New VPs at Isilon for EMEA and Japan

Isilon Systems announced the appointment of new sales leaders in EMEA and Japan. Isilon appointed former NetApp executive Mark Stevens as vice president of sales in EMEA and former F5 executive Tim Goodwin as vice president of sales in Japan. Both Mr. Stevens and Mr. Goodwin will report directly to George Bennett, senior vice president of worldwide field operations.

Prior to joining Isilon, Mr. Stevens most recently served as NetApp’s area vice president for the United Kingdom and Ireland, where he grew revenue more than 30 percent each year from 2005 to 2008. Mr. Goodwin formerly served as vice president and country manager for F5 Japan, where he grew revenue from less than $300,000 in 1999 to $50 million in 2006.

"The ongoing convergence of enterprise data storage needs with the capabilities of our scale-out NAS solutions presents a significant market opportunity for Isilon’s products," said George Bennett. "Mr. Stevens and Mr. Goodwin share a long track record of success in leveraging international channel partnerships to drive rapid revenue growth, further bolstering our ability to maximize the market opportunity for scale-out NAS."

Mr. Stevens served as NetApp’s area director for the UK and Ireland from 2005 to 2009, where he was responsible for transforming NetApp into the second largest storage provider in the UK and managed all aspects of the company’s sales operations in the region, including direct and channel operations, professional services and systems engineering. Prior to 2005, Mr. Stevens served as NetApp’s sales director for the UK. Mr. Stevens joined NetApp in 2000, having come from storage provider EMC.

Mr. Goodwin most recently served as APAC sales director for Q1 Labs. From 1999 to 2006, Mr. Goodwin served as F5’s vice president and country manager for Japan, generating over $100 Million in revenue during his tenure, with a 70 percent operating margin and 40 percent year-over-year growth.