Asim Zaheer CMO, Nasuni

Nasuni Corp. appointed Asim Zaheer as CMO. In this role, he will be responsible for scaling global go-to-market strategy as the company enters its next phase of growth.

It also announced recruited Matthew Grantham as head of WW Partners, and Curt Douglas as VP sales for its Western region.

The new appointments come as demand for hybrid cloud storage with distributed file shares and safeguards against ransomware continues to grow rapidly. According to Gartner, consumption-based storage models will triple their stake in total enterprise storage capacity in the next 5 years and all storage solutions will include active cyber defense and recovery capabilities by 2028.

“In my conversations with customers it is clear that enterprises need to replace traditional hardware-based file storage and data protection systems with a scalable cloud-native solution,” said Zaheer. “Nasuni is a clear leader in the rapidly growing category of Hybrid Cloud Storage and has the leading product in this accelerating market. I am thrilled to help expand its global footprint at such an exciting time for the company.“

Asim Zaheer brings over 25 years of technology marketing experience from companies of all sizes. Prior to Nasuni, he served as CMO of Glassbox and spent more than 10 years as CMO of Hitachi Vantara, helping launch the company and drive its multi-billion-dollar IT business.

“Legacy file systems simply aren’t enough for the demands of today’s enterprises, which require cloud migration, advanced ransomware protection, and hybrid workforce support,” said president David Grant. “Asim’s wealth of experience and the expertise Matthew and Curt bring to their roles will help propel Nasuni forward as we bring much-needed disruption to traditional file infrastructure and strategically grow our market share in the US and Europe.”

With over 20 years of experience managing customer and partner relationships, Matthew Grantham brings expertise to his role leading partner program. Previously, he served as global VP of channel sales for Hyperscience and executive channel leadership positions at TenFold, Fuze, and others.

Curt Douglas also joins Nasuni, where he’ll lead the company’s Western sales region. With over 20 years of experience specializing in enterprise technology, he previously led the West and Central US commercial business initiatives at Nutanix, in addition to senior sales roles at NetApp, IBM, and EMC.