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Benjamin Bohne is currently the Group VP of Sales for CEMEA at [Cloudera](/org/cloudera). Prior to this, they served as the Regional Sales Director for DACH at [Cloudera](/org/cloudera) from April 2017 to April 2019. Benjamin has also served as the Regional Sales Director for CEMEA at Confluent from May 2019 to November 2022. 

Before joining [Cloudera](/org/cloudera), Bohne was the Enterprise Account Executive at MongoDB, Inc. from June 2015 to March 2017. Prior to that, they were the Strategic Account Manager at Good Technology from March 2013 to April 2015 and at [VMware](/org/vmware) from September 2012 to February 2013. Bohne began their career in sales at CA technologies in October 2005, where they eventually rose to the position of Account Director before leaving in September 2012 to join UZ-Systemhaus as an Account Manager.

Benjamin Bohne

Michelle Hoover

Steve Devoir is the Managing Director of Industry Solutions for the Public Sector at [Cloudera](/org/cloudera). Prior to joining [Cloudera](/org/cloudera), Steve served as the Vice President of Client Solutions at Analytica, where they were responsible for the National Security, Health, Defense, and Civilian portfolios. Steve also served as the National Security Division Lead and Program Director at Alethix LLC and as the Director of DHS & National Security at CVP. Throughout their career, Steve has been responsible for overseeing contract execution, ensuring customer success, managing programs, driving technical innovation, conducting strategic planning, developing new business leads, negotiating teaming agreements, leading technical proposals, recruiting new hires, and supporting audits for GSA Schedules, ISO 9001, and HUBZone status.

Steve Devoir received a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Steve then attended the University of Chicago, where they earned a Booz Allen Master's Certificate in Business Strategy. Finally, they graduated from Andover High School.

Their manager is Robert Bearden, CEO. Steve Devoir works with Kevin Cook - CFO, Amy Nelson - Chief Human Resources Officer, and Ram Venkatesh - CTO.

Steve Devoir

Alex Bagnall

Remus Lim is the current VP, APJ at [Cloudera](/org/cloudera). 

Remus began their career at Oracle as a Regional Sales Manager from January 2005 to December 2007. Remus then moved to IBM as their Country Manager for Information Management from January 2007 to December 2012. In January 2012, they transitioned to SAP as their Head of HANA for South East Asia, a role they held until December 2013. In February 2014, they were approached by [MicroStrategy](/org/microstrategy) to manage their ASEAN business. Remus was promoted in 2016 to include the Greater China Territories and they carried responsibility for the profitability of the ASEAN and Greater China Business Units until July 2018. From August 2018 to August 2019, they worked at Azendian Solutions as Group Sales and Alliance before returning to [Cloudera](/org/cloudera) in September 2019 as their Regional Vice President - ASEAN & India, a position they held until March 2022. Remus has been with their current company, [Cloudera](/org/cloudera), since September 2019 and is currently their VP, APJ.

Remus Lim reports to Frank O’Dowd, Chief Revenue Officer. They work with Nick Pavlovich - VP, Sales, Linden Hillenbrand - SVP, Global Support & Customer Success, and Don Durrang - Regional VP, Sales - Eastern Region. and Keir Garrett - RVP, ANZ reports to Remus Lim.

Remus Lim

Garrett offers more than two decades of experience in sales & executive roles in the Tech sector. In her role, she is tasked with kickstarting growth strategies within the cloud and on-premises environments while supporting end-user databases. 

Prior to Cloudera, she was the CEO of Crayon Australia for two years from 2020 to 2022. Before that, she was Datacom’s head of software, cloud, advisory, professional and managed services sales. Garrett was also at Microsoft for three years, first as its New Zealand business platform sales manager and then as its New Zealand digital transformation manager. She also counts SAP and Infor as her previous employers. 

Keir Garrett

Luciano Dolenc  

Linden Hillenbrand

Don Durrang

Todd Friedman has over 20 years of sales experience in the tech industry. Todd is currently a Major Account Manager at [Cloudera](/org/cloudera), a leading provider of Apache Hadoop-based software. Todd has also held senior sales positions at [Informatica](/org/informatica), [Salesforce](/org/salesforce), [Tableau Software](/org/tableau-software), [TIBCO](/org/tibco), and IBM. Todd is a quota-carrying sales professional with a proven track record of success in selling complex software solutions to large enterprise customers.

Todd Friedman earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from [Colgate University](/org/colgate-university).

Todd Friedman works with Conor Mahoney - Enterprise Account Manager, Thomas Donovan - Enterprise Account Manager, and Rich Dursee - Strategic Account Manager. Todd Friedman reports to Nick Pavlovich, VP, Sales.

Todd Friedman

William Simmons is currently a Senior Account Executive at [Cloudera](/org/cloudera). Prior to joining [Cloudera](/org/cloudera), William Simmons was with [Qlik](/org/qlik) for two years, where they served as a Named Account Manager. Before that, they spent four years at Salesforce.com as a Senior Account Executive in Enterprise Corporate Sales. William Simmons has also worked as a sales professional at [VMware](/org/vmware) and as a Senior Account Executive at Wiley Technologies (CA).

William Simmons has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from [Boston College](/org/boston-college).

They work with Rich Dursee - Strategic Account Manager, Conor Mahoney - Enterprise Account Manager, and Joe Sinzer - Strategic Account Manager. William Simmons reports to Nick Pavlovich, VP, Sales.

William Simmons

Joe Sinzer is currently a Strategic Account Manager at [Cloudera](/org/cloudera). Prior to this, they were with Oracle from January 2013 to December 2017 as Sales Director - Financial Services Global Business Unit where they were responsible for selling Oracle Enterprise Application Software to Financial Services Institutions. Products include Risk Management, Fraud, Compliance and Profitability. From January 2010 to December 2011, Joe was an Account Executive at Firm58, a SaaS software company focused on the broker dealer, exchange, and trading firm space, with an eventual build out to the buy side, including asset management firms, and hedge funds. From 2008 to 2010, Joe was Managing Director of North America at Netik LLC, a Data Management and Data Warehouse Software Company. Responsibilities included sales, client service and P&L. Joe has also held positions as Director of Sales Financial Services at MetraTech Corp from 2011 to 2013 and EVP, Managing Director at Madison Grey from 2004 to 2008.

Joe Sinzer has a Master of Science in Business from Columbia Business School and a Bachelor of Arts in English from [Wabash College](/org/wabash-college).

Joe Sinzer reports to Nick Pavlovich, VP, Sales. They work with Thomas Donovan - Enterprise Account Manager, Todd Friedman - Major Account Manager, and Rich Dursee - Strategic Account Manager.

Joe Sinzer

Rich Dursee is the Strategic Account Manager at [Cloudera](/org/cloudera). Rich was previously with [VMware](/org/vmware) from January 2011 to December 2015 where they were responsible for selling the [VMware](/org/vmware) vision, products, and services to a small number of strategic customers. Before that, they were with Oracle Corporation (via BEA) from January 2008 to December 2011 as the Technology Sales Manager. Rich has a proven track record in sales and account management, and is skilled in creating solutions to meet customer’s business needs, challenges, and technical requirements. Rich is adept at building strong relationships at all levels in an account and elevating [VMware](/org/vmware) to a trusted advisor. Rich also has experience managing complex sales campaigns across a diverse set of partners as well as internal entities.

Rich Dursee's educational career began with him earning a BA from [Fairfield University](/org/fairfield-university).

Rich Dursee reports to Nick Pavlovich, VP, Sales. They work with William Simmons - Senior Account Executive, Thomas Donovan - Enterprise Account Manager, and Barbara Gilmore - Strategic Account Manager.

Rich Dursee

Thomas Donovan is the Enterprise Account Manager at [Cloudera](/org/cloudera). Thomas has held this position since October 2012. Prior to that, they were the Project Manager at 3D2B Three Dimensions To Business from January 2012 to October 2012. Thomas also worked as the UXC Eclipse-Microsoft GP, CRM and SharePoint Sales and Presale at Microsoft from December 2007 to July 2010.

Donovan's work experience also includes stints as an Enterprise Sales Executive at Esgyn Corporation from December 2017 to September 2018 and a Financial Account Manager at [Imply](/org/imply) from January 2020 to December 2020.

They work with Barbara Gilmore - Strategic Account Manager, Conor Mahoney - Enterprise Account Manager, and Todd Friedman - Major Account Manager. Thomas Donovan reports to Nick Pavlovich, VP, Sales.

Thomas Donovan

Nick Pavlovich

Michael Ernest is a Senior Learning Architect at [Cloudera](/org/cloudera). Michael has also worked as a Technical Marketing Manager at Confluent, a Director of Technology Alliances at [Dataiku](/org/dataiku), and a Solutions Architect at [Okera](/org/okera). Michael is the author of several books, including "Hadoop 2 Quick-Start Guide" and "Apache Hadoop YARN".

Michael Ernest has a BA in English from University of California, Davis. Michael also has an MA in English from [Kent State University](/org/kent-state-university). Currently, they are completing their doctoral studies in English at [Claremont Graduate University](/org/claremont-graduate-university). In addition, they have various certifications, including: an Intro to Data Ethics certification from [University of San Francisco](/org/university-of-san-francisco), a [Cloudera](/org/cloudera) Certified Developer for Apache Hadoop (CCAD) certification from [Cloudera](/org/cloudera), a [Cloudera](/org/cloudera) Certified Administrator for Apache Hadoop (CCAH) certification from [Cloudera](/org/cloudera), an AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification from Amazon Web Services (AWS), and an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification from Amazon Web Services (AWS). Michael also has [Dataiku](/org/dataiku) Developer, [Dataiku](/org/dataiku) Advanced Designer, [Dataiku](/org/dataiku) ML Practitioner, and [Dataiku](/org/dataiku) Core Designer certifications from [Dataiku](/org/dataiku).

Michael Ernest

Jim Burtt is an Enterprise Systems Architect & Project Manager at [Cloudera](/org/cloudera). Jim has also been a Director Product Management at Adaptive Insights and a Director, Global Financial Systems & Processes at [Guidewire Software](/org/guidewire-software). Jim has played a pivotal role in the product management and development departments of each company they have worked for. Jim is known for their innovative thinking and their ability to lead teams to success.

Jim Burtt

Hemal Kanani is the Vice President of Professional Services & Training at [Cloudera](/org/cloudera). Hemal has over 9 years of experience in the IT industry and has held various positions at companies such as eFront, UBS, and [General Electric](/org/general-electric).

Hemal started their career at [General Electric](/org/general-electric) in 2007 as part of the Information Management Leadership Program. The program provides participants with opportunities to make a measurable impact on GE. Members have the unique opportunity to work with colleagues across businesses and from around the globe to work on important projects in a wide variety of areas. The program provides participants with visibility to senior level IT and business leaders, while fostering personal development through mentoring and coaching. The typical rotation into four different IT jobs in just two years provides valuable contacts and experience that accelerate the development of technical, business, and leadership skills.

In 2010, Hemal left GE to join UBS as an analyst in the Group Operational Finance Cost IT department. Hemal then moved to eFront in 2012, where they served as a North America Post Deployment Services Consultant. Hemal joined [Cloudera](/org/cloudera) in August 2012 and has since been promoted to Vice President of Global Customer Success and Adoption.

Hemal Kanani has a PGC with Distinction in International Business Practice from St Mary’s University, Twickenham and a BSc Hons in Business Information Systems from [Liverpool John Moores University](/org/liverpool-john-moores-university).

They are on a team with Kevin Cook - CFO, Irma Laxamana - Chief Legal Officer, and Frank O’Dowd - Chief Revenue Officer. Their manager is Robert Bearden, CEO.

Hemal Kanani

Paul Codding has spent their career at the forefront of innovative technology companies. Paul started as a product manager at Zirous, a software development company, where they were responsible for the Identity and Access Management Services group. Paul then moved to Hortonworks, a leading Apache Hadoop platform provider, where they served as Senior Director of Product Management. In this role, they were responsible for developing the product strategy and roadmap for the Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP), as well as managing the product life cycle from inception to end of life. In 2019, they joined Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a Sr. Product Manager, where they were responsible for the product management of AWS Lambda, a serverless compute service. In 2020, they joined [Cloudera](/org/cloudera) as EVP of Product Management. At [Cloudera](/org/cloudera), they are responsible for the product management of the [Cloudera](/org/cloudera) Data Platform (CDP), a cloud-native data management platform that helps organizations transform their data into insights.

Paul Codding has a Bachelor of Science in Management Computer Systems/Computer End-User Technologies from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Paul also has certifications from Hortonworks in Certified Apache Hadoop 2.0 Developer and Certified Apache Hadoop Administrator.

Paul Codding reports to Sudhir Menon, Chief Product Officer.

Paul Codding

Sean Browne is the current Director of Digital Marketing at [Cloudera](/org/cloudera). Prior to joining [Cloudera](/org/cloudera), Sean Browne was the Senior Director of Digital Marketing at [Informatica](/org/informatica) from November 2014 to August 2017. In this role, Sean Browne directed the Digital team in all aspects of web marketing, including content development, user experience, and SEO. Sean Browne also oversaw management of the web platform to ensure functionality, usability, and user engagement. 

Under Sean Browne's leadership, the team migrated the web platform from SDL Tridion to Adobe Experience Manager for 30 global web properties. This was a huge undertaking that required careful planning and execution in order to minimize any disruptions to the user experience. The migration was a success, and the new platform has provided a more user-friendly experience for users worldwide.

In addition to overseeing the web platform migration, Sean Browne also led SEO initiatives that optimized code and content to advance and defend keyword rankings. This resulted in dramatic increases in organic traffic and conversions. Sean Browne also developed content strategies to create dynamic feature functionality in support of user experience. Using Adobe Analytics, Sean Browne tracked site metrics for all regions/segments including marketing success events. This allowed him to identify areas of improvement and optimize the user experience even further.

Finally, Sean Browne ensured that the web platforms maintained best practices in terms of usability and accessibility, and provided responsive options for engagement on mobile devices and tablets. This commitment to providing a superior user experience has been a hallmark of Sean Browne's career and has resulted in many satisfied users.

Sean Browne graduated from [San Jose State University](/org/san-jose-state-university) with a Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design.

Sean Browne

Kevin Cook has over 25 years of experience in the technology investment banking industry. Kevin is currently the Chief Financial Officer at [Cloudera](/org/cloudera), a leading provider of Apache Hadoop-based software and services. Prior to joining [Cloudera](/org/cloudera), Kevin was a Managing Director at [RBC Capital Markets](/org/rbc-capital-markets), where they headed up the software investment banking group. Kevin has also held senior positions at [Barracuda Networks](/org/barracuda-networks), FBR Capital Markets, and Wachovia Securities. Kevin began their career as a Director at Cowen and Company in 1993.

Kevin Cook earned their BA in Economics-Business from the University of California, Los Angeles and their JD from [Georgetown University](/org/georgetown-university).

Some of their coworkers include Abhas Abhas - Chief Strategy Officer, Luciano Dolenc   - Regional Sales Director, LATAM, and Sudhir Menon - Chief Product Officer. Kevin Cook reports to Robert Bearden, CEO.

Kevin Cook

Abhas Abhas is the Chief Strategy Officer at [Cloudera](/org/cloudera). Abhas has over fifteen years of experience in strategy, sales, operations, value management, customer success, product marketing, business development, and executive advisory. Prior to joining [Cloudera](/org/cloudera), Abhas was the Senior Director, Global Head of Strategy, Innovation & Sales at Hortonworks. In this role, Abhas was responsible for worldwide sales, strategic operations, value management, customer success, journey management, strategic partnerships, OEM relationships, cloud sales, business development, and executive advisory.

Before Hortonworks, Abhas was the Head of Growth at The Fourth Group, a growth advisory and mentorship firm. At The Fourth Group, Abhas advised and mentored startups on growth strategies. Prior to The Fourth Group, Abhas was a Global Shaper with the [World Economic Forum](/org/world-economic-forum). In this role, Abhas worked with the Forum’s network of global leaders to shape the world’s agenda.

Abhas Abhas's educational career includes studying general management at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and electrical engineering at the National Institute of Technology Surat.

Some of their coworkers include Kevin Cook - CFO, Luciano Dolenc   - Regional Sales Director, LATAM, and Hilary Mason - VP, Research. Abhas Abhas reports to Robert Bearden, CEO.

Abhas Abhas

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Roland de Jong

John Novak

Robert Micci

As chief revenue officer, Frank leads global sales, solution engineering, demand generation, and partners and is responsible for go-to-market strategy. With more than 25 years of industry experience, he has led world-class sales teams with a focus on customer transformation to meet the challenges of the digital age. Prior to [Cloudera](/org/cloudera), Frank was chief sales officer at [Guidewire](/org/guidewire), responsible for the organization’s global sales, sales operations, customer relationship management, and partner alliances. During his leadership, [Guidewire](/org/guidewire) had record bookings and accelerated the shift from an on-premises solution to their first releases in the cloud. Previously, Frank was group vice president, North America, at Oracle, where he played a crucial role in the company’s transformation to the cloud. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in economics from Louisiana State University and a master of business administration degree from the [University of Miami](/org/university-of-miami).

Frank O’Dowd

As chief legal officer, Irma is responsible for [Cloudera](/org/cloudera)’s worldwide legal affairs and compliance. She has more than 20 years of legal experience in the software industry and extensive knowledge across key practice areas that have enabled her to help build and scale the legal functions at fast-growing companies. Most recently, Irma served as deputy general counsel at [Cloudera](/org/cloudera), and prior to that she was vice president of legal at Hortonworks. She has also played key legal roles at [VMware](/org/vmware), [GoodData](/org/gooddata), and Wind River Systems. Irma holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a juris doctor degree from the [University of Washington](/org/university-of-washington).

Irma Laxamana

As chief human resources officer, Amy is responsible for developing and executing the human resources strategy in support of Cloudera’s business plan and strategic direction. Amy brings over 25 years of experience designing and implementing innovative, results-oriented people programs in high-growth environments. She is responsible for leading Cloudera’s global HR programs, including talent acquisition, total rewards, performance enablement, learning and development, and HR technology and operations. Previously, Amy served as a global HR executive at Quest Software, where she led the Global HR Business Partner and Global Talent Acquisition organizations. Prior to Quest Software, she held several global HR leadership roles over a 20-year career at Dell. Amy holds a bachelor of business administration degree in management from Texas State University.


Amy Nelson

Conor Mahoney

Hilary Mason

Suzy Tonini

Rasheda Begum

Tracy Schmidt

Salvatore Mele

Jeff Shmain

Kevin D'Elia

Bearden is an experienced enterprise software executive. He was co-founder and CEO of Hortonworks, a publicly traded open-source company that merged with [Cloudera](/org/cloudera) in 2019. He also served as President and COO of SpringSource, a leading provider of open-source developer tools, until its acquisition by VMWare in 2009. Before joining SpringSource, Bearden served as Entrepreneur in Residence at [Benchmark Capital](/org/homepage). He also served as COO of [JBoss](/org/jboss), a leading open-source middleware company, until its acquisition by [Red Hat](/org/redhat) in 2006.

Robert Bearden

As executive vice president and general manager, Cloud, Prat leads public cloud growth at [Cloudera](/org/cloudera) with cross-functional responsibility across GTM, product, and customer success. Previously, he was the founder and chief executive officer of [Cazena](/org/cazena), a startup acquired by [Cloudera](/org/cloudera). Prat has more than 25 years of experience in the enterprise software industry, having launched data and analytics products at multiple startups. He previously led Product, Marketing, & Strategy at Netezza and helped integrate and scale the company after its $2 billion acquisition by IBM in 2010. Prat started his career at Bell Labs. He has also actively mentored entrepreneurs and is a former president of TiE Boston. Prat holds a doctoral degree from UCLA.

Prat Moghe

Sudhir Menon is the Chief Product Officer at [Cloudera](/org/cloudera). Sudhir has over 25 years of experience in the software industry and has held various leadership positions at companies such as [Cloudera](/org/cloudera), SnappyData, and [TIBCO](/org/tibco) Software Inc. 

Sudhir founded SnappyData in 2016 and successfully raised 3.65 million dollars in funding from GE Ventures, Pivotal Software, and GTD Capital. Under Sudhir's leadership, SnappyData quickly grew to become a leading Apache Spark-based in memory analytics platform. The company was acquired by [TIBCO](/org/tibco) Software Inc. in 2020 and Sudhir became the Head of Products for [TIBCO](/org/tibco). 

Sudhir is a well-respected thought leader in the software industry and has published and presented papers at various technical conferences such as SIGMOD, DEBS, and others.

Sudhir Menon has a MBA from Babson College - Franklin W. Olin Graduate School of Business in Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies and a Bachelor of Engineering from Pune University in Computer Science.

They are on a team with Ram Venkatesh - CTO, Frank O’Dowd - Chief Revenue Officer, and Abhas Abhas - Chief Strategy Officer. Sudhir Menon reports to Robert Bearden, CEO. and Paul Codding - EVP, Product Management reports to Sudhir Menon.

Sudhir Menon

As chief technology officer, Ram Venkatesh oversees the long-term vision and technology strategy for the company, working closely with the engineering, product, and go-to-market functions. He joined Hortonworks in 2014, serving first as vice president of engineering and then as corporate vice president leading the team that delivered Cloudera Data Platform (CDP). Ram has more than 25 years of experience in the enterprise software industry, with a strong interest in data management, query processing, cloud platforms, and distributed systems. He has held senior technical roles at several leading enterprise software and cloud companies. Most recently, he was the founding CEO at S3Edge, a startup focused on enterprise RFID solutions for mission-critical applications.

Ram Venkatesh

Gintaute Kupcovaite is a Solutions Engineer at [Cloudera](/org/cloudera). Previously, Gintaute was Systems Engineer at EMC. Gintaute holds a Bachelor's Degree from [Vilnius Gediminas Technical University](/org/vilnius-gediminas-technical-university). 

Gintaute Kupcovaite

Kevin Klausmeyer

Jesse A Lynn

Graziano has been Portfolio Manager of Icahn Capital LP since February 2018. He was previously the Founding Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Venetus Partners LP. Graziano currently serves on the boards of directors of Conduent Incorporated, Herbalife Nutrition Ltd., Herc Holdings Inc. and Xerox Corporation.

Nicholas Graziano

Executive Vice President and President, Products and Technologies, [Red Hat](/org/redhat)

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