Jeff Nollette WW VP Channel Sales, Violin Memory

Violin Memory, Inc. appointed Jeff Nollette as WW VP, channel sales, reporting to Tom Mitchell, SVP of global field operations.

 He brings nearly 30 years of experience leading global sales strategy and channel development programs for industry-leading technology companies. In his new role, he will leverage his executive storage expertise to continue the expansion of channel program and go-to-market strategy, providing counsel to the sales and channel teams to increase distribution through system integrators. In addition, he will drive widespread awareness of the Violin Global Partner Program, providing channel partners with increased revenue opportunities and the prospect for market growth available through all-flash data center solutions.

“Jeff’s combination of enterprise storage industry acumen and channel expertise is invaluable, and he is a welcomed asset to the team,” said Mitchell. “The insight he will provide to strengthen our channel programs and expand global distribution strategies will be instrumental in driving key alliances and increasing revenue opportunities for our channel partners.”

“Violin is at the forefront of the flash technology revolution, and extremely well-positioned to drive the move to an all-flash data center,” said Nollette. “The combination of best-in-class performance, enterprise data services supporting all-flash arrays and the competitive pricing, compared to disk, make Violin the industry leader in this exciting new area of storage evolution. Our channel partners will make a lot of customers happy – and a lot of money – as we grow our respective businesses together.”

Most recently, Nollette served as VP of channel sales at Egnyte. Prior to that, he spent five years at EMC managing the National Partner Program as senior director of channel sales. He was also an executive with NetApp for 10 years where his duties included program and business development as the senior director of systems integrators. He holds a BS and an MBA from San Jose State University.

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