Spin Technology hires former Salesforce CTO as strategic technology advisor. Spin Technology, Inc. developer of the “SpinOne” universal SaaS data protection platform for mission-critical SaaS applications, today announced that former Salesforce CTO Stephen Tamm has joined the company as its first-ever strategic technology advisor.
Steven Tamm will advise Spin Technology on its overall technology strategy, with a particular focus on expanding SpinOne’s SaaS security state management offerings for Salesforce and Slack. Previously, Stephen spent more than 18 years at Salesforce and led technical product strategy across all clouds and business units as the company’s CTO. He has extensive technical experience as a software architect and extensive experience advising startups and companies preparing for IPOs. Stephen holds a master’s degree in engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
“We are excited to bring Stephen on board as his experience and passion are unparalleled and a perfect fit for Spin Technology, especially as we expand our SaaS offerings and security solutions for Salesforce and Slack. He has spent more than two decades working with SaaS companies. and fully understands the importance of protecting the SaaS data that resides in those applications,” said Dmitry Dontov, CEO and founder of Spin Technology. “SpinOne already provides the most innovative latest line of cybersecurity for Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, and together we will continue to develop the platform to address new challenges that arise in complex security environments.”
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Steven’s appointment comes at a time of impressive growth for Spin Technology. This includes closing a $16 million Series A round and expanding Spin Technology’s sales and customer support teams with the addition of a vice president of enterprise sales and director of enterprise customer support. In addition, earlier this year, Spin Technology announced SpinOne for Salesforce, which gives organizations the ability to protect their sales funnel from data loss and corruption by protecting critical Salesforce data. In 2023, the company plans to release additional Salesforce capabilities and launch its integration with Slack.
“Spin Technology solves a serious problem: the security risk associated with SaaS applications. I’m excited to work closely with Dimitri and the entire Spin team to help customers optimize the enterprise security of their data,” said Steven Tamm, Strategic Technology Spin Technology Consultant. “Spin is trusted by more than 1,600 organizations and is well positioned to become a leading player in a growing market. I’m excited to see what we can accomplish together.”
