Kurrent Appoints Patrick Ball as CRO to Drive Sales and GTM Initiatives

Kurrent appoints Patrick Ball as CRO to lead sales and go-to-market initiatives. Ball has extensive experience in enterprise IT management software, business application software, SaaS, and open-source software. He will focus on expanding market reach, building strategic partnerships, and scaling sales operations to accelerate customer acquisition. Kurrent's event-native data platform provides real-time access to source data for downstream use cases without complex data pipelines or tradeoffs.

Kurrent, an innovator in event-native data platforms, has appointed Patrick Ball as its new Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) to lead sales and go-to-market (GTM) initiatives. Ball brings extensive experience in enterprise IT management software, business application software, SaaS, and open-source software. He will focus on expanding market reach, building strategic partnerships, and scaling sales operations to accelerate customer acquisition [1].

Ball joins Kurrent with a proven track record of scaling revenue organizations. Previously, he served as CRO of Crux, where he built the GTM function from the ground up, increasing sales by 400% and closing over $75 million in bookings. At Privatar (now Informatica), he led all Global GTM Revenue teams, and at NextLabs, he grew sales by over 150% and launched global GTM partnerships. At Cloudera, he helped the company grow from $10 million ARR to $250 million, scaling the sales organization by 5X [1].

Kurrent's event-native data platform provides real-time access to source data for downstream use cases without the need for complex data pipelines or tradeoffs. The platform is available on AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform, as well as on-premises. It is deployed in high-stakes use cases across various industries, including finance, tech, oil and gas, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, automotive, and government [1].

Ball is enthusiastic about his new role at Kurrent. "Kurrent is at a pivotal moment in its growth journey. The rising adoption of its event-native data platform makes it possible for enterprise software development teams to build exceptional software with complete historical context of their company’s data in real time," he shared. "I look forward to applying my experience to accelerate Kurrent’s go-to-market and sales efforts, connecting more businesses with a solution that modernizes their operations for the scale and speed of the AI era. My goal is to serve high-value market segments and execute targeted strategies to maximize revenue growth" [1].

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[1] https://www.morningstar.com/news/business-wire/20250807425925/kurrent-appoints-veteran-enterprise-technology-cro-to-scale-sales-and-gtm-initiatives