Advanced Computing in the Age of AI | Thursday, March 28, 2024

Panasas Expands Executive Leadership Team 

Panasas announced today the addition of two new executives to the C-level leadership team. Joining the company are Chief Operating Officer (COO) Tom Shea, who leads all technical organizations at Panasas including engineering, operations, service and IT, and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Jim Donovan, who leads the global marketing organization with responsibility for product management, brand strategy, demand creation and sales enablement.

"I am thrilled that Tom and Jim decided to join Panasas," said Faye Pairman, Panasas CEO. "With the relevant industry experience and new perspective these two talented leaders bring to the organization, we're poised to better serve our customers, develop key new markets and accelerate growth."

Mr. Shea brings deep experience in a variety of engineering, general management and executive leadership positions. He led software and hardware teams in both public and private companies through periods of transition and dramatic growth, including successful public offerings. Most recently, Mr. Shea served as vice president and general manager at both Blue Coat Systems and SanDisk.

Mr. Donovan has proven global marketing and sales leadership experience, most recently as the senior vice president of global marketing at Teradata, where he was responsible for driving the company's corporate and vertical marketing efforts contributing to Teradata's rapid growth.

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