Keepit Appoints Thierry Bedos as VP South EMEA

Keepit  A/S announces the appointment of Thierry Bedos as VP South EMEA.

In this role, he will be responsible for accelerating the company’s growth in France, Italy and the Iberian region, by strengthening Keepit’s presence in the SMBs (up to 1,000 employees), commercial (1,000 to 5,000) and enterprise (over 5,000 employees) segments. He will report directly to Søren Lindkvist, SVP for the EMEA region.

“Keepit has established itself as a credible alternative to backup solutions integrated into large cloud ecosystems, thanks in particular to its independent data centers,” says Thierry Bedos. “Its approach serving compliance, sovereignty and fine-grained data protection, is particularly well-suited to the expectations of the European market. I am delighted to be joining Keepit at this key moment to be able to contribute to its development in the Southern Europe region.“

Before joining Keepit, Thierry Bedos held the position of VP South EMEA at Proofpoint, where he structured sales activities in the region. He was also at Forcepoint, as VP South EMEA, before being promoted to SVP EMEA. At these 2 fast-growing software companies, he managed multicultural teams and developed strategic partner networks in a highly competitive environment.

Over the course of his career, Thierry Bedos has built up solid expertise in the fields of SaaS, cybersecurity, big data and AI, with senior positions at McAfee, SAS Institute and Oracle. He also has in-depth knowledge of distribution ecosystems, VARs and integrators in Southern European countries.

Thierry Bedos holds an engineering degree from INSA Lyon, France (class of 1984) and a DESS in Business Management from IAE Lyon (1992).