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Top Women in Storage: Page 16 of 17

  • NeoScale tripled its sales between 2005 and 2006, although the vendor does not break out actual figures.

    NeoScale has also been busy with VCs over the last few years, amassing around $60 million in funding.

    The CEO, who took the helm of NeoScale in 2003, has racked up more than 25 years of IT industry experience. Previously, Nelson was executive vice president for corporate strategy, marketing, and IT at Quantum, where she oversaw the integration of that company's acquisitions. The exec also served as president of Quantum's DLT tape group and general manager of that vendor's $3 billion desktop hard drive business.

    In addition to Quantum, Nelson spent 13 years at Intel, where she held senior positions in general management, marketing, engineering, and operations. Other roles include a spell as a director at wireless specialist Ace Technology and executive positions at Maxtor, Weitek, and Lumina.

    Away from work, Nelson is a director of the Support Network for Battered Women