Executive Team

Simon Aspinall
Chief Marketing Officer

Simon Aspinall is the Chief Marketing Officer of Virtustream. In this role he is responsible for the strategy and execution of all aspects of the company’s marketing efforts as it expands its xStream cloud solution product suite, including the xStream Software-as-a-Service offering and the launch of a trusted cloud exchange that will enable enterprise-class cloud federation. Simon’s focus is on building Virtustream’s relevance and enabling the success of the company's sales team and partners through strategic marketing initiatives that include a wide variety of virtual, viral, and interactive marketing to complement traditional industry and direct marketing campaigns.

Simon brings extensive high tech marketing and business development experience to Virtustream having spent more than a decade at Cisco Systems, Inc., a cloud innovator and worldwide leader in networking. He most recently led Cisco’s global marketing teams for Cloud, Service Provider Data Center and Mobile solutions, where he created, developed and executed marketing strategies and campaigns helping each business grow to over a billion dollars in revenue. During his decade at Cisco he also led both business development and sales teams in Europe, the US and Asia.

Before Cisco, Simon spent eight years at Mercer Management Consulting, a firm providing management and financial consulting services to the worldwide telecoms sector. He was also the founder and director of an Internet incubator with operations in five countries.

Simon holds a master’s degree in engineering and computer science from Oxford University and a master’s degree in business administration from INSEAD. He is also a frequent speaker at industry events and a commentator on the IT, telecom, and networking sectors.

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