Ana Ignat has extensive experience in account management and sales within the database technology sector. Currently serving as Senior Account Executive at Percona since December 2017, Ana has held various positions including Sales Account Manager for DACH and Regional Account Manager for EMEA, specializing in enterprise-class support and consulting for open-source databases. Prior to Percona, Ana worked at Severalnines as Sales Account Manager for EMEA, focusing on automation and management software for database clusters. Earlier experience includes a significant tenure at Oracle, where Ana held roles such as Account Manager for MySQL Embedded Sales and Partner Business Consultant for Germany, successfully driving revenue and partner engagement. Ana's educational background includes a Master's degree in Business Administration from Academia de Studii Economice din București and a Management certificate from WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business).