Christopher Galvin Chairman, InfiniteIO

InfiniteIO, Inc. appointmed Christopher Galvin as the chairman of its board of directors, effective immediately.

He previously served as the chairman of Cleversafe, which was acquired by IBM.

“Chris has transformed multiple industries with his strategic vision, financial acumen and business experience, and his leadership of our board comes at an exciting time of growth and innovation for InfiniteIO,” said CEO and co-founder Mark Cree. “His involvement is a strong endorsement for InfiniteIO’s approach to transforming hybrid cloud storage.”

“The market is made by innovators who can bring completly new ideas to solve age-old business problems,” said Galvin. “InfiniteIO is disrupting the storage market with network intelligence that makes hybrid clouds simple and fast, and I am excited to partner with the proven leadership team.”

He previously served in a variety of executive leadership roles, including as the chairman and CEO of Motorola and the chairman of NAVTEQ. Additionally, He served as a member of the U.S. Department of Defense Science and Manufacturing Boards, respectively, as well as a member of the Bechtel Corporation‘s board of counselors, Rand Corporation, the Business Council (US), American Society of Corporate Executives, the US-China Business Council (chairman 2003), and adviser to the Chief Executive of Hong Kong.

This appointment rounds out InfiniteIO’s board, including Mark Cree, CEO of InfiniteIO; Jay Rolette, VP of engineering of InfiniteIO; and John Morris, former CEO of Cleversafe.