Former IBM executives join WANdisco

WANdisco, the software company that floated on the London Stock Exchange earlier this year, has recruited two senior figures to its sales management team.

The Sheffield-based business has taken on Paul Hewitt, former UK managing director of IBM’s TeleLogic division, and Scott Rudenstein, a veteran of IBM’s Rational Software Group.

David Richards, chairman and chief executive of WANdisco, said: “We are delighted to have recruited experienced and talented individuals like Paul and Scott.

“Part of our goal post-IPO is to expand our sales team and our latest recruits are among the best in the industry with proven track records of growing sales in our industry sector. We are putting in place solid foundations for growth.”

Mr Hewitt brings more than 25 years of software industry experience to his new position as WANdisco’s sales director for Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

He spent 10 years at IBM Telelogic where he rose from the rank of principal account manager to become UK managing director and senior vice president for Western Europe.

After leaving Telelogic in 2010, Mr Hewitt was appointed regional sales director for the UK and Ireland at Serena Software.

Mr Rudenstein brings more than 20 years of industry experience to his new position as director of technical sales and services at WANdisco.

He spent more than five years as a senior sales engineer in the IBM Rational Software Group specialising in software development tools.

Mr Rudenstein was a member of the Rational Software team that was acquired by IBM for $2.1bn in February 2003.