Tom Lahive GM for Cloud, Service Providers and Technology Partners, Trilio Data

Trilio Data, Inc., the creators of comprehensive data protection, backup and recovery solution native to OpenStack, has hired Tom Lahive as GM for cloud, service providers, and technology alliance partners.

A member of the team, he will build and manage a team that is responsible for sales, enablement, and marketing to OpenStack service providers and technology alliance partners. He will also develop processes, procedures, and tools to support and streamline the company’s sales efforts.

“Tom Lahive is an experienced, motivational, metrics-driven leader with a proven track record of success, specifically with market-making enterprise technology developers,” said David Safaii, CEO. “His addition to the team is part of Trilio Data’s commitment to ensuring success for our customers and partners.”

Lahive joins from copy data virtualization company, Actifio, where he served as global director for the service provider program. While at Actifio he initiated the service provider program and brokered and managed key relationships with Verizon, IBM, and SunGard. He also held previous roles at market-making technology suppliers EMC/Avamar and StorageNetworks, and was an industry analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group, Gartner Group, and IDC.

Lahive is a resident of Wellesley, MA and holds his BSBA from Northeastern University.