Suresh Vasudevan From Nimble Storage Board’s Director, MemSQL

MemSQL, Inc., provider of fast real-time data warehouse, announced the addition of several new members to its board of directors and advisory board.

Mohit Aron from Cohesity, Chris McClain from DocuSign, and Quentin Clark from Dropbox will join the advisory board, while Suresh Vasudevan from Nimble Storage will join the board of directors.

With the rapid growth of data, database companies such as MemSQL are drawing interest from Silicon Valley talent. These experts bring knowledge of building fast scaling enterprises, and the company sees the addition of these executives as an opportunity to learn from their experience for strategic guidance and continued growth.

“Building a successful company requires various skillsets and knowledge bases,” said Nikita Shamgunov, CEO and co-founder. “We are fortunate to have the opportunity to work with these talented individuals, and look forward to the energy they will bring to MemSQL.”

About the executives

• Mohit Aron founded Nutanix and Cohesity, where he is the current CEO. He brings database knowledge from his work at Teradata and Google.

• Chris McClain was most recently SVP of global sales at DocuSign. He also brings decades of enterprise experience from his work at SAP and Oracle.

• Quentin Clark is the SVP of engineering, product, and design at Dropbox. He adds a wealth of enterprise experience on databases from his work at SAP and Microsoft.

• Suresh Vasudevan was most recently the president and CEO of Nimble Storage. From his latest role and previous position at NetApp, he brings deep enterprise experience.