AI security outfit Cohesity has signed up some big industry names to join its new CEO Advisory Council
The company said that Indra Nooyi, Jim Snabe, Ken Denman, and Tami Erwin will guide Cohesity’s CEO and executive staff as Cohesity expands its ambitions as an AI-powered data security and data management leader.
- Indra Nooyi: Former Chair and CEO of PepsiCo. Current Board Director at Amazon, Philips, and the International Cricket Council. Named in the Top 10 of the Fortune Most Powerful Women List for several years.
- Jim Snabe: Chairman at Siemens and Northvolt. Current Board Director at C3.ai. Former Co-CEO of SAP. Member of the Board of Trustees of the World Economic Forum.
- Ken Denman: General Partner at Sway Ventures. Current Board Director at Costco, VMware, and Motorola Solutions. Former CEO of iPass, Openwave, and Emotient.
- Tami Erwin: Former CEO & EVP of Verizon Business. Current Board Director at John Deere and York Space Systems, Aptiv’s Strategic and Technology Advisory Council member, and an Operating Partner at Digital Gravity. Named in Fortune’s Most Powerful Women List.
Cohesity CEO Sanjay Poonen (pictured) said he deeply respected these leaders—for many years.
“ I have known them as friends and mentors to me. They are some of the best leaders in the industry. Today, data is a uniquely valuable resource that can be a significant advantage. Protecting our customer’s data and providing insights into it is our core mission, with ground-breaking technologies in AI, Security, and Cloud,” he said.