Privitar, a globally renowned data privacy technology company, has announced the appointment of Patrick Ball to the position of Chief Revenue Officer in the firm. He will be responsible for global revenue functions, including direct sales, channel sales, technical pre-sales, business development and partnerships.
Big data and data security expert
“Patrick brings proven experience of high-growth enterprise software sales to Privitar,” stated Jason du Preez, Privitar Chief Executive Officer (CEO). “He has been successful at building and leading high-growth, global teams and has a unique combination of big data and data security experience that is highly relevant to our mission to help organisations embrace a
data-driven culture and move to modern data platforms through safe and efficient access to data. We are excited to welcome him on board.”
Patrick brings proven experience of high-growth enterprise software sales to Privitar"
Previously Ball served as senior vice president of worldwide sales at NextLabs, a data security software company, where he drove strategic partnerships with industry leaders including SAP, Siemens, and Microsoft.
Data protection
Prior to NextLabs, Ball led sales for the western region at Cloudera, where he scaled the sales organisation 5X during his four years with the company. He also drove 100 percent bookings year-over-year growth for Cloudera. Additionally, Ball held sales leadership positions at Moxie Software and BMC Software and has been a part of three IPOs.
“Joining a market changing company with high-growth potential is my ideal situation,” stated Ball. ”I’ve been in sales leadership positions for over two decades and recognise that Privitar is uniquely positioned in the data privacy market for great success. I’m looking forward to working with Jason and the Privitar team to expand the company’s global presence and contribute to its next phase of growth.”
