Hitachi Vantara names Adrian Johnson chief revenue officer

Hitachi Vantara appointed Adrian Johnson as chief revenue officer, effective immediately; he will oversee the company’s global sales strategy and report to CEO Sheila Rohra.

The announcement linked the appointment to efforts to strengthen sales discipline and grow the company’s block storage business, and cited a projected 25.58% Compound Annual Growth rate (CAGR) for the AI-powered storage market through 2032.

In his remit, Johnson was charged with aligning go-to-market execution to strategic initiatives intended to accelerate adoption of the company’s products, services and solutions, including the Virtual Storage Platform One unified data platform.

Johnson joined Hitachi Vantara in 2019 as vice president and managing director for Australia and New Zealand and helped grow that business 30% year-over-year. He was promoted in 2022 to vice president and general manager for Asia Pacific and in 2024 to senior vice president and general manager for the Americas and Asia Pacific; prior roles included positions at Liferay Inc., Dell, Fuji Xerox and Sun Microsystems, and he holds a master’s degree in business and IT from the Australian Graduate School of Management.

“Adrian brings a wealth of experience that's essential to achieving our goals as a company, particularly as we strengthen our sales discipline and grow our block storage business,” said Rohra.

He reports directly to Sheila Rohra and will serve on the company's executive committee; he will be responsible for driving the company's global sales strategy and aligning go-to-market execution to accelerate adoption of products, services and solutions, including the Virtual Storage Platform One unified data platform.