Walter Curti VP Data Protection Engineering, Syncsort

Syncsort Inc. has appointed Walter F. Curti to lead engineering, support and services for the company’s data protection technologies and solutions.

Reporting to CEO Flavio Santoni, he will provide leadership and strategic direction for the data protection business line in support of the overall corporate growth strategy.

 Curti joins Syncsort from FalconStor Software where he served as CTO. In this role, he was responsible for leading R&D including the company’s storage, data protection, virtualization and deduplication technologies as well as cloud-based initiatives.

He previously held senior leadership positions at Computer Associates, Inc. and Cheyenne Software.

Walter earned a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the New York Institute of Technology where he was a member of the prestigious Computer Graphics Laboratory.

"Syncsort is pleased to add an experienced executive and technology visionary like Walter Curti to the management team to lead our data protection engineering organization and cloud computing initiatives," said Flavio Santoni, CEO, Syncsort. "I am confident that Walter’s experience and leadership in the data protection market will be a great asset to Syncsort, and will strengthen our focus on providing innovative, market-resonating solutions that deliver greater and broader value to customers."

"Organizations of all sizes and across all industries are modernizing their approach to data protection and DR to meet the demands of important industry trends and drivers like virtualization, cloud computing and big data," said Curti. "I cannot think of a more exciting time to join the talented team at Syncsort and help provide leadership that will enable the company, our partners and our customers to take advantage of the great opportunities that exist in today’s marketplace."