Jim Tedesco SVP North America Sales, Veeam

Veeam Software, Inc. appointed Jim Tedesco to the position of SVP, North America sales.

 In this role, he will be responsible for the strategic direction of local operations, helping to position the company as provider to the world’s data centers.

He will report to SVP strategic operations and planning, Anton Antich.

In his new role, Tedesco will be instrumental in driving regional sales and go-to-market strategies, focusing on sales execution to grow the company’s market share while expanding the partner ecosystem to enable to penetrate new markets in the region. These initiatives will align and support the company’s global strategy for growth built on Veeam Availability for the Modern Data Center, enabling the Always-On Business, which provides customers a solution that delivers recovery time and point objectives of less than 15 minutes for all applications and data.

“The data center must transform to meet the IT demands of the modern era that are driven by cloud, virtualization and mobility,” said Ratmir Timashev, CEO, Veeam. “With our focus and world-class innovation, Veeam is uniquely qualified to help customers through this important transformation, one to an Always-On Business. Jim’s experience stellar reputation in the industry are ideal to help propel Veeam forward in the North American marketplace, and to drive demand for our next-generation availability solutions.”

With more than 20 years of experience in the high-tech industry, Tedesco has held a number of senior sales leadership positions at software and other high tech companies. Most recently at Kony Inc., a cloud-based mobile application development platform provider, he served as EVP, corporate sales and business development, and was tasked with developing and executing the company’s business strategy to drive revenue across several industry sectors. Prior to that, he held a number of senior executive roles at CA Technologies, Infor and Quest Software, creating and building both direct and channel sales organizations.

“As user demands evolve and data centers become highly virtualized, the way companies protect their applications and data has changed,” added Tedesco. “Veeam is uniquely positioned as the new market leader in delivering availability solutions for the modern data center, helping businesses ensure that all applications and data are available for users 24/7. In the world of the always-on business, Veeam is paving the way and I am excited to be part of the team and relish the opportunity to help the company grow even further.”