Splunk Appoints Tom Schodorf as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations
Accomplished Technology and Sales Veteran to Fuel the Global Growth of IT Search
SAN FRANCISCO – October 6, 2009 – Splunk, the IT Search company, today announced that Tom Schodorf, former vice president and general manager of BMC Software, has been appointed to the position of Senior Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations. Schodorf's experience includes domestic and international sales and executive management positions at BMC Software and IBM spanning the past 26 years.
Schodorf spent 17 years at BMC in a number of executive positions, most recently as Vice President and General Manager of the Identify business unit. While at Identify, Schodorf led R&D, sales and marketing with full P&L responsibility. Schodorf also led BMC Software’s Asia-Pacific team, based in Singapore, and the U.S. Commercial division. Prior to BMC Software, Schodorf was a sales executive with IBM for over nine years.
"Tom is the right executive at the right time for Splunk. He combines the best of sales excellence, global experience, and a great fit with Splunk’s customer-oriented culture," said Godfrey Sullivan, CEO, Splunk. "We are glad to have Tom on our team as we move to the next stage of Splunk’s expansion."
Founded in 2004, Splunk created the category of IT Search. The company is experiencing nearly 100 percent growth this year, and international business accounts for approximately 20 percent of the company’s total business.
"Joining the Splunk team was an easy decision, given the company’s seasoned management team and strong commitment to their customers. I am excited to join a fast-paced software company that is taking disruptive technology to the IT market," said Schodorf.
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