GridGain Appoints Eoin O’Connor as President and CEO

(US and Canada) GridGain Systems, a provider of enterprise-grade in-memory computing solutions powered by the Apache Ignite distributed database, recently announced that Eoin O’Connor has been named president and CEO. O’Connor succeeds Abe Kleinfeld, who retired after more than eight years at GridGain.

O’Connor has been with GridGain since 2016, serving as CFO and, more recently, as COO. He has transformed the company into a leader in distributed in-memory computing solutions. O’Connor will drive GridGain’s next growth stage, broadening the customer base and enhancing the product offering.

“Eoin is the ideal person to take over as CEO, combining his expertise in operations with a deep understanding of GridGain and the rapidly evolving needs of our customers,” said Geoff Baehr, GridGain’s Chairman of the Board. “I want to thank Abe for his leadership, and I am delighted that we are now handing the reins to someone who will help us continue our rapid growth.”

“I am excited to lead GridGain as we continue to grow and build on the momentum we have created over the last few years,” said O’Connor. “At a time of rapid digital transformation across many businesses, I expect to see more and more enterprises turning to GridGain to address their data challenges.”

Before joining GridGain, O’Connor was an executive at Oracle and Siebel. He has spent many years in leadership roles across finance and operations. He began his career at KPMG, specializing in Initial Public Offerings and audits of hi-tech companies. At ON24 and SpaceTime Insight, he was instrumental in managing revenue growth in a brief time span. O’Connor has facilitated multiple venture capital funding transactions for GridGain and other growth-stage companies.

O’Connor holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Commerce from University College Cork, Ireland, and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

The GridGain in-memory computing platform, built on Apache Ignite, provides in-memory speed and massive scalability to existing data-intensive applications without ripping and replacing existing databases. The platform scales by adding new nodes to the cluster, which can handle petabytes of data. GridGain has averaged 40% annual sales growth since 2017, with eight consecutive years of revenue growth.