Commvault promotes Atkinson, hires Graff for partner roles

Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT) announced Tuesday that company veteran Alan Atkinson has been promoted to Chief Business Development Officer, a newly created position. The cyber resilience and data protection company also hired Michelle Graff as Senior Vice President of Global Partners and Channel.

In his new role, Atkinson will focus on building strategic technology and security partnerships, driving co-development initiatives, and creating go-to-market opportunities. He will work within the Business Development organization led by Chief Trust Officer Danielle Sheer.

Graff will lead Commvault's global partner strategy and ecosystem, overseeing partner sales, resellers and alliances. She brings over 25 years of partner experience from previous roles at Securiti.ai, HashiCorp, Pure Storage, and Palo Alto Networks. At Securiti.ai, she served as Vice President of Global Channel Sales and Alliances.

"As more companies move to the cloud, embrace AI strategies, and adopt industry-leading cyber resilience solutions, Commvault and our partners are more relevant than ever," Graff said in a statement. "I'm excited to collaborate with our partners to deliver even more value to enterprises globally, accelerate customer acquisition, and create opportunities for business growth."

Atkinson noted that cyber resilience requires collaboration across multiple vendors. "With Michelle leading our global partner organization, my new role will focus on extending Commvault's capabilities across a broader partner ecosystem," he said.

The appointments are part of Commvault's strategy to expand its partner ecosystem and develop co-innovation opportunities with technology partners.

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