Palo Alto, Calif., July 17, 2024 – Denodo, a leader in data management, announced the hiring of Christophe Culine as its first Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) to accelerate the company’s growth globally. TPG, a global alternative asset management firm, invested $336 million in Denodo in September, 2023. Mr. Culine brings over 25 years of experience in leading early to mid-stage technology companies, driving accelerated growth and revenue expansion. Reporting directly to Denodo’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Angel Viña, he will be responsible for developing and executing strategies to further enhance Denodo’s market leadership position and drive global revenue growth.
“Christophe’s track record as a successful sales leader and CRO for high-growth organizations is impressive” said Ángel Viña, founder and chief executive officer at Denodo. “His focus on customer satisfaction and his expertise in building world-class sales teams align perfectly with our goals, and I am excited to welcome him to the Denodo team.”
Before joining Denodo, Mr. Culine served as President and CRO at Dragos. He has also held key sales and CRO roles at RiskIQ, Qualys, Fortinet, and Venafi.
Mr. Culine shared his enthusiasm for Denodo’s mission: “As the definitive leader in logical data management, Denodo’s commitment to delivering data in the language of business, at the speed of business, resonates with me. I look forward to contributing to the company’s ongoing success and growth.”
Denodo’s global presence spans offices across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, North America, and Latin America, serving a diverse customer base in both traditional and growth markets.
Denodo recently launched Denodo 9, the latest release of its logical data management platform, with AI-enabled data delivery. Denodo was named a leader in the Forrester Wave: Enterprise Data Fabric, Q1 2024 and is the clear leader in the recent Dresner 2024 Active Data Architecture™ Market Study report. Denodo also was named a 2024 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Voice of the Customer for Data Integration Tools for the fourth year in a row, showcasing the positive sentiment that Denodo customers have with regards to the business value of the platform, services and support.
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