- Ryan Mac Ban promoted to Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at Confluent (CFLT, Financial).
- He replaces Erica Schultz, who announced her retirement from the President of Field Operations role.
- Mac Ban has over 20 years of sales leadership experience with proven success at companies like UiPath and VMware.
Confluent, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFLT) has announced a leadership change with the promotion of Ryan Mac Ban to Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) following the retirement of Erica Schultz, former President of Field Operations. In his newly expanded role, Mac Ban will oversee the global field strategy, integrating sales, sales engineering, customer success, and sales operations to support the company's growth in real-time data streaming solutions.
Ryan Mac Ban, previously the Senior Vice President, Global Head of Sales at Confluent, brings over two decades of sales leadership experience. His career highlights include achieving substantial revenue growth at UiPath, where he managed the emerging products division and drove triple-digit revenue growth. At VMware, Mac Ban served as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales, Networking, Security and Automation, contributing to consistent double-digit sales growth year over year.
Commenting on his promotion, Mac Ban expressed enthusiasm for his new role, emphasizing the critical importance of Confluent's data streaming platform in driving real-time insights and developing next-generation AI applications. He looks forward to collaborating with the global team to further strengthen Confluent's market position and expand its customer base.
Confluent continues to lead in the data streaming platform industry, with its cloud-native solutions enabling organizations to enhance digital customer experiences and transition to real-time, software-driven operations.
