VAST Data has named Amy Shapero as its first ever CFO as the company prepares for its next stage of growth.
The strategic appointment is seen as enabling VAST to scale faster and further expand VAST’s global business while accelerating market adoption of the only data platform built for the AI era.
Shapero was most recently CFO at Shopify ushering that business from under US$700 million in revenue to nearly US$6 billion in less than five years.
Her previous work spans private and public technology companies in commerce, financial services, marketing and information services employing software-as-a-service models serving innovative SMBs and deeply data-intensive enterprises that have used their data to create new products and economies of scale.
“Amy’s extensive finance, strategy and operating experience with disruptive, mission-driven, high-growth companies like ours will prove invaluable as VAST continues to scale and expand at a rapid pace,” said Renen Hallak, CEO and co-founder, VAST Data.
“We are thrilled to have Amy onboard as we look forward to the immense growth opportunity we have in front of us at VAST and I look forward to building this great company with her.”
Shapero joins VAST amidst rapid growth, making scalability a key priority as enterprises and service providers alike are increasingly standardising on the VAST Data Platform.
“From my first conversations with Renen and the VAST leadership team, it was immediately clear to me that this is an exceptional company, with brilliant leadership and an incredible opportunity in front of us as AI’s impact grows,” said Shapero.
“I’ve always been data-driven and throughout my career I’ve helped companies to harness data for insights to improve their customer experience, innovate to build new products, and use economies of scale to create new value. VAST’s unique approach to delivering technology innovation and extraordinary customer outcomes is rare and I look forward to helping grow our success across the globe.”
