DDN has named Kevin Delane as its new President and Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Delane joins DDN from Salesforce, where he served as Executive Vice President (EVP) for Platform Sales. Salesforce acquired SaaS backup firm Own Company—where Delane held the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO)—in late 2024. Before his time at Own Company and Salesforce, Delane was CRO at Cohesity, and prior to that, he served as Vice President (VP) of Worldwide Sales at Everpure.
Alex Bouzari, CEO and co-founder of DDN, commented on the appointment: “DDN is entering a pivotal chapter in its growth. As AI expands into full-scale global production, the companies that succeed will be those able to translate technical leadership into consistent, scalable customer success. Kevin brings the operational discipline and go-to-market expertise needed to drive this—speeding up our global expansion while solidifying our position as a leader in AI infrastructure.”
In his new role, Delane will oversee DDN’s global revenue strategy, go-to-market execution, marketing, and customer success initiatives. Notably, DDN already had a President prior to Delane’s arrival: co-founder Paul Bloch, who still appears as the company’s President on its leadership webpage—an page that has not yet been updated to reflect Delane’s appointment as President and CRO.
Since securing a $300 million private equity investment from Blackstone in January of last year, DDN has made a series of key executive hires to strengthen its leadership team.
Omer Asad joined the company as Chief Product Officer, along with Chris Schin as VP of Product Management—both bringing prior experience at HPE to their roles. In February, Bhaskar Manickam was also appointed Director of Product Management; he too hails from HPE, where he spent nearly 17 years.
Guido Torrini took on the role of Chief Financial Operating Officer (CFOO)—a combined CFO and COO position—in February. Most recently, as CFO of OneTrust, Torrini led significant operational and business transformation at one of the fastest-growing companies in the privacy, security, and data governance space.
At the time of Torrini’s appointment, Bouzari stated: “We are scaling rapidly and building for the future. Guido brings the financial leadership and operational rigor required to strengthen our foundation and prepare DDN for our next phase of global growth.”
Also in February, Mohsen Moazami was named DDN’s Vice Chairman (though not a board member). His responsibilities include deepening global customer relationships, expanding government and sovereign engagements, and enhancing the company’s long-term positioning with the investment community.
It is understood that Robert Triendl—DDN’s SVP of International and an 18-year veteran of the company—will now report directly to Delane.
These recent hires have strengthened DDN’s product management, financial, and operational capabilities—and Delane’s appointment further boosts the company’s sales leadership. With the anticipated boom in AI inferencing on the horizon, Delane will likely need at least a year to accelerate DDN’s sales momentum. Looking ahead, we speculate that a DDN IPO could be on the horizon in late 2027 or early 2028, as Torrini and Moazami highlight the company’s financial strength and growth potential to potential investors.
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