Rubrik taps former Cisco executive as Chief Commercial Officer

Rubrik, the cloud data management company, has appointed Wendy Bahr as Chief Commercial Officer. Bahr is responsible for Rubrik’s MSP, Global System Integrator and Channel Partners, Hardware and Software Alliances, Inside Sales and Professional Services teams.

Bahr joins Rubrik from an 18-year tenure at Cisco , where she most recently served as the Senior Vice President of the Global Partner Organization. In this role, she was responsible for managing and supporting 60,000+ global partners who represent the company’s primary route to market.
Bahr was responsible for Global Virtual Sales and Global Customer Success with over 10B+ in revenue impact as well as the Cisco Global Meraki Sales Organisation.

In a statement from Rubrik she is quoted as saying: “Rubrik provides unprecedented value and offers enterprises a simple solution to one of their thorniest problems; managing data and applications in today’s hybrid cloud world. I am thrilled to be a part of such an innovative company and am excited to help our ecosystem embrace Rubrik and unleash the power of data.”

John Chambers, Founder and CEO of purpose-driven firm JC2 Ventures and Chairman Emeritus of Cisco said: “Wendy is hands down one of the most trusted and respected channel executives I have worked with during my career.”