Mitch Breen Chief Revenue Officer, Big Switch Networks

Big Switch Networks, Inc. appointed Mitch Breen as chief revenue officer, effective immediately.

He brings to the company a history of results-driven sales and sales leadership experience. He will be responsible for the company’s global go-to-market, as the company continues a period of growth, with a CAGR of nearly 80% (FY15-FY18).

“As Big Switch continues to experience tremendous growth, our sales organization needs a strong leader with a proven track record. I am thrilled to partner with Mitch as we enter the next phase of growth,” said Douglas Murray, president and CEO. “Mitch checks all of the boxes for me; his breadth of expertise across all sales functions, and in leadership roles during his storied career. He is the ideal fit for Big Switch.”

Breen began his career at then start-up, EMC Corporation (now Dell EMC), and spent 25 years in numerous roles, moving from sales management to leadership roles, including SVP of mid-range storage, and SVP of global channel sales, where he guided the organization through a series of business transitions. During his tenure at EMC, he played an integral role in scaling the company from $30 million to over $20 billion in annual revenue, and he led sales, pre-sales and professional services teams that ranged from 300 to 5,000.

Prior to joining Big Switch, he helped define the HCI market, at Plexxi Networks and Simplivity (both acquired by HPE). At Plexxi, he oversaw all sales and marketing functions, where he grew the business at a multiplier of 5x during the first 12 months. At SimpliVity, he oversaw go-to-market strategy, where he grew its annual revenue from less than $10 million to almost $100 million in less than two years, and recruited, hired and enabled 230 sales professionals. he has also held executive positions at Oracle, SVP sales for North America, and Progress Software, where he served as CRO, managing all customer facing initiatives.

“In my experience, there are four criteria that determine the success of a company – technology, TAM, timing, and team. Big Switch’s differentiated technology, its team of experienced leaders, combined with a multi-billion dollar TAM make it a perfect time to join,” said Breen. “Data center networking is the last bastion of complexity after compute and storage. Big Switch’s innovative technology provides customers a public cloud user experience for their on-premises workloads. I am excited to join the company, and to lead the dedicated, passionate sales organization.”