Feb 6, 2023 | London

Within the new and expanded function, Petley will lead gross sales groups in EMEA and APJ

Teradata (NYSE: TDC) in the present day introduced that Richard Petley has taken on a newly expanded function as EVP, Worldwide. On this place, Petley will information each the EMEA and APJ areas as one worldwide group to create extra alternatives for Go-To-Market (GTM) synergies throughout the globe. With Petley on the helm, this new worldwide mannequin will look to speed up Teradata’s progress and supply the corporate with scale to construct broader and deeper communities of shoppers throughout EMEA and APJ areas.

“In his first yr at Teradata as EVP of the EMEA area, Wealthy had a major and speedy impression on Teradata’s enterprise transformation –  invigorating the crew, scaling our price to Teradata prospects and prospects, accelerating associate engagement, and driving progress,” stated Todd Cione, Chief Income Officer, Teradata. “This measurable impression, mixed along with his robust enterprise background from years at Oracle and IBM, made Wealthy the suitable candidate to steer our new Worldwide GTM group. Below his stewardship, Teradata will be capable to higher serve its worldwide prospects, companions, and prospects as we assist to usher them into a brand new period of analytics-led choice making.” 

With greater than 20 years of gross sales and GTM expertise, Petley got here to Teradata from Oracle, the place he was Senior Vice President, Western Europe, for Oracle Cloud, and Managing Director, Oracle UK. Previous to Oracle, Petley held gross sales management positions at IBM, with constant success in progress areas of enterprise software program, SaaS and AI.

“I’m thrilled to tackle this new function as head of worldwide gross sales and lead our crew in increasing our attain and driving progress globally,” stated Richard Petley, EVP, Worldwide. “As we proceed to see the speedy enlargement of superior analytics and AI/ML expertise throughout the globe, it’s turning into more and more clear that these instruments will play a significant function in driving company funding in data-driven transformation. Our superior analytics capabilities and broad enablement of AI/ML can be a key accelerator in our efforts to assist prospects make bolder, braver selections and reach in the present day’s ever-changing enterprise surroundings.”