Manfred Reitner EMEA Senior VP and GM EMEA, NetApp

NetApp, Inc. announced the appointment of Manfred Reitner as senior vice president and general manager for NetApp EMEA effective immediately.

 In his new role, Reitner will be responsible for all NetApp EMEA geographies and operations that will be key in driving NetApp’s growth strategy in EMEA, as well as partner and customer momentum. Reitner succeeds Andreas König who held the position since 2007 and will leave the company at the end of June 2012.
 
"I am proud of the achievements and leadership position that Andreas has driven for NetApp over the past sixteen years in EMEA," said Rob Salmon, executive vice president Field Operations at NetApp. "I look forward to supporting Manfred Reitner in his strategy to take EMEA to the next level of business excellence. In his fifteen years at NetApp, Manfred has demonstrated proven leadership capabilities and he has successfully created and executed a strategy that has grown the business in our largest countries in EMEA. We are dedicated to a smooth transition over the next few months to ensure continuity in leadership for the business, as well as for our partners and customers in the region."
 
"I am honoured to have the opportunity to lead the EMEA team at NetApp and I’m excited to build upon the successful foundation that Andreas has created in the region," said Manfred Reitner, senior vice president and general manager, NetApp EMEA. "I am committed to growing and supporting NetApp as we strive to be the number one storage vendor in EMEA and continue to deliver on our promise to deliver business success to our customers and partners."
 
Prior to his new position, Manfred Reitner was vice president, Enterprise Area, NetApp since 2009 where he was responsible for driving sales teams and business progress in France, Germany, and the UK. Reitner, who holds a degree in computer sciences from the Technical University of Munich, Germany, started his sales career at NetApp in 1997. Following his responsibility for NetApp’s sales efforts in Central Europe, he primarily focused on the German market from 2003 onwards. Before joining NetApp, he had various sales positions at Siemens, Hewlett-Packard, Maxtor, and SGI.