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E2 - High-Performance Culture with Jim Sullivan, President & CEO - NWN Corp.


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With more than 30 years of enterprise technology industry experience, he has a track record of scaling both emerging and established companies for rapid global growth.

As President of Actifio from February 2011 until May 2019, he helped drive this copy data management software pioneer to a unicorn valuation of $1.3 billion, more than 3,500 global customers, and a 50% CAGR. He co-developed the company’s strategy and led sales, presales, channels, and OEM distribution, from pre-revenue to achieving high growth, positive cash flow, and global operations.

Prior to Actifio, he served as the President of enterprise storage technology provider XIV, responsible for the company’s business direction and go-to-market model, including sales, marketing, and global services operations. After XIV was acquired by IBM in 2008, he spent three years as Vice President of IBM Storage, generating more than $1 billion in total sales.

He spent six years as CEO of CentrePath Network, and prior to that spent 12 years helping to grow EMC Corporation from $80 million to more than $10 billion in annual global sales, serving in several senior management positions culminating in Senior Vice President of Sales. He served on the boards of AppIQ until its acquisition by HP in 2005, and Diligent, a deduplication software pioneer acquired by IBM. He currently serves as chairman of the board of Weka.io, maker of a software-defined file system, and is a board member of Titus Software, a Blackstone portfolio company. He is active as a member of YPO (Young Presidents’ Organization), and with his Alma Mater, Boston College.

Join Randy Seidl and David Nour on this episode of the Sales Community Tech Sales Insights podcast with Jim Sullivan, President, and CEO of NWN Corporation.

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