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INDUSTRY APPOINTMENTS

Commvault appoints Ashley Baird as Vice President and Managing Director of Market Expansion

With extensive cloud and go-to-market experience , Baird will extend Commvault ’ s leadership and accelerate its growth further into new markets with cloud providers . Baird will also serve as Chief of Staff to Commvault ’ s President and CEO , Sanjay Mirchandani .

Baird spent 16 years at SoftwareOne , most recently serving as President of its North America business . An award-winning executive and advocate for women in technology , Baird ’ s unparalleled leadership and innovation will further Commvault ’ s dominance in the cyber resilience industry .

Says Baird , “ Commvault has helped thousands of companies accelerate their transition to the cloud , where data protection , security , and resilience are key . I look forward to working closely with cloud providers to extend our partnerships while helping customers advance their cyber resilience in the ransomware era .”

The company ’ s Commvault Cloud platform , powered by Metallic AI , is designed to deliver true cloud cyber resilience while ensuring the fastest recovery . To date , Commvault has moved more than four exabytes of data into the cloud and it also scored highest in 6 of 7 use cases in Gartner ’ s Critical Capabilities for Enterprise Backup and Recovery software solutions , including Hybrid , Multicloud and SaaS , and Ransomware Recovery .

Ashley Baird

“ I am excited to have Ashley on our team ,” said Mirchandani . “ Her extensive background in the cloud ecosystem and channel enables us to further diversify and expand our engagement opportunities and routes to market .”

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SAP appoints Saquib Ahmad as MD for Bahrain , Iraq , Afghanistan and Pakistan

Managing Director for its Bahrain , Iraq , Afghanistan and Pakistan operations . With close to 25 years ’ experience in the regional IT and Telecommunications industry , Ahmad will focus on supporting the digital transformation and AI capabilities of companies in the Kingdom .

Saquib Ahmad

Prior to his appointment , Ahmad had been Managing Director for SAP Pakistan , a position he held since 2017 . During this time , he significantly expanded SAP ’ s footprint in Pakistan , exceeding growth targets and hiring local talent to enable the digital transformation of customers in both the public and private sectors . Prior to joining SAP , Ahmad held senior positions in Pakistan and the Middle East at several large technology companies , including Siemens , Nokia , Comptel and Oracle .

Ahmad holds a Master ’ s in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Engineering in Telecommunication and Electronics from the University of Engineering and Technology in Lahore , and received the Aizza-e-Sabqat Presidential Award for Academic Excellence from the President of Pakistan . He has also completed the LEAP Program of Business Administration & Management from INSEAD , France .

“ The countries that Saquib Ahmad will cover represent an important growth market for SAP , particularly in digital transformation , and we expect to see them benefit from the enormous potential of Business AI ,” said Ahmed AlFaifi , Senior Vice President of SAP Middle East and Africa – North , to whom Ahmad will report directly .

“ I am confident that with his indepth knowledge of the region , strong IT background and proven leadership skills , Saquib is the ideal person to guide public and private sector adoption of new technologies in a way that will deliver the quickest and most valuable benefits .”

Commenting on his appointment , Ahmad said , “ I am looking forward to expanding my remit and to grow SAP ’ s footprint in Bahrain , Iraq and Afghanistan , helping enterprises here to digitally transform and future-proof their operations .” •

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