Scality strengthens executive team with Tom Leyden as VP of product marketing and enterprise go-to-market
Brings deep expertise to accelerate adoption of Scality’s storage solutions for AI data lakes, secure backup, and cloud infrastructure
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Scality, a global leader in cyber-resilient storage software for the AI era, announced today the appointment of Tom Leyden as Vice President of Product Marketing. Leyden brings over two decades of experience in SAAS, storage, backup, and AI. His background includes leadership roles at Amplidata (acquired by HGST, a Western Digital company), DDN, Excelero (acquired by NVIDIA), and Kasten by Veeam.
Over the course of his career, Leyden has led global marketing initiatives across the full spectrum of storage technologies, from early innovation in object storage and scale-out NVMe to Kubernetes-native backup and, more recently, Agentic AI. Beyond deep domain expertise, he brings a proven track record of building high-performing marketing teams, defining go-to-market strategies, and driving growth in enterprise sales leveraging partner ecosystems. Joining Scality comes at a pivotal time as the company accelerates its go-to-market efforts around Enterprise hybrid cloud data and AI needs.
In his role, Leyden will lead global product marketing for Scality RING and ARTESCA, as the company enters its next phase of growth supporting AI workloads and cyber-resilient storage. He will also drive marketing execution into the large enterprise segment, including Global 2000 companies and public cloud service providers. Leyden will work closely with strategic alliances and ISV partners such as Weka, Commvault, and Veeam to support joint go-to-market success.
“Tom’s deep storage expertise and strategic marketing leadership makes him an ideal fit for Scality’s next chapter,” said Paul Speciale, CMO of Scality. “His understanding of enterprise data challenges, AI-driven infrastructure demands, and the evolving backup landscape will be instrumental as we scale our reach across cloud, cyber-resilience, and AI markets.”
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Scality solves organizations’ biggest data storage challenges — growth, security, performance, and cost. Designed for end-to-end cyber resilience, only Scality S3 object storage with CORE5 safeguards data at every level of the system, from API to architecture. Its patented MultiScale Architecture enables limitless, independent scalability in all critical dimensions to meet the unpredictable demands of modern workloads. The world’s most discerning companies depend on Scality to accelerate high-performance AI initiatives, optimize cloud deployments, and defend their data with confidence. Recognized as a leader by Gartner, Scality software is reliable, secure, and sustainable. Follow us on LinkedIn. Visit www.scality.com and our blog.
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