Ferrol Macon VP, Architecture and Product Strategy, VeriStor

VeriStor Systems, Inc. announced that Ferrol Macon has joined the company as VP, architecture and product strategy.

With more than 20 years of technology-industry experience, he will be overseeing VeriStor’s solutions architecture and technical practice lead teams while also working to foster new technology partnerships, initiatives and cross-organizational strategies.
 
“VeriStor has built a significant reputation as a technology visionary and IT architecture expert,” said Steve Bishop, CTO. “As we continue to evolve and grow, we are making continued investments in our people, processes and tooling to extend the technology leadership we have earned. The addition of Ferrol to our technology management team underscores our commitment to innovation and superior solution delivery. Ferrol is a proven technology leader with an impressive track record for achieving measurable results that are aligned to customers’ goals. With his vision and leadership we plan to capitalize on new technology initiatives with the passion and expertise our customers have come to expect from VeriStor.”
 
Macon is a customer-focused team builder with decades of experience in business development, technology strategy and project leadership. Most recently he served as sales business development manager, US service providers,Cisco. Prior to that, he served in storage and data center sales leadership positions with Softchoice, Presidio Networked Solutions, Mosaic Consulting Group, Solarcom, Veritas Software, StorageNetworks and Datalink Corporation, as well as a previous position with VeriStor for two years. He also served as a submarine officer for the U.S. Navy for over five years and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Tulane University.  
 
“VeriStor continues to impress me with its ability to remain at the innovation edge of today’s technology,” said Macon. “I’m pleased to be a part of the VeriStor team once again and look forward to helping them chart a continued course for growth and success as customers demand increasing agility and efficiency from their data center solutions.“