Mike Palmer Chief Product Officer, Druva

Druva, Inc. announced that Mike Palmer has joined the company as its chief product officer (CPO).

With industry experience, he will strengthen Druva’s Data Management-as-a-Service portfolio and drive developments which help enterprises further leverage the cloud for seamless data protection.

He joins Druva from Veritas, where as the EVP and CPO, he managed a $2 billion business, leading the development of a portfolio of software-defined storage, data protection and data compliance products serving enterprises globally.

Leveraging this expertise, he will spearhead Druva’s product organization team to build a robust data management platform for the enterprise.

He will report to founder and CEO Jaspreet Singh, and lead product strategy and management, technical marketing, and engineering across all Druva products.

“As enterprises increasingly look to the cloud for digital transformation that will drive their business forward, Mike’s unique perspective and expertise will help ensure Druva is offering best-in-class solutions to meet their needs,” said Singh. “This has been an incredible year of transformation at Druva, an I have no doubt given Mike’s industry know-how, business acumen and vision, he will help us continue to advance our product lines, deliver outstanding experiences for our customers, and expand our opportunities.”

“The data protection and management market is evolving quickly, and businesses are now realizing the advantages of a cloud-native approach,” said Palmer. “Instead of looking for ways to enhance legacy data management, Druva has built technology that meets customers where they are going – the cloud. This is a pivotal moment of growth for Druva and I’m excited to be a part of the next phase in the company’s story.”

Palmer has more than 15 years of industry experience and prior to joining Veritas, was a senior VP and GM at Seagate, where he led the cloud services business unit. Palmer also spent nine years with Verizon in various leadership positions, including leading global engineering, product strategy and alliances as CMO of Verizon Business.

He received his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Rochester, New York.

Palmer further expands the Druva leadership team which has recently appointed Sue Bostrom to the board of directors and welcomed Guy Churchward as an advisor to Druva’s executive team. Earlier this year, Druva also added executives, including Sherry Lowe as CMO and Thorsten Freitag as chief revenue officer.

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