Company expands executive team to accelerate strategic growth initiatives
KX, a global leader in high performance analytical databases and vector-based data management, is pleased to announce the appointment of Clint Maddox as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Maddox brings nearly three decades of experience in scaling high-growth enterprise software businesses, particularly in relation to artificial intelligence (AI) and automation technologies. At KX, Maddox will be responsible for managing go-to-market strategy and execution for its world-wide sales and customer success organization.
Maddox will lead a team of high-performing, customer-facing experts that help KX customers and partners solve complex problems by leveraging real time data and analytics to support better business decision-making, accelerating knowledge work and expediting generative Al into production. He will play a pivotal role in accelerating and expanding adoption of KX by enterprises and strategic partners.
“Clint has a proven track record of using data-driven strategies to enhance direct sales models and strategic partnerships for efficient go-to-market approaches. As KX continues to solidify our leadership in high-performance analytical databases and vector-based data management, his expertise in building and scaling software businesses efficiently is exactly what we need,” said Ashok Reddy, CEO at KX. “Through partnerships with hyperscalers and GSIs, we’re not just growing; we’re evolving the way data is managed and analyzed in real time, and Clint is the ideal leader to guide us through this transformative phase.”
Prior to KX, Maddox served as Chief Revenue Officer at ConnectWise. Under his leadership, ConnectWise achieved 250% revenue growth, successfully launched and scaled a Cyber Security Business Unit and brought to market an award-winning partner program. He was recently named a 2024 Channel Chief by CRN. In prior roles, he led the Global Service Provider business at CA Technologies, where he was focused on delivering high-impact business outcomes for customers through CA Technologies’ largest partners. He also led the global relationship with IBM Services, including the development of strategic offerings with their Global Services Business Unit, growing revenues by more than 500% during his tenure.
“I am thrilled to be part of KX’s innovative journey,” added Maddox. “I have a passion for leading large-scale transformation initiatives and am excited to be a part of the growth opportunities that will come from KX’s expansion plans. I am committed to leading a world-class team of sales professionals and business partners that will enable our customers to become AI-first Enterprises, cultivating new, strategic relationships with other key industry players to maximize our reach and impact in this fast-changing industry.”
KX is the creator of kdb+, the world’s fastest in-memory, columnar analytics database engine. KX is built for the most demanding data environments and the KX product line is trusted by the world’s leading AI-first companies for their mission-critical data applications. Kdb+ analyzes temporal data at unmatched speed and scale, enabling richer actionable insights to enhance decision making. With it, developers and data engineers build high-performance data-driven applications, and turbo-charge their favorite analytics tools in the cloud, on-premises, and at the edge.
To learn more about KX, please visit: https://kx.com/
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