Violin Memory Appoints Jeff Nollette As Worldwide VVP, Channels Sales

Violin Memory®, Inc.,

, a leading provider of award-winning all-flash storage arrays and appliances delivering application solutions for the enterprise, today announced the appointment of Jeff Nollette as worldwide Vice President, Channel Sales, reporting to Tom Mitchell, Senior Vice President of Global Field Operations, Violin Memory. Jeff Nollette, Worldwide Vice President, Channels Sales, Violin Memory (Photo: Business Wire) Jeff Nollette, Worldwide Vice President, Channels Sales, Violin Memory (Photo: Business Wire) Jeff brings nearly 30 years of experience leading global sales strategy and channel development programs for industry-leading technology companies. In his new role, Jeff will leverage his executive storage expertise to continue the expansion of Violin's channel program and go-to-market strategy, providing strategic counsel to the sales and channel teams to increase distribution through Global System Integrators. In addition, he will drive widespread awareness of the Violin Global Partner Program, providing channel partners with increased revenue opportunities and the prospect for market growth available through all-flash data center solutions. “Jeff's combination of enterprise storage industry acumen and channel expertise is invaluable, and he is a welcomed asset to the team,” said Tom Mitchell, SVP, Global Field Operations at Violin Memory. “The insight he will provide to strengthen our channel programs and expand global distribution strategies will be instrumental in driving key alliances and increasing revenue opportunities for our channel partners.” “Violin is at the forefront of the flash technology revolution, and extremely well-positioned to drive the move to an all-flash data center,” said Jeff Nollette, Worldwide VP Channel Sales at Violin Memory. “The combination of best-in-class performance, enterprise data services supporting all-flash arrays and the competitive pricing, compared to disk, make Violin the industry leader in this exciting new area of storage evolution. Our channel partners will make a lot of customers happy – and a lot of money – as we grow our respective businesses together.” Most recently, Jeff served as vice president of Channel Sales at Egnyte. Prior to that, he spent five years at EMC managing the National Partner Program as Senior Director of Channel Sales. Jeff was also an executive with NetApp for 10 years where his duties included program and business development as the Senior Director of Global Systems Integrators. He holds a BS and an MBA from San Jose State University.