Drew Gardner appointed as Veeam's UK & Ireland VP

Drew Gardner has been appointed as Veeam's Regional Vice President for the United Kingdom and Ireland, based in London.

Veeam Software announced this strategic appointment, highlighting Gardner's extensive experience in enterprise operations and leadership, derived from his previous roles at Broadcom and CA Technologies. His new position will involve overseeing Veeam's customer engagements to ensure data resilience, essential in maintaining business continuity amidst increasing cyber threats and technological outages.

Gardner transitioned from his role at Broadcom, where he led the Broadcom Software Group across EMEA North and Central regions. At Broadcom, his work involved delivering multi-cloud and hybrid cybersecurity solutions to some of the largest and most regulated enterprises. In his concluding year, Gardner took charge of the Enterprise Security Group following Broadcom's acquisition of VMware.

Prior to his tenure at Broadcom, he served CA Technologies in a leadership capacity within the EMEA North Solution Strategy team. His involvement during Broadcom's acquisition of CA Technologies equipped him with valuable insight, enabling him to support Veeam in consolidating its enterprise market leadership.

Tim Pfaelzer, General Manager and Senior Vice President of EMEA at Veeam, expressed optimism about Gardner's contribution, stating, "Drew brings proven experience in driving sustainable business growth, with deep expertise in leading successful teams and working with enterprise customers across the UK and Europe. He is inheriting a highly skilled, strong team, and we are confident that under his leadership, we will continue to build on our momentum as the world leader in data resilience. Drew's focus on helping customers ensure they have the right protections in place for their data will be key as we continue to meet the evolving needs of businesses across the region. We're excited to have him join the team."

On joining Veeam, Gardner shared, "I don't think there could be a better time to be joining Veeam. The company is already extremely well positioned as the world's #1 leader in data resilience, and we are now at the start of an exciting growth phase, following last year's $15 billion valuation and further equity investment from Microsoft last month. The portfolio is going from strength to strength, the market is aligned, and I believe we will gather significant momentum over the next few years as we continue to expand our product portfolio to deliver key strategic services to our incredible customers and partners."