Redpanda Data Names Andrea Fong as Principal Growth Marketing Manager

Redpanda Data has named Andrea Fong as Principal Growth Marketing Manager, adding growth marketing leadership as the company continues to expand its work in real-time data infrastructure and AI-related workloads.

Fong joins Redpanda Data with experience in growth marketing and B2B technology, bringing a background relevant to demand generation, digital campaigns, audience development, and marketing performance.

In her new role, Fong will work within Redpanda’s marketing organization on growth-focused initiatives. The position comes as the company continues to address demand for infrastructure supporting real-time applications and AI agents.

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Redpanda has increasingly positioned its technology around the connection between real-time data and AI workloads. In August 2026, the company reported record second-quarter performance and said enterprise demand was being influenced by the expansion of AI agent deployments across data and AI workloads.

This environment also creates new requirements for B2B technology marketing teams. Growth programs increasingly need to reach both technical users and business decision-makers while connecting awareness activities with measurable pipeline outcomes. Performance marketing, audience segmentation, content distribution, and experimentation are becoming more closely linked within B2B growth functions.

Redpanda's marketing organization is led by Chief Marketing Officer Melissa Czapiga, according to the company's leadership information.

Fong's appointment comes as Redpanda continues to develop its presence in the market for real-time data infrastructure. The company's recent initiatives have also focused on the role of governed, continuously available data in supporting AI agents and production applications.

The move adds dedicated growth marketing experience to Redpanda's marketing organization at a time when B2B technology companies are increasingly connecting digital acquisition, demand generation, and revenue-focused marketing with emerging AI and data infrastructure categories.