Leadership

Simon Taylor is the founder and CEO of HYCU. A serial entrepreneur, prior to HYCU, Simon led Comtrade Software, an infrastructure monitoring business, sold to Citrix. Having raised more than $140M at HYCU, Simon has more than 20 years' experience in go-to-market strategy development, product marketing and channel sales management for high-growth, tech companies. An Instituto de Empresa (Madrid) MBA graduate, he has worked with leading companies such as Comtrade Group, Forrester Research, Putnam Investments and Omgeo.

Subbiah Sundaram is the SVP, Product at HYCU. Subbiah spearheads product management, product marketing, alliances, sales engineering, and customer success with more than 20 years' experience delivering best-in-class multi-cloud data protection and on-premises solutions. A Kellogg Management School MBA graduate, Subbiah has worked with leading companies such as EMC, NetApp, Veritas, BMC, CA, and DataGravity.

Goran Garevski is the CTO at HYCU. Goran has more than 20 years' experience in engineering and technology innovation in the data protection, virtualization, and cloud industries. He leads and drives innovation within HYCU's research, engineering, and customer support organizations. Prior to HYCU, he has worked with leading and emerging companies such as StorScape and Comtrade Group.

Tanja Peric is the CPO at HYCU where she leads talent management and acquisition. She has more than 20 years' experience leading human resources and talent innovation at global companies. She is a Cotrugli Business School MBA graduate and has senior executive experience with leading companies such as Endava and Comtrade Group.

A Boston native, Brian serves as the Chief Customer Officer at HYCU, responsible for leading the company's global Customer Success organization. In this role, he ensures customers receive positive outcomes throughout their data protection and management journey with HYCU.

Prior to joining HYCU, Brian held various leadership positions at Barracuda, including Chief Customer Officer, VP of Product Marketing, and heading the team that quintupled Barracuda's MSP business. Earlier in his career, he held roles at NetApp, EMC, and the Enterprise Strategy Group.

Justin Schumacher is the CFO at HYCU. Justin is responsible for financial processes and systems to support hypergrowth for HYCU. Justin has more than 20 years' experience with hypergrowth, SaaS and data protection. Prior to HYCU, he held senior fiscal management positions with companies such as JumpCloud, Uplight, Simple Energy, SolidFire, DataLogix and KPMG.

Chris Nelson is a seasoned technology professional with a passion for driving change and achieving results. Throughout his career, he has worked with industry leaders such as Quantum, Hitachi Data Systems, Zerto, DomainTools, and currently HYCU, where he focuses on SaaS discovery and visualization solutions for data protection.

With a global perspective, Chris engages with companies worldwide to solve business problems through innovative technology. His expertise lies in aligning cutting-edge solutions with specific business needs, ensuring optimal outcomes for his clients.