Cloud storage vendor Wasabi Technologies has strengthened its EMEA effort with the appointment of Jon Howes as vice president and general manager for EMEA.
Wasabi has a total of 1,800 partners and a nearly 90% ARR growth rate. A full region go-to-market team has been newly established to support the growth, with Eric Peters appointed as country manager of Benelux and Southern Europe; Daniel Arabié brought in as country manager of Central Europe/DACH, and Kevin Dunn hired as country manager for the UK/Ireland and the Nordics region.
Howes said: “Demand for predictably priced, secure, high-performance cloud storage is growing at an unprecedented pace in EMEA, making Wasabi a perfect fit for the market.
“Our immense traction across Europe is a testament to the value we bring to enterprises and organisations across sports, media and entertainment, surveillance, education, healthcare, and more.”
Howes brings more than 20 years’ experience to Wasabi, having held senior roles at the likes of Juniper Networks, Oracle and Infovista. His initial priorities will be growing Wasabi’s channel presence, scaling its partner and customer base, and strategically increasing Wasabi’s headcount in key European markets, specifically the UK, France and Germany.
Wasabi’s “channel-first” approach in EMEA has already helped establish partnerships with the likes of Exclusive Networks, Ebertlang, Veeam Equinix and Skill Partner.
