Backblaze announced that Marc Suidan joined its team as CFO. Suidan will lead the financial organization, spearheading overall strategy, forecasting and reporting.
He comes to Backblaze with 20 years of experience in advising and leading companies of all sizes in the technology and media industries, including most-recently serving as the CFO of The Beachbody Company. He has also held leadership positions with PricewaterhouseCoopers, McKinsey & Company and others, where he drove growth and innovation.
“Marc has deep knowledge and experience strategically guiding companies through financial growth,” said Backblaze chairperson and CEO, Gleb Budman. “His expertise and leadership will be a valuable asset as we empower customers to move to an open cloud and to do more with their data.”
He takes over for Frank Patchel, who will retire in Q3.
“I believe that Backblaze is uniquely positioned for success in the cloud services industry and their vision to lead and grow the open cloud ecosystem is what drew me to the company,” said Suidan. “I’m excited to join Backblaze and lead the financial organization as we continue to drive strong growth, increase profitability, and deliver shareholder value.”
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