Guy Berlo EMEA VP and GM, FalconStor

FalconStor Software, Inc. announced the promotion of Guy Berlo to VP and GM for its EMEA region (Europe, Middle East and Africa).

In this role, he will drive sales operations within the region, as well as continue to build and foster relationships with partners, including Munich-based Fujitsu Technology Solutions GmbH and Concat AG.

He will work out of FalconStor’s Germany office in Munich, which is now the EMEA HQs, and oversee the company’s EMEA offices in France and the UK.

 Berlo joined FalconStor in 2001, started up the German operations, and most recently served as VP sales and operations for central region in EMEA. He has experience in the IT sector including management roles at Auspex, debis (Daimler Benz Interservices).

“We’re delighted to promote Guy to lead FalconStor’s EMEA region,” said Gary Quinn, president and CEO, FalconStor. “Guy has proven to be a valuable asset to FalconStor over the past 12 years, working with customers to provide superior support and forming strategic alliances that help the company grow in this region.  We congratulate him and fully expect to see him thrive in this new role.”

“We have collaborated with FalconStor for more than 10 years to create and deploy storage virtualization and data protection solutions in enterprise environments,” said Olaf von Heyer, CEO of Concat AG, a FalconStor channel partner in Germany. “I’d like to congratulate Guy on his new role. In all my experiences working with him, I believe Guy has the right experience and the right team in place to strengthen FalconStor’s position in EMEA.”