Zetaris, the Open Agentic Lakehouse company, has announced the appointment of Ashish Bhagat as Chief Financial Officer and Phil Vadon as Chief Revenue Officer. Both appointments are global in scope as Zetaris accelerates its expansion across North America and international markets. The hires arrive at what the company describes as a defining moment for enterprise data, with hyperscalers committing $725 billion to AI infrastructure in 2026 alone and the agentic lakehouse category — which enables AI agents to access, query, and activate enterprise data in place without duplication or complex data movement — emerging as a critical infrastructure layer for enterprise AI execution.
Bhagat and Vadon are not new to each other or to building businesses at scale. Over nearly two decades together at Hitachi Vantara, they jointly conceived, funded, and scaled two high-growth businesses into major revenue franchises. Vadon led the commercial build of the Financial Services vertical, growing it to more than $400 million in revenue within four years and capturing a 44% market share in New York, adding landmark accounts including Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, UBS, and Credit Suisse. Together, they also built the Managed Services and XaaS business with bookings exceeding $1 billion, designing the commercial model, securing investment, and executing the go-to-market strategy from concept to scale.
Bhagat brings more than 25 years of executive leadership experience in financial strategy, corporate transformation, and global operations, most recently serving as Chief Operating Officer at Hitachi Vantara. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business-Economics from UCLA and is a Certified Public Accountant. Vadon most recently served as VP and General Manager of IaaS at Hitachi Vantara, brings deep global expertise in managed services, cloud solutions, and go-to-market strategy, and holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Manhattan University. He also co-founded a communications software company earlier in his career.
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“When leaders of this caliber choose to make their next bet on a company, the market pays attention. Ashish and Phil have competed and won at the highest levels of the global technology industry. They know how to scale businesses, how to build revenue engines, and how to execute with discipline. Their decision to join Zetaris reflects what we have built and the size of the opportunity ahead. Together, they give us the firepower to take the Open Agentic Lakehouse to every market in the world.”
— Vinay Samuel, CEO and Founder, Zetaris
“Zetaris is uniquely positioned at the intersection of two forces every enterprise is grappling with: the need to scale AI and the need to control cost and data governance. As CFO, I see the platform not just as a technology investment but as a strategic lever for enterprise value creation. I have spent 25 years optimizing how companies deploy capital. Zetaris is the kind of bet I would have pushed for from the other side of the table.”
— Ashish Bhagat, Chief Financial Officer, Zetaris
