Christopher Doggett SVP Global Sales, Carbonite

Carbonite, Inc. welcomed three new members to its senior management team.

These senior executives will lead Carbonite’s advancement in the SMB business continuity and disaster recovery market following the acquisition of Seagate’s EVault.

Joining the company are Christopher Doggett as SVP of global sales, Norman Guadagno as SVP of marketing and Paul Mellinger as SVP of EVault.

“When I joined Carbonite just over a year ago, my goal was to make Carbonite the clear leader in cloud-based business continuity for small and midsized businesses,” said Mohamad Ali, president and CEO. “To achieve this goal, we need both organic growth in our core business and strategic expansion into adjacent markets. This requires the right structure, directed by strong and experienced leaders, which is why I am so pleased to have Chris, Norman and Paul on board.“

As SVP of global sales, Christopher Doggett will oversee all sales, with an emphasis on consumer and small business markets. Norman Guadagno, head of marketing, will drive brand strategy, product marketing and overall market awareness. Paul Mellinger will serve as GM of EVault, focusing on the integration of the business and the go-to-market strategy for the midsized business market which EVault serves.

“With strong technology, sales and marketing capabilities in place, Carbonite is in a terrific position to meet the needs of small and midsized businesses. It’s a very exciting time for me to join the company and I’m looking forward to working with the talented team at Carbonite to bring our customers the right solutions to protect their digital assets,” said Guadagno.

Chris Doggett has been building successful sales and channel organizations for over 20 years. He joins Carbonite from Kaspersky Lab where he most recently served as MD of Kaspersky North America, leading all aspects of the business unit and managing an organization of over 300 employees. Previous roles at Kaspersky included SVP of corporate sales and VP of channel sales. Prior to Kaspersky, he served at Sophos, where he designed and implemented the company’s global channel sales program. He holds a B.A. from The Colorado College and an MBA and MS-MIS from Boston University.

Norman Guadagno has led marketing organizations for more than 25 years. Most recently, he served as SVP of marketing strategy at the digital marketing agency Wire Stone, working with clients such as Microsoft, Boeing, Nike and Carbonite. Previous roles include director of marketing at Microsoft for the company’s $500 million+ Visual Studio business, and senior director of marketing at Oracle. He holds an MA in psychology from Rice University and a BA in psychology from the University of Rochester .

Paul Mellinger joins Carbonite after 30 years at IBM in some of the company’s executive roles, including VP of IBM software sales, VP of Cognos North America, and VP of information management for AsiaPac. As VP of Cognos North America, he led the integration of Cognos into IBM with full P&L responsibility for IBM business analytics in North America, a $700 million business unit at the time. Most recently, he led a team of 800 specialty sales professionals responsible for driving sales of integrated SaaS-based solutions. He holds a BS in mechanical engineering from Washington University in St. Louis and an MBA from the Olin School of Business at Washington University.