Nasuni names new CTO & CFO to drive AI data growth

Nasuni has appointed Jerry Carter as Chief Technology Officer and Ross Grainger as Chief Financial Officer as it adds new executives to its senior leadership team.

The company said the hires reflect its focus on product development and financial management as it expands its operations. Nasuni markets an unstructured data management platform. It also positions the product around enterprise use of unstructured data for AI initiatives.

Nasuni named Sam King as Chief Executive Officer in the announcement of the appointments. He linked the hires to changing customer needs and the company's technology plans.

"As the data landscape rapidly evolves with new opportunities, especially in helping enterprises unlock the value of their unstructured data for AI, we're expanding our leadership team to better support our customers' evolving data needs through bold innovation and unwavering excellence," said Sam King, Chief Executive Officer, Nasuni. "Both Jerry and Ross bring exceptional leadership experience and deep industry expertise that will help our customers achieve their data and AI goals with greater confidence and speed. As we continue to scale and innovate, these new perspectives will be instrumental in advancing our technology strategy and delivering even greater value to the customers we serve."

Technology Lead

Carter joins Nasuni from a background in enterprise infrastructure and software engineering. Nasuni said he spent 13 years at Dell Technologies. He led engineering for major product lines and ran teams across multiple locations.

The company said Carter also worked at Likewise Software, VA Linux and Hewlett-Packard. At Likewise Software, Nasuni said he progressed from engineer to Chief Technology Officer. It also said he guided product changes and contributed to the business ahead of its acquisition by EMC.

At Dell Technologies, Nasuni said Carter led engineering for major product lines. It also said he oversaw a shift to Agile development practices. Nasuni said he focused on release cycles and product quality. The company also pointed to experience in data management systems and the use of AI in product work and engineering processes.

Nasuni positioned Carter's remit around teams, strategy and product development. The company said he will focus on building teams and scaling the platform. It also said he will work on the company's technology direction as customers assess AI and data management requirements.

Finance Hire

Grainger joins Nasuni with experience in software-as-a-service businesses, according to the company. Nasuni said he previously worked in public accounting at RSM. It said the role formed part of his finance background.

Nasuni said Grainger later worked at WebPT. It said he built the financial planning and analysis function at the company. Nasuni also said he worked on churn reduction efforts and took part in acquisition activity.

Most recently, Grainger served as Chief Financial Officer at Paradox, according to Nasuni. The company said he helped grow revenue over six years and expanded the global team. It also said he supported five acquisitions and Paradox's sale to Workday.

Nasuni said Grainger will work with the leadership team on investment decisions. It linked the role to growth and platform development. It also connected the finance leadership change to customer approaches around AI and data intelligence initiatives.

Product Focus

Nasuni describes its product as software-defined network-attached storage and unstructured data management. The company said it combines cloud object storage with enterprise file services. It also said the platform covers storage, protection and management of enterprise unstructured data across major cloud providers.

The company also referenced ransomware resilience, global collaboration and AI readiness as areas associated with the platform. It said the architecture relies on its UniFS global file system.

Nasuni said it serves customers in more than 70 countries. It also reported a 98% customer satisfaction rating.

The appointments come as vendors in the data storage and data management markets place more emphasis on AI-related workloads and data preparation. Nasuni linked its own positioning to enterprise focus on unstructured data and its use in AI projects.

The company said it expects its expanded leadership team to guide its next stage of growth and product direction as customers increase attention on unstructured data and AI.