Mark Lewis Executive Chairman, Violin

Violin Systems LLC announced that Mark Lewis, an industry veteran of enterprise storage and software, joins the company as executive chairman. 

He will also be executing the day-to-day duties of CEO while current Violin CEO and president Ebrahim Abbasi is out on medical leave.

Through his more than 30-year career, Lewis has leveraged his experience in driving storage and software solutions adopted by some of the largest enterprises in the world to grow several new businesses to more than $250 million in revenue, using acquisitions to transform existing businesses and managing several multi-billion-dollar product divisions. Previous leadership positions include EVP and CTO of EMC and GM of Compaq‘s storage business, among others. He has been awarded more than 12 patents.

“I am excited about the market opportunity for Violin as the extreme performance storage leader for the enterprise,” said Lewis. “We have a powerful proven product line, strong intellectual property and an experienced and motivated team. Focusing on our core strengths of extreme performance, reliability and customer experience, we continue to transform mission critical applications and enable many more.”

Lewis’ hiring adds to the visibility and credibility of Violin as a player in performance storage. Its Flash Storage Platform enables organizations to deploy enterprise all-flash storage to achieve favorable CAPEX and OPEX scenarios. This new approach transforms storage infrastructures and data center economics by supporting business growth, improving efficiency and manageability, and delivering consistent and predictable service levels without breaking the IT budget.

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