Lewis Winning Joins Pillar

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Pillar Data Systems, a leading provider of enterprise network storage systems, today announced that Lewis Winning, age 46, has joined Pillar as vice president of worldwide sales operations. This appointment strengthens Pillars sales operations, and follows on a year of unprecedented growth and innovation where the company closed 2007 with more than 300 customers and 500 systems shipped worldwide.

Winning will be responsible for worldwide sales operations, assisting in overall sales management, and ensuring Pillar’s products and solutions meet market and customer expectations. Winning will report directly to Curtis Wittich, vice president, Worldwide Sales.

“It’s an exciting time to be at Pillar, coming on the heels of the company’s announcement on Application-Aware Storage,” said Wittich. “Over the last several quarters, Pillar has attracted the top talent in the storage industry, and this appointment demonstrates the company’s continued market traction. We welcome Lewis to our team and look forward to seeing further adoption of Pillar as the Application-Aware Storage solution of choice for enterprises worldwide.”

Pillar Data Systems Inc.