Rubrik Names Director of Product Marketing
The cloud data management company Rubrik has hired Pushan Rinnen as Director of Product Marketing. She had most recently been a Research Director for Gartner.
“Rinnen brings more than two decades of experience and expertise in backup and recovery to Rubrik,” the firm said in a news release. “She was a critical driver of (Gartner’s) Magic Quadrant for Data Center Backup and Recovery Solutions.”
Rinnen is joining Rubrik’s marketing team to contribute to product strategy and messaging for Rubrik’s product portfolio. At Gartner, she advised numerous clients and authored research notes on both data center and cloud-based backup and recovery. She also has research experience in areas such as network-attached storage (NAS), storage area networks (SAN) and unified storage.
“I’ve been analyzing the players in this industry for years and find Rubrik’s approach to building both its product and its culture inspirational,” said Rinnen. “I’m excited to work with the team to scale its go-to-market strategy as the company continues to evolve and deepen its market-leading capabilities.”
Rubrik recently announced that it has achieved a run rate approaching $300 million in four years, added Microsoft Chairman John W. Thompson to its board, and also hired former Atlassian finance chief Murray Demo as the company’s CFO. Earlier this month, Rubrik announced Rubrik Polaris, the industry’s first SaaS platform for data management applications.
“Pushan’s decision to join the Rubrik team speaks volumes about the impact the company is making in the cloud data management space,” said Bipul Sinha, Rubrik co-founder and CEO.
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