Backblaze Names Jason Wakeam Chief Revenue Officer
July 23 2024 - 9:00AM
Backblaze, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLZE), the cloud storage innovator
providing a modern alternative to traditional cloud providers,
today announced the appointment of Jason Wakeam as the company’s
first Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).
An industry veteran with nearly three decades of global
leadership experience, Wakeam brings a proven track record of
driving growth and innovation at technology companies. Wakeam
previously served as a vice president of global sales at SnapLogic.
He has also held leadership roles in a range of public and private
companies including Cloudera, Microsoft, and Hewlett-Packard. In
his new role, Wakeam will spearhead the company’s overall sales
strategy, with a focus on expanding market share and driving new
revenue opportunities.
Wakeam succeeds Nilay Patel, who previously served as vice
president of sales, and has now transitioned to oversee the
company’s recently established New Markets team with a special
focus on AI.
“I am pleased to welcome Jason as our chief revenue officer,”
said Gleb Budman, Backblaze CEO and Chairperson of the Board. “He
has an impressive track record that showcases his ability to drive
businesses to the next level. His expertise will be crucial as we
help more, larger customers break free from traditional cloud
walled gardens, move to an open cloud ecosystem, and empower them
to do more with their data.”
“Backblaze’s mission deeply resonates with me and I am excited
to help accelerate growth for our company,” said Wakeam. "I'm
looking forward to working with this amazing team as we continue to
scale with our customers and further innovation.”
The addition of Wakeam to the company’s leadership further
demonstrates the commitment to attracting, retaining, and growing
with larger mid-market customers.
About Backblaze
Backblaze is the cloud storage innovator providing a modern
alternative to traditional cloud providers. We deliver
high-performance, secure cloud object storage that customers use to
develop applications, manage media, secure backups, build AI
workflows, protect from ransomware, and more. Backblaze helps
businesses break free from the walled gardens that traditional
providers lock customers into, enabling them to use their data in
open cloud workflows with the providers they prefer at a fraction
of the cost. Headquartered in San Mateo, CA, Backblaze (NASDAQ:
BLZE) was founded in 2007 and serves over 500,000 customers in 175
countries around the world. For more information, please go to
www.backblaze.com.
Press Contact:Jeanette FosterCommunications Manager, Backblaze
jfoster@backblaze.com
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