NEWS
Mimecast
appoints
general
manager for
Middle East
Veeam appoints new
regional manager
M
imecast Limited, a leading email and
data security company, has appointed
Jeff Ogden as general manager for the
Middle East. In his new role, Ogden will
oversee the company’s UAE operations and
growth in the region, and will be responsible
for educating organisations about evolving
cyberattacks and how to build a cyber-
resilience strategy for email.
Ogden has been working in technology for
over 35 years, 17 of which have been in IT
security. Under his leadership, Mimecast
will continue to build a strong and loyal
channel programme, ensuring resellers
share a deep knowledge of the company’s
services, alongside a commitment to
customer experience.
Prior to joining Mimecast, previous senior
executive roles Jeff has held include leading
Symantec’s managed security services and
consulting division in the Middle East. Jeff
also set up Netcure Middle East, a security
consultancy and integrator, part of the
UAE’s largest IT provider – Mideast Data
Systems (MDS).
“Organisations throughout the region are
increasingly adopting cloud-based services
like Office 365, but concerns remain around
the security and availability of email
services,” said Jeff Ogden, general manager,
Mimecast Middle East.
“The Middle East represents a significant
opportunity for Mimecast as we help
organisations with comprehensive security
controls before, continuity during and
automated recovery after an attack.”
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Claude Schuck has
been appointed
Regional Manager
for Middle East and
Central Africa at
Veeam Software
V
eeam Software has announced the
appointment of Claude Schuck as the
Regional Manager for Middle East and
Central Africa.
Schuck will be responsible for leading
the sales and pre-sales teams as well
as planning and executing channel
and marketing strategies to help grow
Veeam’s business in the region. He will
report to Gregg Petersen, VP of Middle
East and Africa at Veeam Software.
“I see tremendous potential for growth
for Veeam in the Middle East and
Central Africa as regional enterprises
embark on their digital transformation
journey and are beginning to understand
that availability is central to this
transformation,” said Schuck.
Schuck is an ICT industry veteran with over
22 years of experience in various roles
including account manager, sales manager,
channel manager and PC engineer in
companies like Dell, EMC and HP. “However, achieving success requires
discipline, operational excellence and
high levels of collaboration among
teams. I am committed to leading a
talented sales organisation and ensuring
that we have the right sales strategy
in place that will enable us to quickly
respond to customer needs and fully
capitalise on these opportunities as they
present themselves.
Schuck’s focus will be on the banking and
finance, government, education, medical
and oil and gas verticals. “This new role excites me because I
will be doing what I love: learning and
helping people grow and thrive.”
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