SANTA CLARA, Calif.,
May 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- Hortonworks® (NASDAQ:HDP), a leading innovator
of open and connected data platforms, today announced it has
appointed Frank Mong as chief
marketing officer (CMO). Mong is a seasoned enterprise marketing
executive and brings 20 years of software and security marketing
experience to Hortonworks. As CMO, he will be responsible for
accelerating Hortonworks' global marketing strategy to continue
Hortonworks' rapid growth.
Hortonworks recently reported first quarter 2017 revenue growth
of 35 percent year over year, including support subscription growth
of 52% year over year. The company has solutions in market today
that span cloud, data center and the Internet of Things which have
been adopted by over half of the Fortune 100 to transform their
businesses. Mong's experience in enterprise software and strength
in product marketing will further enhance Hortonworks' go-to-market
strategy and global expansion.
"Enterprise adoption of our platforms is accelerating as
customers choose Hortonworks to power their data transformation
initiatives and unlock new business models," said Raj Verma,
president and chief operating officer, Hortonworks. "We are
uniquely positioned at the intersection of the big data, cloud
computing and Internet of Things markets and Frank's proven track
record of marketing excellence at scale will capitalize on these
trends to accelerate our growth. I am excited to welcome Frank to
the team and look forward to collaborating."
Mong was previously senior vice president of product, industry
and solutions for Palo Alto Networks, where he was responsible for
directing product marketing, industry marketing and overall
solutions marketing for the company's entire portfolio. Prior to
that, he was vice president and general manager of solutions for
the HP Enterprise Security Products organization and held senior
leadership roles at Silver Spring Networks, Trend Micro, Symantec
and SonicWALL.
"Hortonworks is uniquely offering customers a connected data
architecture with the ability to scale, govern and secure data in
any environment as they navigate the digital age," said
Frank Mong, chief marketing officer,
Hortonworks. "I've spent much of my career in the security space,
and the mission has always been to secure all data all the time.
Clearly this mission is top of mind at Hortonworks, and I look
forward to applying my expertise to tell our story to the
enterprise."
About Hortonworks
Hortonworks is an industry leading innovator that creates,
distributes and supports enterprise-ready open data platforms and
modern data applications that deliver actionable intelligence from
all data: data-in-motion and data-at-rest. Hortonworks is focused
on driving innovation in open source communities such as Apache
Hadoop, Apache NiFi and Apache Spark. Along with its 2100+
partners, Hortonworks provides the expertise, training and services
that allow customers to unlock transformational value for their
organizations across any line of business.
Hortonworks is a registered trademark or trademark of
Hortonworks, Inc. and its subsidiaries in the United States and other jurisdictions. For
more information, please visit www.hortonworks.com. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Media Contact
Michelle Lazzar
comms@hortonworks.com
408-828-9681
To view the original version on PR Newswire,
visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hortonworks-appoints-enterprise-marketing-leader-frank-mong-as-chief-marketing-officer-300461013.html
SOURCE Hortonworks, Inc.