vorantrieb. Außerdem hatte er Führungspositionen bei Cisco inne und unterstützte das Unternehmen bei der Umstellung auf ein abonnementbasiertes Geschäftsmodell.
- Appointment of experienced sales leader with proven track record of driving significant revenue growth
- Smooth leadership transition with internal promotion maintaining operational continuity
- New CRO brings extensive experience in subscription-based business models
- Departure of successful Field Operations President Erica Schultz through retirement
“I am excited for Ryan to take on this expanded leadership role,” said Jay Kreps, co-founder and CEO, Confluent. “His proven success scaling field teams at multi-product platform companies makes him an invaluable leader for Confluent’s next phase of growth. Ryan’s expertise will strengthen our go-to-market strategy and deepen customer relationships.”
Prior to his promotion, Ryan served as Senior Vice President, Global Head of Sales at Confluent. Ryan has over 20 years of sales leadership experience, building top-performing teams globally. Before joining Confluent, Ryan led the emerging products division at UiPath, where he oversaw global sales for all products outside the company’s core RPA offering and drove triple-digit revenue growth over four years. This success led to his promotion to President, UiPath Americas, where he drove significant growth across all offerings. Prior to UiPath, Ryan served as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales, Networking, Security and Automation at VMware, where he developed and executed a comprehensive global sales strategy that drove double-digit sales growth year over year. Ryan also held leadership positions at Cisco, including Vice President, Sales of the Scalable Consumption Offers team, where he helped the company transition to a subscription-based business.
“It’s a privilege to take on the role of Chief Revenue Officer and expand my responsibilities, especially as data streaming transforms how organizations get value from their data. Confluent's category-defining data streaming platform is vital for generating real-time insights and fueling next-gen AI applications like Agentic AI. I look forward to continuing to partner with the global Confluent team to advance our mission and build on our strong foundation created by the widespread adoption of Apache Kafka®.”
About Confluent
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