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Hitachi Vantara Names Adrian Johnson as Its New Chief Revenue Officer
Hitachi Vantara, the data storage, infrastructure and hybrid cloud management subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced that Adrian Johnson, formerly the senior vice president and general manager of the Americas and Asia Pacific, has been appointed as the company's new chief revenue officer (CRO), effective immediately. In this role, Johnson will be responsible for driving the company's global sales strategy, aligning the go-to-market execution with strategic initiatives that acce
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