Rick Ruskin VP Sales, Storiant

Storiant, Inc., provider of long-term storage software for private clouds, announced that Rick Ruskin has joined the company as VP sales.

 He brings experience in the enterprise technology and storage industry, as well as a track record of scaling companies to industry prominence. He joins the Storiant team as a key member of an executive team that is focused on accelerating the company’s rapid growth and expansion.
        
“We are at an exciting crossroad in the storage industry. Data is growing exponentially and companies are trying to use that data in ways that are both strategic and cost effective,” said Ruskin. “Storiant is poised to become a serious industry disruptor with its long-term, low-cost storage software, and I am confident that this technology will be the next foundation for private cloud storage, data analytics and BC. I look forward to working with an industry veteran like Jeff Flowers and the rest of this talented team to take Storiant to the next level.”

Previously, Ruskin served as VP sales and marketing at VDX Inc. and as EVP sales at MTI. At MTI, he oversaw the company’s sales effort as it grew from a private company to a public one with a market cap of $2 billion and total sales of approximately $300 million.

In his new role at Storiant, he will be responsible for developing the company’s sales model to drive expansion and provide guidance on decisions related to market definition, market extension, positioning and pricing. Additionally, he will continue to expand, manage and mentor sales team.

“Rick is an excellent addition to our team and company culture – he’s a talented salesman and will be a driving force in scaling our company expansion,” said Jeff Flowers, CEO and co-founder, Storiant.