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Teradata names Martyn Etherington CMO

Teradata has named Martyn Etherington as chief marketing officer. Mr. Etherington will report to Oliver Ratzesberger, who became Teradata’s chief operating officer earlier this year. Both roles are newly-created.

Before joining Teradata, Mr. Etherington was chief marketing officer, IoT Cloud at Cisco Jasper. Previously, he served as executive vice president, chief marketing officer and chief of staff for Mitel.

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