Isabelle Guis CMO, Commvault

Commvault Systems, Inc. appointed Isabelle Guis as CMO.

She will use her experience in marketing industry-leading cloud and SaaS-based solutions to take the reins of global marketing efforts.

“With Commvault’s strong momentum and leading product portfolio, it’s the perfect time for Isabelle to join,” said Sanjay Mirchandani, CEO. “Based in the Bay Area, her experience is well aligned to our business and I’m confident her leadership will help drive our next phase of company growth.“

Guis brings 2 decades of experience in B2B technology marketing and has knowledge of multiple go-to-market motions, including SaaS, direct and through channel partners. She also brings expertise in product marketing and management across the IT industry. Most recently, she was VP sales cloud product marketing at Salesforce, where she oversaw product messaging, launches, and innovation for the sales cloud portfolio. Prior to that, she was the chief marketing and strategy officer at Egnyte, where she led the development and launch of a new offering that expanded total addressable market from $2 billion to $25 billion. She has also held executive and senior management roles at EMC Corporation, Big Switch Networks, Avaya, Cisco Systems, and Nortel Networks.

“Commvault’s position as an established player in data protection, with an industry-leading portfolio is compelling. That’s really what drew me to this opportunity,” she said. “The leadership team has some of the most recognized industry experts and the marketing organization is a smart, and high-functioning team. I can’t wait to make magic at Commvault with them.”

She was voted a Top 100 most influential B2B tech marketer in North America in 2016. She holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from SUPELEC (Ecole Superieure d’Electricite) in Paris.

She enjoys socially responsible traveling and providing pro bono consulting work to local Bay Area public and non-profit organizations.