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Rocket Software Expands Sales Leadership Team

26 March, 2017

Summary

Four new vice presidents join Boston-area software company

Waltham, MA, March 27, 2017 – Rocket Software (www.rocketsoftware.com) today announced the addition of four senior members to its Waltham-based leadership team. This follows the company’s announcement of Tom Brigiotta, the newest Senior Vice President and first-ever Chief Revenue Officer, in August 2016. Tom and his team are responsible for enhancing the company’s relationships with thousands of customers and partners around the world. Tom’s leadership team now includes:

  • Joe Martin, Regional Vice President of Sales in the Northeastern United States and Latin America – formerly Senior Director of Enterprise Sales at Kaspersky Lab and Enterprise Sales Manager at Sophos
  • Chip Salyards, Vice President of Sales Specialization, Sales Engineering, and Sales Enablement – formerly Senior Advisor for PROOF
  • Allen Schweitzer, Vice President of Inside Sales – formerly Chief Sales & Marketing Officer of Brafton, Inc.
  • Paul O’Brien, Vice President of Channel Sales – formerly RVP of Global Systems integrators at Hortonworks

“My leadership group and I couldn’t be more excited about joining Rocket,” says Brigiotta. “The company is about to celebrate its 27th anniversary, and after meeting many of our customers and partners over the last few months, I can say our future has never been brighter. With my team in place, I will be able to meet many more of you, and I’m confident the sales organization I’ve built reflects Rocket’s core values and current size and growth trajectory.”

About Rocket Software
Rocket Software (www.rocketsoftware.com) is a technology company that helps organizations in the IBM ecosystem build solutions that meet today’s needs while extending the value of their technology investments for the future. Thousands of companies depend on Rocket to solve their most challenging business problems by helping them run their existing infrastructure and data, as well as extend those assets to take advantage of cloud, mobile, analytics, and other future innovations. Founded in 1990, Rocket is based in Waltham, Massachusetts with locations in Europe, Asia, and Australia.

 

Press Contact: 
VerbFactory for Rocket Software
Richard Berman, 415-359-4906
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