Druva Appoints John Hultman as Chief Revenue Officer

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – November 15, 2023 — / BackupReview.info / — Druva, the first and only at-scale SaaS platform for data resiliency, today announced the appointment of John Hultman as Chief Revenue Officer. Hultman brings nearly 30 years of global technology sales experience to the role, with deep expertise in SaaS, cloud, and security. Hultman will focus on driving global go-to-market strategy, accelerating growth, and strengthening Druva’s relationships with its customers and partners.

“John brings a strong customer-first reputation, incredible execution expertise, and vast industry knowledge to the team,” said Jaspreet Singh, CEO of Druva. “As businesses seek to better prepare against emerging cyber threats, there is a growing demand for Druva’s innovative approach to SaaS-based autonomous data protection. John will play a crucial role in scaling Druva to meet this rising demand.”

Hultman joins Druva from Cohesity, where he led Americas Sales and was responsible for driving growth and predictability across the Americas sales organization. Prior to Cohesity, he spent nearly two decades at Dell EMC overseeing multiple specialty sales teams, and prior to that he held various senior sales leadership roles at Hitachi Data Systems and Dell. Hultman has a proven track record of success in building and scaling hyper-growth teams and has demonstrated the ability to develop a results-oriented, diverse culture.

“Over the past few years, I have consistently heard from businesses and partners that they need SaaS solutions with better data security and management capabilities, and Druva directly addresses those core pain points,” said Hultman. “Not only does Druva have a robust data resiliency platform that offers customers security and peace of mind, but it has established itself as a leader in the industry. I’m thrilled to join the company and am eager to help lead Druva into its next phase of growth.”

Hultman’s appointment comes during a time of tremendous company growth, with Druva recently surpassing $200 million in annual recurring revenue. This year, Druva launched Dru, the industry’s first AI copilot for backup, and made a number of strategic hires to support ongoing growth, including Chief Marketing Officer Ranga Rajagopalan and Global Partner and Alliance Lead Mike Houghton.

About Druva
Druva enables cyber, data and operational resilience for every organization with the Data Resiliency Cloud, the industry’s first and only at-scale SaaS solution. Customers can radically simplify data protection, streamline data governance, and gain data visibility and insights as they accelerate cloud adoption. Druva pioneered a SaaS-based approach to eliminate complex infrastructure and related management costs, and deliver data resilience via a single platform spanning multiple geographies and clouds. Druva is trusted by thousands of enterprises, including 75 of the Fortune 500 to make data more resilient and accelerate their journey to the cloud.

About Druva
Druva enables cyber, data and operational resilience for every organization with the Data Resiliency Cloud, the industry’s first and only at-scale SaaS solution. Customers can radically simplify data protection, streamline data governance, and gain data visibility and insights as they accelerate cloud adoption. Druva pioneered a SaaS-based approach to eliminate complex infrastructure and related management costs, and deliver data resilience via a single platform spanning multiple geographies and clouds. Druva is trusted by thousands of enterprises, including 75 of the Fortune 500 to make data more resilient and accelerate their journey to the cloud. Visit druva.com and follow us on LinkedIn, X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook.

Media Contact:
Justin Augat
VP Product Marketing & Communications
Druva Inc.
+1.508.846.7518
justin.augat@druva.com

Source: Druva, Inc.