GEC NEWS WIREVeeam Software promoted Co-Founder, Member of the Board of Directors and CTO, Andrei Baronov, and President and COO and Member of the Board of Directors, Peter McKay, to the position of Co-CEOs. Current CEO and member of the Board of Directors, William H. Largent, will take on a new role as Chairman of the Finance & Compensation Committees. Veeam Co-Founder and Director, Ratmir Timashev, continues in his existing role.
“Since starting operations in 2006, Veeam’s growth has been meteoric,” said William H. Largent, Chairman of the Finance & Compensation Committees at Veeam. “We have bold plans for Veeam’s future. Our vision of enabling any business to deliver the Digital Life experience customers expect means that we need to continue to be aggressive and customer focused, building on our growth trajectory. These new assignments will help to provide the foundation for continued expansion, and I am delighted that Andrei and Peter have accepted these new roles.”
“Peter has a powerful track record as CEO of several successful startups as well as leadership positions in large established technology leaders like VMware and IBM, and has taken Veeam to the next level in the short 10 months since he joined last summer,” added Ratmir Timashev, Co-Founder at Veeam. As Co-CEOs, Mr. Baronov and Mr. McKay will focus on key functional competencies and they, along with Mr. Largent and Mr. Timashev as members of the Board of Directors, will be responsible for optimizing the company’s growth potential.
