Rick Scurfield with a proven track record in driving revenue joins VAST Data to expand global market reach and foster innovative customer solutions.
VAST Data has announced Rick Scurfield as its Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). This strategic hire marks a significant step in the company’s mission to bring to market the only data platform built for the AI era. In this new role, Scurfield is poised to help VAST enable organizations around the world to make their data more meaningful, unlocking radical intelligence and utility.
As the new CRO of VAST Data, Scurfield will oversee the company’s global sales strategy, aiming to expand market share and foster customer relationships across new industries and use cases. His expertise in overseeing sales operations, customer engagements and business development will be invaluable in propelling VAST’s success.
“We are confident that he will help shape VAST’s sales organization and strategy to further our mission of providing the end-to-end operating system for AI and deep learning deployments to businesses worldwide,” said Renen Hallak, CEO and co-founder, VAST Data.
“It’s thrilling to join VAST at such a pivotal moment in technology history. As we scale, I look forward to working with the team to drive continued, record-breaking growth and bring the VAST Data Platform to AI-ready organizations worldwide in order to actively unlock the full potential of their data,” said Scurfield.
This appointment comes at a time when VAST Data is experiencing rapid growth, thanks to its unique approach to helping organizations process large quantities of structured and unstructured data. Scurfield, a veteran sales executive in the technology industry, brings a wealth of experience to VAST Data. He has a proven track record of driving sales growth with a customer-first mindset.
