AI and data intelligence business DDN has hired Michelle Rosen as chief legal officer, a newly created position.
Rosen joins from US parking tech company Metropolis Technologies, where she was general counsel. She brings more than two decades of legal leadership experience across the technology industry, with notable expertise in M&A, commercial strategy, corporate governance, securities compliance, IP and privacy. At DDN, she will oversee legal, governance, regulatory and commercial matters.
Los Angeles-based DDN provides AI data storage and data management technology.
Guido Torrini, DDN’s chief financial and operating officer, said: “As we build the next generation of DDN, we need leaders who have successfully helped world-class technology companies navigate rapid growth while building organisations that can scale for the long term. Michelle brings exactly that combination of strategic judgement, operational leadership and legal expertise. She will be an important partner to our executive team as we continue expanding globally and investing in the future of the company.”
Rosen spent just over a year and a half at Metropolis before joining DDN. She was previously CLO at AI and data business Collibra, where she worked for more than six years. She also had earlier in-house spells at Delta Gali Industries (as GC for its US business), IMAX China (as GC) and IMAX (as associate GC).
She started her legal career in private practice at legacy firm Shearman & Sterling in New York.
She said: “DDN is one of the most exciting technology companies in the AI industry today. The company has established itself as a leader in the infrastructure powering the next generation of AI, and its growth trajectory speaks for itself.
“I’m excited to join the leadership team at such an important moment, help scale the business globally, support our customers and partners and build the legal organisation that will enable DDN’s continued success for years to come.”
In other recent in-house data and AI-related moves, last month US data and AI analytics business Alteryx hired Steve Holsten as CLO from venture fund ElevenX Capital, replacing Christopher Lal who left in May to join Braze.
And in March, US AI business Gong hired former Lacework legal head Joe FitzGerald as CLO, replacing John Slavitt who left the business in February before joining Abnormal AI as CLO in April.
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