Gary Hix CTO, Hitachi Vantara Federal

Hitachi Vantara Federal, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., announced Gary Hix as the company’s new CTO .

A trusted advisor to federal civilian, defense and intelligence agencies with decades of experience successfully solving unique IT challenges to achieve results, he will drive strategy execution, thought leadership, and innovation management of the company’s technology portfolio for Federal customers.

“Gary is uniquely suited to solving the complex information technology demands facing federal agencies today. He brings not only a wealth of experience and expertise to the senior leadership team but the exceptional ability to optimize the performance capabilities of our data-driven technology assets to further the company’s command of the Federal IT space,” said Dave Turner, president and CEO.

As CTO, Hix will capitalize on his understanding of federal data infrastructure roadmaps and industry trends to ensure firm’s products meet federal government requirements. In addition, he’ll work hand-in-hand with Hitachi Vantara Federal’s government customers to develop solutions that are customized to their specific needs.

He previously led and will continue to lead the Hitachi Vantara federal solutions consultant team, which is comprised of seasoned storage veterans who are at the forefront of developing customer solutions that ensure government agencies can meet their mission requirements.

By listening to customer needs, solutions consultants can identify the correct approach to needs and provide the results the agency is looking for.

“As we’ve learned over the last few months, technology demands can turn at any moment, and it’s important to be flexible and creative in solving those challenges. I’m excited to continue to work with an organization that embraces innovation and look forward to helping Hitachi Vantara Federal’s government customers leverage our exceptional technology capabilities to architect, implement, and maintain IT data outcomes in which they can have confidence,” added Hix.

Prior to joining Hitachi Vantara Federal, he served as a program architect at IBM’s cloud services division where he was responsible for a $500 million cross brand sales strategy. Earlier in his career he held the role of channel technology executive at Novus Consulting Group where he oversaw a $16 million book of business, ongoing presales, and delivery of new solutions.

In addition to these professional accomplishments, he has developed patents for management complexity factors delivering services in an IT environment and tier-based data management storage solution.