Nutanix Names Vaishali B. Shivshankar as Marketing Director

Nutanix has named Vaishali B. Shivshankar as Marketing Director, adding a senior marketing leader to its regional organization. In her new role, Shivshankar will oversee field marketing across India and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) region.

Shivshankar joins Nutanix from F5, where she most recently served as Head of Marketing for India and SAARC. At F5, she was responsible for regional marketing activities and worked across areas including demand generation, partner engagement, and marketing programs supporting the company's business in the region.

Her background also includes a role as Partner Marketing Leader, India at VMware. Earlier, she served as Head of Marketing, India and SAARC at Rackspace Technology, giving her experience across enterprise technology, cloud, and partner-led marketing.

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At Nutanix, her focus on field marketing places her within a function that connects regional marketing programs with sales, partners, customers, and broader go-to-market activities. Field marketing has become an increasingly important part of enterprise technology marketing as companies adapt global strategies for specific markets and customer segments.

The appointment comes as enterprise technology companies continue to navigate changes in cloud infrastructure and AI adoption. Nutanix operates across hybrid and multicloud environments, with its platform supporting applications, data, and AI workloads across public and private clouds, datacenters, and edge environments.

For Shivshankar, the move continues a career focused on B2B technology marketing, with experience spanning regional marketing, partner programs, and enterprise technology businesses. Her transition from F5 to Nutanix keeps her regional remit centered on India and SAARC while moving her into a company focused on hybrid cloud infrastructure.

The appointment adds regional field marketing leadership to Nutanix's organization as enterprise technology vendors increasingly connect field programs with partner ecosystems, demand generation, sales alignment, and changing customer requirements across the region.