Boston, MA and Reading, UK: Zerto has appointed Ken Goldman, chief financial officer at Yahoo!, to its board of directors. Mr. Goldman brings extensive financial leadership experience to Zerto through numerous executive and board leadership roles at breakthrough technology companies of all sizes.
Prior to Yahoo!, Ken served as CFO for Fortinet, Siebel Systems, Excite@Home, Sybase and Cypress Semiconductor. He has also served on the boards of directors of multiple tech companies including GoPro, NXP Semiconductors N.V., TriNet Group, Yahoo Japan Corporation, and he recently joined Zuora’s board of directors. Mr. Goldman is also a member of the Standing Advisory Group of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. His focus is on helping companies grow to become global enterprises built for longevity to withstand, among other things, hyper-competitive IT market developments.
“Cloud computing and IT resiliency are two of the biggest macro IT industry trends today, and I appreciate Zerto’s success in building a global company based on innovative technology developed in Israel,” said Mr. Goldman. “I find it professionally rewarding being involved with innovative technology companies as they scale their businesses globally. As a board member, I’m excited to join a team of industry veterans who are working to change the economics and the way people not only look at the disaster recovery market, but how IT can truly give companies a competitive business advantage with greater choice and flexibility.”
“Scaling a dynamic company is an exciting challenge, and Ken’s deep expertise in business growth strategy gives Zerto a tremendous asset as we take our company to the next level,” said Zerto co-founder and CEO Ziv Kedem. “His leadership will be instrumental in our evolving IT resilience and cloud strategies and I look forward to serving with him on the board.”
Zerto continues to grow its business, which is supported by Zerto’s award-winning culture, new innovations in IT resilience, successful financing rounds and strategic new hires. The company continues to make noteworthy gains in government, healthcare, financial services, education, and retail verticals.