Veeam Software, the innovative
provider of solutions that deliver Availability for the Always-On
Enterprise, today announced that it has appointed Peter C. McKay,
most recently Senior Vice President and General Manager, Americas with
VMware, as its President and Chief Operating Officer and promoted
William H. Largent, currently Executive Vice President, as its new Chief
Executive Officer. Veeam co-founders and Directors, Ratmir Timashev and
Andrei Baronov, will remain strategic to the company, playing active
roles focusing on market strategy and new product development. The
appointments will add further depth to an already accomplished executive
lineup and come as Veeam continues to enable enterprises to deliver
24.7.365 Availability, expand into Enterprise market segments and
continue double-digit revenue growth.
“With the appointments of Peter and Bill, we are adding depth,
experience and talent to our already world-class executive team. Peter
and Bill are seasoned leaders with complimentary skill-sets; they will
be instrumental in helping Veeam to continue on its steep growth
trajectory,” said Mr. Timashev. “Peter will also join our Board of
Directors and serve along with Andrei, Bill and myself. By attracting
executive talent such as Peter, Veeam is sending a clear signal to the
market that we are a leader and we’ve only scratched the surface of our
potential.”
As President and COO, Mr. McKay will report directly to Mr. Largent and
will be responsible for sales, sales operations, marketing, finance and
human resources. Prior to Veeam, Mr. McKay held a number of senior
leadership roles within VMware's Americas organization. He joined VMware
as Vice President Sales, End User Computing, Americas, and from this
position, he was promoted to Chief Operating Officer for the Americas,
responsible for optimizing the alignment and integration of all
go-to-market functions, then to Senior Vice President, Americas
Enterprise, and then ultimately to Senior Vice President and General
Manager, Americas. Mr. McKay joined VMware through the acquisition of
Desktone where he was President and CEO from 2010 to October 2013. Prior
to Desktone Mr. McKay was President and CEO of two other successful
venture backed companies; Watchfire, a security solutions provider
(acquired by IBM in 2007) from 2001 to July 2008 and eCredit (acquired
by Internet Capital Group) from 1998 to 2001. Mr. McKay also served as
“Executive-in-Residence” at Insight Venture Partners.
“Digital Transformation, cloud, social technologies and users’
insatiable appetite for Always-On access to critical data and
applications is changing the way enterprises conduct business,” said Mr.
McKay. “We are at the cusp of a major digital revolution and as
enterprises look to harness the power of the cloud and keep pace with
changing user demands, 24.7.365 Availability is no longer an
after-thought; today, it is a strategic priority. That’s why I am here.
Veeam has always been a company synonymous with innovation and customer
satisfaction. Not many companies are as exciting as Veeam, and I am
honored to be joining the team and helping steer it to the next stage of
its growth.”
As CEO, Mr. Largent will report directly to Veeam’s Board of Directors
and will oversee Veeam’s strategic and financial direction. Mr. Largent
has been part of Veeam’s growth since its inception in 2006, and has
more than 30 years of operations and leadership experience in growth
companies. Prior to joining Veeam, Mr. Largent was CEO of Applied
Innovation, Inc., a public company previously traded on the NASDAQ –
National Market System. Mr. Largent also worked with other members of
the Veeam executive team at Aelita Software where he was Chief Operating
and Financial Officer. Prior to Aelita, Mr. Largent was CFO of Plug
Power where he managed the company’s initial public offering with
Goldman, Sachs & Co. as lead underwriter, raising more than $150 million
in equity.
“I have spent my entire career building businesses, but Veeam is
special,” commented Mr. Largent. “Since the company started in 2006,
we’ve always been at the cutting edge of innovation and have been
disrupting status quo thinking. Our first product was free and within a
very short period of time, every virtualization admin knew us! We’ve
continued in that disruptive, innovative vein and as we look to the
future, our focus is on empowering enterprises to deliver 24.7.365
Availability and leverage the potential of today’s digital economy.”
Mr. Largent is in the process of relocating to Veeam’s global
headquarters in Switzerland.
For more information please visit www.veeam.com