Veeam Software has named Kinda Baydoun (pictured) as its new lead for its EMEA partner organisation.
Based in Dubai, she has four years of experience at Veeam, where she has led partner engagement across the Middle East, English-speaking Africa, and Eastern Europe. She has also played a key role in several EMEA-wide initiatives, including targeted promotions designed to accelerate Veeam Data Cloud (VDC) adoption among top-tier partners.
She has also worked closely with regional teams to optimise partner coverage and maximise investment, ensuring strong profitability and sustained growth across Veeam’s partner ecosystem, said the company.
Prior to joining Veeam, Baydoun held various leadership roles at Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP, including Pointnext Services leader and channel and alliances manager for the Middle East. She also worked at Sun Microsystems, where she managed services and sales across the Gulf and Pakistan.
Baydoun said: “As Veeam advances its SaaS-first strategy and deepens its focus on the enterprise segment, we are strengthening our capabilities in key areas such as security and artificial intelligence. These priorities will be central to our work with partners, as we continue to deliver the industry’s number one data resilience solutions aligned with customer needs through structured, strategic collaboration.”
Tim Pfaelzer, general manager and senior vice president of EMEA, added: Kinda's promotion within Veeam highlights our dedication to nurturing and promoting internal talent, ensuring that our customers and partners benefit from the exceptional skills and insights of our team, driving collaborative success and innovation.”
The company has over 35,000 technology partners across more than 150 countries, running its ProPartner Network.
