Denali recently named Phill Castillo executive vice president of worldwide sales, according to a press release. His tenure with the company will be effective immediately.
"Phil will bring consistency in our sales strategy globally, which will be key as we stretch into new markets and grow our account base," CEO Robert Vrij said. "He's a heavy-hitter in the global sales arena, but also someone who mirrors Denali's values of maintaining a family culture and taking care of customers first."
Under his new role, Castillo will be tasked with growing the company’s sales team and strengthening connections with new and existing customers. He will contribute decades of experience, garnered from Hewlett-Packard and Oracle, where he was one of the highest-ranking salesmen. The hire was made by newly appointed Vrij.
Castillo specializes in software, services and automation technologies, such as machine learning. He has successfully led sales teams for more than 20 years, building valuable experience across technology, services and market segments.
"I have always respected Denali and am excited about the future," Castillo said. "This is a great opportunity to build on an incredible business and drive global consistency leveraging best practices across the organization."
The California State University graduate is credited with overseeing over $2 billion of services, hybrid cloud and hardware solutions sales during his tenure as HPE's vice president sales and GM for the U.S. Western region. He also helped Cisco Systems develop sales teams across various markets, among other tasks.