Rod Christensen CTO, NovaStor

NovaStor AG announced that Rod Christensen will be joining their leadership team in the role of CTO.

He is a veteran within backup industry will also take on the responsibility as NovaStor’s global VP of engineering.

Hen has more than 25 years experience developing solutions to complex storage management problems. Prior to NovaStor, he served as VP of software development at CA, where he oversaw the 250 person team for sustaining engineering for all enterprise software as well as overseeing development on the CA ARCServe Replication and HA and Erwin Data Modeler products. Before CA, he was co-founder and CTO of Yosemite Technologies (acquired by Barracuda Networks) where he managed the architectural, technical, product and design processes for the TapeWare product line.

“There are so many great things happening at NovaStor right now and the opportunity to acquire such a resource as Rod could not have come at a better point in time. Rod is a class act all the way through and there is no doubt regarding his capabilities and the value he brings to a growing company like NovaStor,” said Stefan Utzinger, CEO. “Rod is tailor-made for this position and he will definitely play a fundamental role in the determining and delivering of NovaStor’s future product direction.”

“I’m excited to have the opportunity to become part, a dynamic growing business such as NovaStor. Being self-funded and still managing to release quality code while demonstrating rapid growth in a very competitive space speaks volumes about its potential,” said Christensen. “NovaStor is already equipped with outstanding award-winning technology, a strong management team and solid commitment to their vision. It’s motivating to join NovaStor this close to the tipping point knowing that my contributions can make the difference to drive this company to greatness while contnuing to deliver Backup for the Rest of Us.“