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Introducing New Board Members: Bruce Cleveland and Kemal Koeksal

Written by CrateDB | 2024-08-26

We are thrilled to announce that Bruce Cleveland and Kemal Koeksal have joined CrateDB's Board of Directors. Their impressive backgrounds and strategic insights will be instrumental in guiding CrateDB through our next phase of growth.

Bruce Cleveland is a renowned venture capitalist and author, with a proven track record of driving innovation in the tech industry. As a Founding Partner of Wildcat Venture Partners and a former executive at Siebel Systems, Oracle, and Apple, plus author of the book “Traversing the Traction Gap”, Bruce brings deep expertise in scaling technology companies and fostering disruptive innovation.

Kemal Koeksal is a highly experienced technology executive currently serving as CTO EMEA for C3 AI, where he has plays a key role in driving the company’s success in AI and enterprise software. He brings deep experience in dealing with customers and technology in fast growing companies.

“Bruce and Kemal bring invaluable expertise to our board. Their guidance will be instrumental as we scale CrateDB to new heights and expand our impact in the data industry.” — Lars Färnström, CEO of CrateDB.

We are excited to have Bruce and Kemal on board and look forward to the remarkable journey ahead!