Stacey Cornelius VP Ops, Nimble Storage

Nimble Storage, Inc. announced the appointment of Paul Whitney as VP of human resources, Stacey Cornelius as VP of operations and Carolyn Crandall as VP of corporate and field marketing.

Each has a proven track record and will be responsible for helping execute global expansion.
 
"Nimble Storage has experienced tremendous growth over the past three years, and our rapid expansion has required us to add to our executive team," said Suresh Vasudevan, CEO of Nimble Storage. "We are proud of the high-caliber talent found in each of our new hires, and I am confident they will support the company in its next level of growth."
 
 Prior to joining Nimble Storage, Whitney held senior human resource positions at Ascential Software, Portal Software (acquired by Oracle), Infinera and DataDirect Networks. At Infinera, he played a critical role in growing revenue to more than $450 million annually and was part of the executive team that took the company public in 2007.
 
 Cornelius brings 17 years of experience and will be responsible for all aspects of order management, supply chain, manufacturing and logistics. Prior to joining Nimble Storage, she was VP of global planning and logistics at SunPower. Prior to that, she spent 14 years at NetApp, where she was employee No. 128, during which time she helped the company go through its IPO to become a $3 billion company.

 With 25 years of proven track record, Crandall is an acknowledged expert in marketing, sales and channel best practices. At Nimble Storage she will be responsible for driving company brand awareness and visibility. She will also create worldwide marketing programs to accelerate revenue, build out enablement programs to fuel growth with partners, and establish robust social media and customer community programs. Prior to joining Nimble Storage, Crandall served as VP of WW marketing at Riverbed. Before that, she held VP roles with Seagate and Juniper Networks as well as positions with Cisco Systems and National Semiconductor.