DiffusionData, the pioneer and leader in real-time data streaming and messaging solutions, today announced that Raphael Vergnaud has been appointed as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Prior to joining DiffusionData, Raphael held senior roles in Canada with Montrium and Zendrive, and was CRO at Keatext. Prior to that he was the Regional VP Sales at Tangoe.
As CRO, Raphael will be responsible for overseeing and optimising all revenue-generating activities at DiffusionData. This includes sales and marketing with the objective of maximising revenue and driving business growth through effective strategies and operations.
Raphael Vergnaud, CRO at DiffusionData, said: “DiffusionData has an industry leading reputation for solving the real-time, event-data consumption and delivery challenges at scale faced by many organisations over the Internet, especially in Financial Services and iGaming. I’m excited to join the team at a time when frameworks, such as Diffusion, are becoming integral to the enablement of digital transformation strategies. I am committed to ensuring the company continues to build on the momentum and accelerate the success it has achieved in recent years.”
Raphael has more than 25 years of international experience in enterprise sales. He has a unique profile for a sales leader, combining technology expertise as software engineer (EPITA) with an MBA qualification in finance and marketing from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. His core competencies include new business development, sales strategy, and performance sales team creation. Having worked extensively in the US and EMEA, he is experienced in complex sales processes and thrives on delivering results.
Grethe Brown, CEO of DiffusionData, said: “Having worked with Raphael in the past, I know that his financial and business expertise, commercial acumen and leadership qualities are second to none. Raphael will be pivotal in helping us implement our growth strategy and achieve our revenue goals. We’re delighted to have him on board and welcome him to our senior leadership team.”
DiffusionData’s framework, Diffusion, is used by companies worldwide in sectors such as financial services, eGaming, retail, transportation, health and digital media. Its patented delta streaming sends only the most recently updated data to millions of consumers in real-time, reducing bandwidth requirements, latency and cloud infrastructure costs. The framework is purpose-built to simplify real time data distribution, and economically deliver hyper-personalised data.
