She brings over 20 years of enterprise software and SaaS sales and marketing leadership experience to support Druva.
Druva Inc. announced that Tracey Newell has been appointed to the board of directors of the business. Industry veteran brings over 20 years of enterprise software and SaaS sales and marketing leadership experience. Newell will support Druva as it prioritises developing routes to market and conquering the fast growing data protection industry.
“Tracey’s impressive history as a sales leader at industry-leading enterprise software and SaaS companies, coupled with her ability to inspire and energize an organization makes her an outstanding addition to our leadership team,” said Jaspreet Singh, Founder and CEO, Druva. “As Druva focuses on helping organizations across the globe strengthen their data resiliency, we are excited to welcome Tracey as we focus on expanding opportunities and strengthening our position in existing markets.”
Newell was formerly the president of Informatica and a member of the company’s board of directors for two years before being asked to join the management team. She was the Executive Vice President of global field operations at Proofpoint before joining Informatica, where she oversaw sales during a five-year period of hypergrowth. Newell led Proofpoint’s go-to-market team to become a top five leader in the cybersecurity sector, earning him a spot on The Modern Sale’s Top 100 Sales Leaders list. Newell has also held sales leadership positions at Juniper Networks, Webex, and Cisco Systems, as well as executive vice president of global sales at Polycom.
“Over the last two years, the urgency to strengthen data resiliency and protection has reached a crescendo, and is now a mission-critical priority of every enterprise,” said Newell. “As customers accelerate their cloud modernization journey, the Druva Data Resiliency Cloud brings the simplicity, security, and scalability that customers demand in a solution that is truly differentiated in the marketplace. I could not be more pleased to join Druva’s board and look forward to supporting the company’s incredible journey.”