Marc Trimuschat VP Business Development at Silver Peak

Silver Peak Systems, Inc. announced that Marc Trimuschat has joined the company as vice president of business development. In this role, Mr. Trimuschat will lead the development of Silver Peak’s strategic business and technology partnerships, enhancing the company’s ability to sell and support WAN optimization products to leading enterprises throughout the world.

Mr. Trimuschat brings over 20 years of industry experience to Silver Peak. Most recently he was senior director, worldwide corporate development and alliances at Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), where he managed a team responsible for recruiting, enablement, and go-to-market partner activities for that company’s NAS and Archive platforms. Mr. Trimuschat joined HDS through the acquisition of Archivas, Inc., where he was vice president of business development and alliances, responsible for managing ISV, reseller, and OEM partnerships. Prior to HDS, Mr. Trimuschat held various management roles at leading networking, storage, and telecommunications companies, including Brocade, Scale Eight, and Silicon Graphics.

"Marc brings a strong understanding of the networking and storage communities to Silver Peak, with a proven track record of working with leading vendors in those areas, such as EMC, Dell, HDS, and Brocade," said Rick Tinsley, CEO of Silver Peak. "With his extensive experience, Silver Peak will continue to grow our global sales and support capabilities through strategic global partnerships, while furthering our leadership position in data center class WAN optimization."