Trent Landreth and Jason Peoples VP, Pivot3

Pivot3, Inc. announced the hiring of industry experts Trent Landreth and Jason Peoples to lead the expansion of its channel program.

With nearly 45 years of combined sales and business development expertise in the technology industry, they will help propel Pivot3’s expanding channel strategy and further position in the HCI segment.

Trent Landreth serves as VP and directs sales operations and enablement, and channel and business alliances. With experience building and leading large organizations, he will focus on driving business goals and objectives, streamlining sales enablement and channel operations and improving internal and external processes. He comes with senior executive level experience, and has held positions with enterprises such as Oracle, Stonebridge, i2 Technologies, and Formation Systems.

“Pivot3 is increasingly gaining recognition as a company with superior technology and an enormous market opportunity,” said Landreth. “The company has a history of innovation and extends a value proposition to their customers that is unequaled in the HCI space. I recognized that Pivot3 has the potential to e a leader in a rapidly evolving market, making the decision to join the company very easy. I’m excited about the opportunity to help lead Pivot3 and help it grow.”

Jason Peoples serves as channel development VP and leads the growing Pivot3 channel program. A leader in technology sales, partnerships, marketing and management functions, he has held executive roles at technology companies including Diversinet, Venafi, VeriSign and most recently VMware, where he managed global strategic alliances for mobility.

“Hyper-convergence is unquestionably the future of IT infrastructure, and the patented technology that Pivot3 brings to the HCI space proves the company’s viability long-term,” said Peoples. “Pivot3’s solutions are beating the competition in terms of central processing unit efficiency, storage efficiency and price, which allows channel partners to deliver an advanced, full-featured, end-to-end system to their customers. I look forward to building on this competitive edge to broaden Pivot3’s channel program.”

These two additions to Pivot3’s executive team will help further accelerate the company’s growth and extend the company’s competitive advantage within the channel.

“Bringing Trent Landreth and Jason Peoples on board reflects Pivot3’s dedication to the continued expansion and performance of our sales teams and our channel partner strategy,” said Ron Nash, CEO. “Their decision to join our team came after extensive analysis of our technology, business model and growth trajectory. This is additional evidence of the superiority of our technology in the market and our increasing visibility in hyper-convergence.“