Arcserve Adds Four Industry Veterans to Executive Team

Arcserve, LLC expanded its team with the appointment of four executives to its global product development, finance, and strategic alliance divisions.

The expansion adds further depth to its already leadership team, and underscores its continued focus on transforming the way midsize and decentralised large-enterprise organisations protect their data.
 
“I am very pleased to welcome such exceptional talent to the organisation,” said Mike Crest, CEO. “They each have a proven ability to deliver on hyper growth strategies and exceed high standards for customer centricity. In combination with their deep industry expertise and our global development initiatives, we are well positioned to have a breakout year.”
 
Darin McAreavey, CFO
He joins Arcserve from SaaS cloud-based software company, Cachet Financial Solutions, where he served as EVP and CFO. Under his leadership, the organisation executed on growth initiatives and underwent an IPO in 2014. Prior to Cachet, he led finance divisions as CFO at several technology companies, including storage solutions developer, Xiotech Corp, Wireless Ronin Technologies (acquired by marketing-tech firm, Creative Realities, in 2004) and Stellent Inc., where he played a significant role in the acquisition by Oracle in 2006.
 
He brings over two decades of public and privately-held financial experience to his new role, where he is responsible for optimising Arcserve’s double-digital growth strategy.

“It’s evident that Arcserve has achieved impressive gains in market share over the past year, and I look forward to overseeing Arcserve’s strategies for further expansion,” he said.
 
Oussama El-Hilali, VP of products
He will assume a pivotal role in managing its R&D, product strategy and emerging technologies. He brings nearly 25 years of senior experience from technology organisations including EMC, Symantec and cloud-based backup firm, Carbonite, where he was instrumental in expanding its product portfolio through organic and inorganic growth initiatives. Additionally, he has consulted with software companies to amplify growth through new technology development and acquisition.
 
As a published writer, he co-authored Digital Data Integrity: The Evolution from Passive Protection to Active Management, which examines comprehensive data management and serves as a guide to IT managers on how to plan cost-effective strategies for their data centres.

“Arcserve is uniquely positioned to meet the evolving data protection and information accessibility needs of this dynamic market,” he said. “I’m excited to join a team that truly embodies all aspects of innovation, coupled with a customer-first approach.”
 
Erica Antony, VP of product management
She joins Arcserve from information management solution provider Veritas Technologies (acquired by Symantec in 2005 and most recently by The Carlyle Group this year), where she served as senior director of product management. In this capacity, she led commercial business strategy and product planning initiatives for its mid-market backup and recovery organisation, as well as implemented agile development and planning practices. Prior to this role, she established the competitive intelligence discipline at Symantec.
 
At Arcserve, she is responsible for global product planning, pricing strategy, and competitive intelligence.

“In less than two years, Arcserve has built out a complete, enterprise-capable product suite that’s fueling rapid worldwide growth,” she said. “I look forward to joining such a focused and inspired organisation.”
 
Scott Petersen, VP of global channel and alliances
He will assume the key position of growing its strategic technology partnerships and aligning its global channel strategies. He brings over 25 years of sales leadership experience from technology organisations, including virtualisation and data management solutions provider Sphere 3D, McData Corp. (acquired by Brocade Communications Systems in 2007), and data protection provider BackBone Software (acquired by Quest Software in 2010).
 
Most recently, he served as VP sales at Sphere 3D, where he grew its global presence and OEM business to 20% of worldwide revenue.

“Arcserve has done an incredible job of building its global channel network to over 7,500 partners in record time,” he said. “This isn’t surprising given the mindset that partners are an extension of its core team.”