Veeam Software appoints MD For EMEA

Veeam Software has appointed Daniel Fried as its new MD for EMEA.
Fried began his career with the firm in 2008 when he launched its French subsidiary in Paris and assumed leadership of the Southern EMEA region. In 2009 he expanded his responsibilities to build and supervise the Central Europe region for Veeam. Fried joined Veeam from VMware, where he was director, partner sales, Southern EMEA.
“Daniel has spent the past 20 years creating and nurturing international high-tech companies, such as VMware, Alcatel and Philips,” says George Sidoris, Veeam software VP of worldwide sales. “His promotion follows on the heels of his excellent work and Veeam’s extraordinary growth in Europe. Despite the economic crisis, Veeam grew by 130 percent in Europe between 2008 and 2009.”
In little more than a year, Fried and his team have created a network of more than 1,000 partners in Europe.
“Our 2010 target is to maintain that same growth and expand our presence into large companies by investing in sales resources throughout Europe,” says Fried. “Not only does Veeam Software give me the opportunity to continue on the virtualisation journey, but it also enables me to contribute to the expansion of a company that actually listens to its customers and provides creative and innovative management tools to a market that I’ve known from the start.”