Veeam Appoints Drew Gardner as Regional VP, UK & Ireland

Veeam Software, Inc. has announced the appointment of Drew Gardner as Regional VP, UK and Ireland.

With extensive experience, Drew will guide Veeam’s work with customers to ensure their data is resilient and protected from cyberattacks and outages to keep their business running. In a digital-first world, data is the foundation of every business. As enterprises adopt AI and accelerate digital initiatives, the volume and value of data continue to grow.

Drew joins Veeam from semiconductor manufacturing and enterprise software company Broadcom, where he led the Broadcom Software Group in EMEA North and Central (UKI, Nordics, Benelux and Central), for over 4 years. He delivered multi-cloud, hybrid cybersecurity to the largest, most complex, highly regulated enterprises in Broadcom’s Enterprise Security Group. Following the integration of VMware, his final year at Broadcom was spent leading the Enterprise Security Group business across EMEA.

Before Broadcom, he spent over 3 years at CA Technologies, the enterprise software company acquired by Broadcom, as EMEA North Leader, Solution Strategy. With first-hand experience of the acquisition, Drew is well-equipped to support Veeam in its transition as the company consolidates its leadership position in the enterprise space.

“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,” commented Tim Pfaelzer, GM and SVP of EMEA, Veeam. “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.”

“I don’t think there could be a better time to be joining Veeam,” said Drew Gardner. “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.”

Join Drew, Veeam CEO Anand Eswaran, and other Veeam leaders at VeeamON in San Diego on April 21-23. Event attendees will discover how to stay ahead of industry trends, be inspired by customer success stories, trade best practices, and tackle most significant data resilience challenges.