Leonard Iventosch VP of WW Channels, Nimble Storage

Nimble Storage, Inc. announced that Leonard Iventosch has joined the company’s executive team as VP of WW channels.

The company also announced the return of Mike Munoz who will serve as VP of WW alliances.

Iventosch brings 30 years of hands-on channel experience across the storage industry with previous assignments at EMC, NetApp, Isilon Systems and Data General. Munoz, who previously served as VP of worldwide sales, has returned from a leave of absence and will now lead the company’s worldwide technology alliances and associated go-to-market sales initiatives. Both executives will report to Denis Murphy, VP of worldwide sales.

“With the addition of Leonard and the return of Mike, we are fortifying our executive bench strength and taking a significant step forward toward realizing our vision of redefining and leading the storage industry,” said Denis Murphy, VP WW sales, Nimble Storage. “The combined experience of both executives will be a force to reckon with as our competitors navigate the choppy seas of legacy product transitions, flash storage innovations and rapidly changing customer requirements.”

Prior to joining Nimble Storage, Leonard Iventosch, 60, served in executive leadership assignments at ExtraHop Networks, EMC, Isilon Systems, NetApp and Data General where he developed strategies and programs to fuel channel growth. While at EMC, he served as VP sales for Americas channels, where he focused on the success and profitability of channel partners through initiatives and programs designed to accelerate account penetration and sales growth. Prior to EMC, he served as VP of global channels at Isilon Systems where, during his leadership, channel revenue contribution jumped from under 25% to around 65% in less than two years. Prior to Isilon Systems, he served as VP of Americas channels at NetApp and as a channel sales leader at Data General. Iventosch draws from more than 30 years of hands-on experience in storage and building winning teams and cultivating new business opportunities. He earned a B.A. in economics from UC Davis and an M.B.A. from UC Berkeley with an emphasis on marketing.

Mike Munoz returns from a nine-month leave of absence from his prior role as VP of WW sales and will now serve as VP of WW alliances. In his new assignment, he will lead the worldwide alliances team focusing on accelerating sales momentum with the company’s key technology alliances, with a special emphasis on advancing go-to-market sales motions for SmartStack integrated infrastructure solutions.