Veeam Software,
the leader in backup, recovery and data management solutions that
deliver Modern Data Protection, announced that it has appointed
John Jester as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Jester will lead Veeam's
go-to-market growth strategy and help build upon Veeam's position as the
#1 provider of Modern Data Protection solutions spanning Cloud,
Virtual, Physical, Hybrid, SaaS and Kubernetes.
Jester
joins Veeam from a successful tenure at Google Cloud where he helped
build the go-to-market organization through his leadership of the
Customer Experience organization; in this role, he drove cloud adoption
and business value for customers, supporting Google Cloud's growth to
over $23B ARR. Prior to Google, Jester spent 20 years at Microsoft
leading sales organizations and reimagining the GTM across the customer
lifecycle. Specific roles included Corporate Vice President of Worldwide
Customer Success, where he established a new organization to drive
adoption of Microsoft's cloud services, Vice President Worldwide
Specialist Sales, where he led enterprise sales strategy across the full
suite of enterprise cloud services, General Manager UK Enterprise and
Partner Group, and General Manager of Global Accounts with
responsibility for sales to Microsoft's top 100 enterprise customers.
Throughout his career, Jester has worked closely with partners and sees
them as integral to crafting solutions for customers.
"I'm
extremely excited about the opportunity to join Veeam," said John
Jester, CRO at Veeam. "Businesses are supporting a rapidly changing and
increasingly complex IT environment involving the adoption of cloud, as a
Service and containers. On top of that, the frequency and scale of
cyberthreats, particularly ransomware, continues to explode. All of this
increases the likelihood of severe business interruption. Veeam has
demonstrated an industry-leading vision and strategy for Modern Data
Protection that delivers the resiliency customers need to move forward
with Digital Transformation. I am looking forward to working with the
team to help deliver on this vision."
"Veeam's
growth has been impressive, but we are scratching the surface of our
potential," said Anand Eswaran, CEO at Veeam. "While we have reported
double-digit ARR growth and are already the leading provider in our
space, we have scope to further accelerate share, expand our
partnerships, and extend our presence in and value for every
organization as more enterprises accelerate their adoption of hybrid
cloud. With John's vast experience working with partners and across all
customer segments, and with a proven track record especially in both
hybrid cloud and enterprise, I am excited about what we can achieve.
With John on board, and working in conjunction with Veeam's stellar
leadership team and customer-obsessed employees, I am confident we can
take Veeam to new levels of leadership, market share and customer and
partner success."