Stuart Abbott Area VP and GM for UK and Ireland, Commvault

Commvault Systems, Inc. has appointed Stuart Abbott as Area VP and GM of UK and Ireland.

Effective immediately, he will oversee the company’s drive for growth in the region, delivering data protection and management solutions for customers. 

He brings experience in leading large enterprise sales organisations to his new role. Over the past 5 years, he has led both UK and Ireland accounts at Dell Technologies and built the current global alliances business for EMEA at Dell Financial Services. Having previously worked in partnership with multinational organisations, including Capgemini and Atos, he can contribute insight into delivering solutions into the largest and most complex global enterprises and financial organisations in the world.  

“The opportunity ahead of us is immense. Commvault always had market-leading technology, but when you add an approach perfectly aligned to the commercial drivers of ‘new normal’ for businesses it is a perfect scenario,” he says. “I am excited to learn more about Metallic.  Software-as-a-service offerings are the best way to deliver the necessary cost flexibility enterprises are looking for and with most vendors struggling to develop appropriate solutions there is an opportunity for us to win and win big! Providing resiliency solutions to inevitable ransomware attacks and delivering that with a market-leading commercial wrapper, will create the perfect platform for us to accelerate our growth.”

He joins the Commvault EMEA team of Marco Fanizzi, VP and GM EMEA, to ensure delivery of localised implementation of global best practices.

“The UK and Ireland host a significant number of large enterprise organisations, so growing our market share in that sector is critical for us. Stuart’s extensive experience will be valuable in achieving our goals in this region so we’re excited to have him on board,” says Fanizzi. “The expertise that Stuart brings, along with his positive attitude to Commvault’s technology and competitive advantage, will allow us to drive growth and innovation in the EMEA region.“