Mike McMahon VP Business Development, Avere

Avere Systems, Inc. announced the appointment of Michael McMahon as VP of business development.

Working closely with CEO, Ron Bianchini, he will be responsible for securing strategic partnerships that enhance Avere’s position in NAS optimization and accelerate the company’s long-term growth, as well as managing current client and partner relationships.

"Mike’s contributions working with partners such as Dell, HDS and McAfee at CommVault over the years were essential to the company’s success in data and information management," said Ron Bianchini, president and CEO of Avere. "As Avere continues to innovate, Mike’s experience will play a significant role in helping the company keep its momentum as a leader and innovator in NAS optimizatio while also extending our reach through new business initiatives."

 McMahon brings more than 12 years experience having previously served as CommVault’s VP of WW OEM sales, where he built and ran the global OEM and alliance business. He also grew the company’s worldwide OEM/Partner revenue from $3M to over $100M, annually. Prior to that, he was a senior product manager for the enterprise storage product group at Dell where he was responsible for managing the storage data protection business and launching new products.

He holds an MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and a BBA from Texas A&M University.

"As organizations continue to create massive amounts of data at a rapid rate, the ability to quickly and cost-effectively access this stored information across the enterprise will become increasingly more difficult," said McMahon. "Avere is changing the way organizations design, build and scale their NAS infrastructure for optimum performance and flexibility. I look forward to joining a team that is at the forefront of the data storage space and continues to technologically lead as the industry evolves."