Richard Heitmann VP Marketing of Atempo

Atempo, Inc. announced the appointment of Richard Heitmann as the company’s new vice president of marketing. Heitmann will lead the Atempo’s global marketing and product management efforts, with an emphasis on furthering the company’s industry leadership in the digital archiving market.

Heitmann brings over 15 years of experience in marketing and managing enterprise technology solutions to both mid-market companies and larger corporations. He was most recently vice president and general manager at Phoenix Technologies, responsible for after-market PC software and services. Previously he was vice president of product management with Seagate Services, vice president of product marketing at EVault, and has held senior leadership positions at WatchGuard Technologies and Onyx Software.

Richard holds an MBA from the University of Washington, and BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

“We welcome Richard and look forward to him playing a central role in guiding Atempo’s product strategy and marketing efforts,” said Neal Ater, Atempo CEO. “His extensive product experience and leadership background will further our growth in the data protection market and continue our strong momentum in redefining the digital archiving market.”

“I am excited to join Atempo during this time of tremendous opportunity in the digital archiving market,” said Heitmann. “The explosion in rich media driven by recent technology and social trends, has moved archiving from an afterthought to one that is tightly integrated with media applications and the overall creative workflow. Atempo has been at the forefront of this industry movement and will continue to lead the field in archiving and integrated data protection markets.”