SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Corp.
(NASDAQ: QMCO) today announced that Rick
Valentine has joined the company's Executive Leadership Team
as Senior Vice President & Chief Customer Officer. The customer
experience veteran will focus on ensuring that Quantum's services
and support organization continues to deliver an outstanding
customer experience as the company transforms into a leading
as-a-service provider for unstructured data management, analytics
and storage.
"Quantum has a 40-year legacy of delivering an unrivaled
customer experience, demonstrated by our industry-leading net
promoter scores," said Jamie Lerner,
President and CEO at Quantum. "As we advance on our goal to be a
leader in video and unstructured data solutions, Rick's deep
expertise in SaaS transformation and customer experience will
ensure that the Quantum customer experience remains second to
none."
Valentine brings more than 35 years of experience in advocating
for customers and transforming teams to deliver great customer
outcomes at global technology companies. Prior to Quantum, he
served as Chief Customer Officer for Silver Peak Systems, a global
leader in SD-WAN technology, where his work in improving the
overall customer experience was instrumental in Hewlett Packard
Enterprise's $925 million acquisition
of Silver Peak in 2020.
Valentine was also Chief Customer Officer at Symantec
Inc./Veritas Software, leading customer success for the technical
support software portfolio spanning consumer and enterprise
customers across 11 global locations and more than 15 languages,
including a team of 1,800 worldwide associates. He has also held
various executive roles including General Manager of Employee
Management Solutions at Intuit, and Vice President and General
Manager of Employer Solutions at Sage Software.
"As Quantum transitions to software-defined architectures, and a
subscription and as-a-service business, my priority will be
building a services organization that can support the customer
experience in this new model," said Valentine.
Valentine joins a newly expanded Executive Leadership Team at
Quantum following the recent appointments of former NetApp CTO,
Brian Pawlowski, as Chief
Development Officer, and former Square Box Systems CEO,
Dave Clack, as General Manager of
Quantum's new Cloud Software & Analytics business
unit.
About Quantum
Quantum technology and services help
customers capture, create and share digital content – and preserve
and protect it for decades. With solutions built for every
stage of the data lifecycle, Quantum's platforms provide the
fastest performance for high-resolution video, images, and
industrial IoT. That's why the world's leading entertainment
companies, sports franchises, researchers, government agencies,
enterprises, and cloud providers are making the world happier,
safer, and smarter on Quantum. Quantum is listed on Nasdaq
(QMCO) and was added to the Russell 2000® Index in 2020. For more
information visit www.quantum.com/
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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains
"forward-looking" statements. Quantum advises caution in reliance
on forward-looking statements. If the risks or uncertainties ever
materialize or the assumptions prove incorrect, the results of
Quantum Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries ("Quantum")
may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other
than statements of historical fact are statements that could be
deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to
statements about the addition of Mr. Valentine to accelerate
Quantum's software defined infrastructure and international growth.
Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include the risks related
to the successful integration of the new leaders and their
respective strategies, the impact of Covid-19 on these initiatives
and our business and other risks that are described in the "Risk
Factors" in Quantum's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including its Form 10-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Committee on June 24, 2020.
Quantum expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter its
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable
law.
Public Relations Contact:
Kerry Quintiliani
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quantum@rlyl.com
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