Vince Blackall EMEA VP Channels, Violin Memory

Violin Memory, Inc. announced Vince Blackall as VP channels for EMEA.

A successful executive in his field, he has a strong technology and storage sales background. Prior to Violin, he held channel management roles in Europe, Asia and the Americas for companies like Dell Software, CommVault Systems and Veritas (now Symantec).

At Violin, he will be responsible for overseeing and growing the EMEA channel.

"Blackall’s proven track record of success speaks for itself," said Steven Rose, SVP of EMEA and LATAM. "As the demand for unprecedented levels of storage speed continues to fuel Violin’s growth, our global partner network is becoming increasingly pivotal to our overall expansion strategy and I can think of no better person to drive our renewed channel efforts than Vince."

 Prior to joining Violin Memory, Blackall was the director of channel and alliances at Dell Software. He has also operated as MD of EMEA channels at CommVault Systems, and was VP EMEA channel at Veritas (now Symantec), where he exceeded his targets. He also served as the VP North American channel at CA Technologies, where he achieved a channel revenue objective of $220 million.
 
"I’m very pleased to part of the Violin Memory team. The channel is vital for the company and I’m amazed by the positive growth the company has seen," said Blackall. "I look forward to building on relationships with Violin Memory’s valued partners, as well as finding new opportunities in the channel."