Manu Heirbaut VP Engineering, Datadobi

Datadobi, Inc. appointed Manu Heirbaut as VP of engineering.

He takes over the role from chief architect and co-founder Kim Marivoet to allow him to focus 100% on architecting the future products of unstructured data management that enterprises urgently need.
 
He will report to Ian Leysen, CEO.
 
In 2022, Datadobi reached the milestone of having over 1,000+ enterprise customers. The dedicated role of VP of engineering is now needed to ensure that it can scale its engineering team to meet the demands of its growing customer base.
 
This appointment comes shortly after the firm announced the launch of StorageMAP, a solution that provides a single pane of glass for organizations to manage unstructured data across their complete storage estate whether on-premises or in the cloud. The software, built upon Datadobi’s vendor-neutral unstructured data mobility engine, enables end-users to visualize, organize, and act on their data in hybrid vendor and cloud environments. StorageMAP puts companies in control of their data’s cost, carbon footprint, risk, and value.
 
“With the introduction of StorageMAP, Datadobi has solidified our position as the leader of the emerging unstructured data management market. StorageMAP, and our flagship product DobiMigrate, truly help enterprises harness the power of their unstructured data,” said Leysen. “As we continue to build upon our experience, we look forward to relying on Manu’s expertise to drive customer success around the world.”
 
Heirbaut brings over 20 years of experience in software development and building international engineering teams. Prior to joining the company, he worked at companies such as Inventive Designers, Telenet, and Sungard. Most recently, he served as the director of engineering at Unifiedpost Group.
 
“By now we all know that unstructured data is growing out of control. IT leaders are now questioning how they can truly manage their unstructured data in our multi-vendor, multi-cloud world,” he said. “I look forward to expanding StorageMAP and working with the Datadobi team to truly give our customers the complete and highest quality solution they are looking for.“
 
The addition of Heirbaut and the VP of engineering role comes in a period of global expansion for Datadobi. Notable announcements recently include Datadobi and Climb Channel Solutions expanding their partnership agreement across EMEA and the appointment of Matthias Nijs as VP of EMEA sales.