Tintri, which offers smart storage for virtualization and cloud environments, has appointed John Schwan as vice president of North America channel sales.
Tintri has made recent channel training and certification program enhancements, with the goal, it says, of including approaching 100 percent indirect sales, It has also launched a global partner program and a reseller sales and sales-enablement certification program.
“We are excited to have John join our executive field leadership team,” said Tom Ellery, senior vice president of worldwide sales at Tintri. “His business experience and exceptional reputation within the channel community further supports Tintri’s expanding investments with channel partners across the Americas. With our heavy focus on the channel, John’s arrival helps us grow our business and underscores our commitment to partners.”
Schwan has held multiple roles at VMware, most recently as a channel liaison for field engagement and sales between VMware and solution providers across North America.
“I am thrilled to join the Tintri team,” said Schwan. “The company has quickly emerged as the go-to smart storage solution for both virtualization and the cloud and already has a strong channel culture in place. I look forward to helping further develop the network of channel partners so that we can continue to drive expansion and growth to meet customer needs.”
