… As Well as Todd Gresham

RackTop Systems, Inc. announced that Todd Gresham, former CEO of Congruity/Source Support, as well as a senior executive at Seagate, has  been appointed to board of advisors.

He brings over 25 years of executive management experience in both publicly traded and private data storage companies. As CEO of Source Support, he implemented a new vision, transforming the global services company by developing new and higher value services capabilities, increasing new customer acquisition, and recruiting an experienced and professional leadership team. Under his leadership, revenues tripled year after year. At Seagate, he served as SVP of sales, marketing, and support, as well as co-GM of Seagate’s Systems business after the Xyratex acquisition. While at Xyratex, his leadership more than tripled the company’s traditional OEM and channel revenues while entering new vertical segments including government, cloud service providers, oil and gas, and genomics. Prior to Xyratex, he served as president and CEO of nStor Technologies, a publicly traded data storage systems provider (later acquired by Xyratex). He also founded Meritage Associates, a consultancy business which guided over 100 firms, including Fortune 50 companies, in the areas of product strategy, market development, and capital acquisition. He served as VP of global OEM and channel sales at EMC, and was the GM of APAC and VP of WW sales for Data General‘s CLARiiON storage product line (acquired by EMC). He presides on the National Advisory Council for Make-A-Wish Foundation.

“Todd brings a wealth of executive experience and global business leadership capabilities from his time at some of the biggest names in data storage,” said Eric Bednash,CEO. “His ability to build and manage global data storage teams will play an important role as RackTop continues its rapid growth.“

“What impresses me most about RackTop is their ability to bring solutions to customers dealing with the challenges of today’s complex data ecosystem,” said Gresham. “The market is crowded with companies offering varieties of data storage appliances, but none encompass the simplicity, ease of information management use, compliance, and integrated private cloud components as part of a single solution like RackTop. Their top-down focus on delivering a solution that simplifies the day-to-day lives of IT leaders is truly unique.”

Gresham will be advising RackTop on expanding its go-to-market strategies, developing partner alliances, and advancing fundraising activities.