Montréal (Canada), July 23rd, 2018 –Ni2, a leading provider of Service and Operations Management software for network and data center operators, announced today the hiring of Ken Ballou to lead worldwide sales and accelerate revenue growth. This appointment marks the return of Ken Ballou to Ni2 after a five-year hiatus during which he held a strategic role at Alfresco Software and was responsible for the growth and development of some of the most important and influential Wall St. based banking, brokerage, and financial services companies.
Ken Ballou holds a successful track record in sales management with consistent achievement in building, developing and maintaining high-performance sales teams. A career that spans from executive sales roles at both privately and publicly traded companies in the IT and Network management markets, including HP, Computer Associates, and Mobixell Networks where he served as Strategic Account Executive and Vice President, North American Business Operations.
“Ken brings his extensive experience in building and leading sales teams, while exceeding customer expectations and fostering company growth,” said Joseph Hatchuel, CEO and co- founder of Ni2. “We are delighted that Ken is returning to Ni2. His passion and strategic thinking will help the company expand its sales operations and increase its market presence across the Americas, EMEA and APAC.”
“I’m returning to Ni2 for its technology vision and for the hard work the company has invested in developing such powerful software solutions for datacenter, network and communications service providers, ads Ballou. New generation technologies, such as SDN and NFV, are transforming the market landscape and I’m looking forward to engaging with Ni2 customers and offering innovative solutions that will help them gain service agility and reach new business opportunities.”