Aerospike hires Martin James as VP of EMEA

Martin James has been appointed as the new VP of EMEA at Aerospike as the data-storage platform firm looks to extend its footprint across the UK and Europe.

James (pictured) will leverage his prior experiences at Percona and DataStax to develop regional sales teams that meet customers’ demand for Aerospike’s real-time data platform.

Jim Lodestro, CRO at Aerospike, said: “Martin brings decades of experience to the Aerospike team. His depth of experience in the UK/EMEA region and proven leadership ability will allow him to evangelise our Real-time Data Platform to businesses ready to modernise their data architectures.