Virtual Instruments says that industry veteran Ray Villeneuve has joined the company as president. Villeneuve is a seasoned enterprise IT executive and is charged with driving corporate strategy and expanding the company’s market opportunity worldwide.
With more than 30 years of experience, Villeneuve has a strong track record of turning IT infrastructure companies into market leaders. He is well respected for his global expansion success, and his ability to raise venture capital and drive shareholder value. He was previously the CEO of Skytree, an enterprise-class machine learning company. Prior to that, Villeneuve was vice president of corporate development and general manager of the cloud storage acceleration business for Riverbed Technology, which was acquired by NetApp. Previously he was CEO of MonoSphere, a predictive analytics software company focused on IT infrastructure, which was acquired by Dell (Quest). He has also held senior executive positions at storage industry innovators NetApp and Auspex Systems.
“Ray’s tremendous IT industry experience and open, transparent nature make him a perfect fit for our leadership team,” said Philippe Vincent, CEO of Virtual Instruments. “Bringing in an executive as respected as Ray underscores our commitment to create unparalleled value for our customers, partners and shareholders.”
“It’s an exciting time to be at Virtual Instruments as the company’s recent momentum, strong track record of growth, and industry-leading technology are compelling,” said Ray Villeneuve, president of Virtual Instruments. “The incredible portfolio of global customers and the critical role of the VirtualWisdom and Load DynamiX Enterprise products within those organisations is a tremendous foundation for growth. The team has a customer-first culture that resonates in everything we do.”
