REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 27, 2026--
Hammerspace, the high-performance data platform for AI anywhere, today announced the appointment of John McKillop as Vice President of Americas Sales. McKillop joins Hammerspace amid accelerating demand for its AI data infrastructure, bringing more than 25 years of experience building high-performance sales organizations, expanding strategic partnerships and driving revenue growth.
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As organizations move from AI experimentation to production, Hammerspace is gaining momentum by enabling customers to access and orchestrate data across existing infrastructure, eliminate data silos and maximize GPU investments. McKillop will build on this momentum by expanding enterprise adoption, strengthening the partner ecosystem and scaling sales execution across the Americas.
"We’ve experienced phenomenal growth this year," said Tony Asaro, Chief Business Officer of Hammerspace. "We are excited to bring John onto the team to help us increase our momentum in the market. He has a great track record of success, scaling sales organizations and building the partnerships needed to turn market leadership into sustained revenue growth."
McKillop brings extensive enterprise technology leadership experience, including senior executive roles at Quantum Corporation as Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Senior Vice President of Americas Sales. He led a global organization of more than 300 professionals, overseeing sales strategy, operations and strategic go-to-market initiatives. Most recently, he served as Chief Revenue Officer at Openprise, helping enterprises optimize go-to-market operations through data orchestration, automation and AI.
"What attracted me to Hammerspace is the combination of differentiated technology, an exceptional team and the momentum already underway," said McKillop. "The market opportunity is enormous, and Hammerspace is uniquely positioned to capture it. My focus is on accelerating that growth by scaling our sales organization, expanding our strategic partnerships and helping more customers realize the value of AI anywhere."
About Hammerspace
Hammerspace is the high-performance data platform built to simplify and optimize AI infrastructure at scale. It makes all your data immediately accessible – anywhere across on-premises and cloud environments – without copying or migrating data into new silos. By integrating with existing storage, networking, and applications, Hammerspace creates a unified, high-speed data backbone for AI, enabling organizations to accelerate every stage of the AI pipeline while eliminating data silos.
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John McKillop, Vice President of Americas Sales at Hammerspace
DALLAS (AP) — Connor Hellebuyck stood in front of his net during the singing of the “Star-Spangled Banner” and thought “Finally!” then played like a three-time Vezina Trophy winner in his first game in six months.
The 33-year-old enjoyed a multigoal lead for most of the night in his New Jersey debut and allowed one goal on 17 shots as the Devils beat the Dallas Stars 5-1 on Tuesday night.
“It was a lot of fun,” said Hellebuyck, who was traded four days ago by the Winnipeg Jets after his suspension for failing to report to training camp. His last NHL action prior to Tuesday came on April 13, a 6-2 loss at Vegas.
“The guys in front of me just played a perfect game for me to get acclimated,” he said. “Not a lot of shots, blocking everything, keeping everything to the outside. Letting me see things. Letting me touch the puck a lot.”
Devils coach Sheldon Keefe liked what he saw.
“He was exceptional,” Keefe said. “Not only does it seem like he’s in midseason form, but it seems like he’s been here a long time.”
Hellebuyck spent 11 seasons with the Jets, including a Presidents’ Trophy-winning season in 2024-25, and helped the United States win gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics this year.
A fifth-round draft pick in 2012 by Winnipeg, Hellebuyck is fifth on the U.S.-born goaltenders list with at least 345 career wins. Among U.S.-born goalies with 300 or more career starts, his .916 save percentage going into Tuesday ranked fourth and 2.58 goals-against average ranked sixth.
Hellebuyck said he felt few if any nerves getting back to NHL action.
“I’ve been doing this for a while,” he said. “They played so good in front of me that I was never really worried.”
Hellebuyck was skating in his native Michigan before the trade was completed and went through one practice and Tuesday’s optional morning skate. He has five seasons left on a seven-year contract with an annual salary cap hit of $8.5 million.
He played in familiar territory, going in with a 14-12-0 record against Dallas, a Central Division opponent of Winnipeg.
“I like the ice, but one hard part is it’s hot,” Hellebuyck said. “I sweat a lot in this game. But it’s all part of the adjustment, and it’s good to get one under me.”
Teammate Jack Hughes lost a tooth during the game and finished wearing a bubble on his helmet. Hughes lost multiple teeth when most recently playing in front of Hellebuyck, during the gold-medal win over Canada in Italy last winter.
“We’ve got to stop doing that,” Hellebuyck said.
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New Jersey Devils goaltender Connor Hellebuyck defends his net during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
New Jersey Devils goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, left, defenseman Johnathan Kovacevic, right, and defenseman Brenden Dillon, bottom, collide while defending their net against the Dallas Stars during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
New Jersey Devils goaltender Connor Hellebuyck defends his net against the Dallas Stars during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
New Jersey Devils goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) reacts with center Nico Hischier (13) after defeating the Dallas Stars during an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
New Jersey Devils goaltender Connor Hellebuyck takes the ice prior to an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
New Jersey Devils goaltender Connor Hellebuyck takes the ice prior to an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
New Jersey Devils goaltender Connor Hellebuyck takes the ice prior to an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
New Jersey Devils goaltender Connor Hellebuyck takes the ice prior to an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
FILE - Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) makes a save on a shot by Ottawa Senators' Dylan Cozens (24) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa, Ontario, on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
FILE - Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck stands by the net during a time out from play against the Dallas Stars in the first period of an NHL hockey game, April 2, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
