Anand Eswaran Becomes Veeam's CEO, Joins Indian CEOs Globally

Veeam, a United States of America (U.S.A.,) based global Information Technology (IT) software company, appointed Mr. Anand Eswaran as the Chief Executive Director (CEO.)

After William Largent stepped down as the CEO, the company appointed an Indian origin software engineer as the CEO. In addition, he is also a member of the Board of Directors.

William Largent expressed happiness over Anand Eswaran's appointment as Veeam's CEO and said, "I am excited to welcome Anand as Veeam’s new CEO. Anand brings extensive experience in developing new business models, executing on market expansion and driving growth with an inclusive purpose-led and people-first culture. To have someone with Anand’s experience onboard will lead us into a new era of success, as we further accelerate into the cloud and evaluate the opportunity for Veeam to be a publicly-traded company in the future."

William Largent also known as Bill Largent, the former CEO of Veeam, would now head the company as the Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Expressing joy over the appointment, Mr. Anand Eswaran said, "Today my @RingCentral chapter closes with unforgettable experiences and lasting friendships. My next chapter begins – promising opportunities to learn and grow. New beginnings as CEO of @Veeam. Excited! #understatement https://t.co/kjiuAMZYCp."

Prior to RingCentral, Eswaran was responsible for Microsoft's Enterprise Commercial and Public Sector business globally.

Mr. Eswaran was also the Executive Vice President of the $5.4B Global Services business at SAP. In the past, he has held multiple other leadership roles including Vice President of Global Software Services at HP, Vice President of Global Professional Services at Vignette (now OpenText) and Senior Manager at Braun Consulting (now Fair Isaac.)

With this, Anand Eswaran is another name added in the list of Indians leading global tech companies as CEO.