Frank Rauch Advisor, Cohesity

Cohesity, Inc., in hyperconverged secondary storage, appointed Frank Rauch as an advisor to the company.

With over twenty years of experience in both direct sales and channel programs, he will advise Cohesity’s sales and channel teams on go-to-market strategies and field operations.

He currently serves as VP, Americas partner organization at VMware, a Cohesity partner.

“We’re thrilled that Frank will be joining Cohesity in an advisory role,” said Mohit Aron, CEO and founder, Cohesity. “This is a critical and exciting time for our company as demand for intelligent, unified and efficient secondary storage solutions continues to grow. Frank’s deep experience in sales, both direct and across the channel, will be invaluable as we continue to meet this demand with the Cohesity Data Platform.”

As the leader of VMware’s channel sales in the Americas, Rauch leads initiatives in the company’s channel coverage and expands the solution mix for VMware’s channel partners, which includes solution providers, select system integrators, outsourcers, select service providers, cloud aggregators, OEMs, and distribution partners. Prior to his role at VMware, he served as VP of enterprise channel sales in the Americas at HP, overseeing a multi-billion dollar enterprise channel. He has also held roles in direct sales at HP and began his career at Compaq. He was most recently named to CRN‘s list of 2016 50 Most Influential Channel Chiefs, plus over 50 other awards and recognition in his channel career.

“I’ve been continually impressed by Cohesity’s differentiated approach to secondary storage and the strong momentum they’ve built in the market since emerging from stealth last year,” said Rauch. “Mohit and his team are continuing to raise the bar of innovation in the storage industry and I look forward to advising the company on their continued growth.”