Hello, Silverliners. Ah, the harmonious sounds of referee whistles, paddles breaking in two and pickleballs whizzing to and fro across make-shift concrete courts. Whether America’s fastest growing (perhaps, loudest?) sport is taking over for the better or — what we’ve been told — hindering your peace of mind, we’re packing things up and headed to a friendly match of pickleball with this week’s featured techies.
Court in five, Silverliners? Bring your most fashionable sweatbands for this week’s edition of Cloud Career Moves — the Pickleball Edition. Opa!
Sendur Sellakumar, CEO, Dremio
Dremio, an open data lakehouse platform, named Sendur Sellakumar as CEO. Sendur previously served as Splunk’s chief cloud officer and has over two decades of experience in enterprise software and data analytics. Sendur makes sure he is always well prepared for a serious pickle game by sporting monogrammed knee pads — no $400 million medical bills here!
Joe Lea, CEO, Kivera
Joe Lea will join Kivera as CEO of the cloud security company. In his new role, Joe will oversee the company’s mission and strategic direction, including the growth of Kivera’s Cloud Security Protection Platform (CSPP). Joe keeps hitting pickleball home-runs over the court fence… who’s going to tell him “wrong sport?”
Gilad Elyashar, CPO, Aqua Security
Cloud-native platform provider Aqua Security announced Gilad Elyashar as its new chief product officer (CPO). Gilad is the company’s first CPO and will lead product management strategy and execution. Gilad formed his own private pickleball club after several noise complaints from neighbors — the show must go on!
Ian Rawlins, President and COO, Tulip
Ian Rawlins has been named president and chief operating officer (COO) for Tulip, a cloud-based solution provider for retailers. Previously, Ian served as the company’s interim chief strategy officer, and he will continue to help drive Tulip’s success in his new role. Ian assumes top referee on any court he strolls on, but can we see some license?
Courtney Mitchell, Chief HRO, Red River
Red River, a technology transformation company for government and enterprise customers, announced Courtney Mitchell as chief human resources officer. Courtney will oversee the company’s strategic vision including talent acquisition, employee growth and organizational performance. Courtney is known for collecting a token pickleball after each match and selling her winning memorabilia on eBay. So, that’s where all the pickleballs went!
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