Shaun McLagan SVP AsiaPac and Japan, Veeam

Veeam Software, Inc. appointed Shaun McLagan to lead the combined AsiaPac and Japan (APJ) region as the SVP, APJ.

The company has created this new role after several years of growth to bring the APJ region together under one leader.

McLagan will report to Peter McKay, co-CEO and president.

Q2 results saw total revenue bookings grow by 18% year-over-year in the APJ region and the cloud business reported an increase of 17% in Veeam Cloud and Service Providers (VCSP) transactions over the last financial year via more than 1,600 VCSPs. Within the region, customers grew to 15,300 and partners increased to 5,300, demonstrating the importance of this region and its contribution to company’s growth.

McLagan is an industry veteran with more than 20 years’ experience across sales, pre-sales and consulting roles, who has held positions with IT companies including EMC, Oracle and HP in Singapore, Australia and Canada. Most recently, he served as VP of AsiaPac and Japan for data protection solutions at Dell EMC. Prior to that, he led RSA in Australia and New Zealand as GM.

“This is a pivotal time for Veeam, especially in the APJ region, as advances in virtualization and cloud computing are allowing organizations to accelerate digital transformation. Veeam Availability solutions for virtual, physical and cloud environments keep digital businesses ‘Always-On’ and ensure data is always available, protected and managed,” said McLagan. “The APJ region has very different dynamics as to where its growth is coming from and it’s a great opportunity for me to join a company that’s going through change in a tremendous market and to take the business to the next level. I will be looking to ensure that all the teams across APJ from our ProPartners to our alliance partners understand the vision of what we’re going to become and for us all to get there.“

He will leverage his experience building relationships with business decision makers, augmenting the company’s foothold in the enterprise as it continues to post double-digit revenue growth.

“AsiaPac and Japan forms a critical region for Veeam as we are on track to be a $1.5 billion company by 2020,” said McKay. “Veeam enjoys rich relationships and synergies with partners, alliances, and customers across the region as they travel down the path toward digital transformation. Shaun brings extensive industry experience and expertise to the Veeam team and will be a strong leader to drive continued growth across APJ.”

“Cisco is thrilled to be collaborating with Veeam as part of our Solutions Plus Program. Together, our partners will be able to deliver pre-validated designs to address multi-cloud data driven environments simply. Shaun’s appointment comes at an exciting time for Cisco as we intend to foster greater collaboration between our teams. This will deliver seamless availability around HyperFlex and UCS solutions to drive our customers’ digital transformation efforts,” said Vicki Batka, VP, partner organization, AsiaPac and Japan, Cisco Systems, Inc.

“Congratulations to Veeam for appointing a strong leader in APJ. Shaun is a consummate professional with the right expertise to lead the company’s continued growth in the region. Pure has a great partnership with Veeam with our joint data protection solutions, and I look forward to taking it to the next level with Shaun and his team,” said Michael Alp, regional VP, AsiaPac and Japan, Pure Storage, Inc.

“I’ve known Shaun for several years and I see this as a strategic appointment decision by Veeam. He brings with him a rich heritage of experience from EMC and RSA; where he took the company through a four-year winning streak during his time in the ANZ region. Westcon has enjoyed a solid relationship with Veeam across all teams and we have built strong joint go-to-market offerings. We currently hold the lion’s share of the market in New Zealand and look forward to growing it further with Shaun and his ANZ team,” said Dave Rosenberg, MD, NZ, Westcon Group, Inc.

“As companies continue with digital transformation programs keeping systems online and protecting data is a growing business differentiator. With more services moving to the cloud, IT and business leaders are pressed to backup data and ensure it is secure. Telsyte’s research indicates storage and data protection is a top five consideration for developing a hybrid capability among CIOs,” said Foad Fadaghi, MD, Telsyte.