{"id":18389,"date":"2018-05-01T11:13:26","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T10:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/2018\/05\/01\/veeam-appoints-new-vp-of-enterprise-strategy\/"},"modified":"2018-05-01T12:42:14","modified_gmt":"2018-05-01T11:42:14","slug":"veeam-appoints-new-vp-of-enterprise-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/2018\/05\/01\/veeam-appoints-new-vp-of-enterprise-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Veeam appoints new VP of enterprise strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.veeam.com\/\">Veeam\u00ae Software<\/a>, a leader in intelligent data management for the hyper-available enterprise, has announced the appointment of Dave Russell as Vice President of Enterprise Strategy.<\/p>\n<p>In this role, Russell will be responsible for driving strategic product and go-to-market programmes, spearheading industry engagement and evangelising Veeam\u2019s vision for the Hyper-Available Enterprise at key events across the globe.<\/p>\n<p>Reporting directly to Kate Hutchison, Chief Marketing Officer at Veeam, Russell will work closely with the executive leadership team in accelerating the company\u2019s growth in the enterprise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDave\u2019s r\u00e9sum\u00e9 speaks for itself; he is one of the most prominent figures in the industry and to have him join Veeam at such an exciting time in our growth is a testament to the company\u2019s momentum in the market,\u201d said Peter McKay, Co-CEO and President of Veeam.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the past year, we have grown at an exponential rate and are doubling down on our success in the Fortune 500 segment of the market where enterprise customers have recognised our platform as world-class for their infrastructures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.veeam.com\/availability-platform.html\">Veeam Hyper-Availability Platform<\/a> is the only solution leveraging intelligent automation, purpose-built for massive scaling to manage the hyper-growth of data being generated by digital transformation, IoT and blockchain technologies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDave\u2019s experience and skill-set will help accelerate our growth and enterprise momentum and I am delighted to have him on our team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Russell said the appointment was a great opportunity to apply his 28 years of thought leadership experience in an industry that is evolving rapidly.<\/p>\n<p>He said:\u00a0\u201cCustomers are struggling to effectively manage and protect exponential data volumes, and I am looking forward to advising them on a smooth journey towards intelligent data management, allowing them to accelerate innovation and bring new digital services to market faster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Russell has almost three decades of experience and most recently held the role of Vice President and Distinguished Analyst at Gartner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veeam\u00ae Software, a leader in intelligent data management for the hyper-available enterprise, has announced the appointment of Dave Russell as Vice President of Enterprise Strategy. 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