Veeam Software CEO and leadership

Results-oriented, public-company and private equity-backed CFO and operating executive. Extensive finance, strategy, operations, and technology leadership with a consistent track record of creating value, driving growth, and building high-performing teams. Substantial experience across industries, business models, company size (startup to Fortune 500), and stage (growth, turnaround).Public-company and PE-backed CFO:• IPO, Activist Investor, Private Equity Experience• SaaS/Recurring Revenue Business Models• Corporate Finance & Capital Structure• Financial Planning & Performance Management• M&A Execution, Integration & Synergies• Investor Relations & Corporate CommunicationsValue-Creating Operating Executive:• Business Transformation• Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness• Growth Strategy & Innovation• Operational Improvement (“Full Potential”)• Sales, Marketing, and Pricing Management• Process, Technology, and Data Expertise

Experienced technology executive with 20 years experience and a passion for solving customer challenges. Proven ability to quickly understand and align products, technology and market research.

· Product and technology visionary

· Technology solution evangelist

· Presented at more than 100 major industry conferences

· Author of the IBM Secure Engineering Framework

· Author and named inventor on VMware Horizon Air Hybrid-Mode patent

With more than 22 years of experience, Vega is a security expert through and through. Before joining Veeam, Vega was Managing Director & CISO responsible for global cybersecurity, technology risk & compliance at CME Group Inc., based in Chicago. CME Group is the world’s leading exchange operator and most diverse derivatives marketplace - handling 3 billion contracts worth approximately $1 quadrillion annually. Prior to his career in financial services, Vega was a member of the U.S. Federal Government’s Senior Executive Service and served as the Associate Chief Information Officer & CISO for the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement in Washington, DC.

Vega holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in Information Systems & Information Assurance, is a graduate of the Federal Executive Institute in Charlottesville, Virginia and a proud veteran of the U.S. Army, having participated in combat operations in Operations Just Cause, Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

An experienced executive with more than 30 years in operations and leadership roles with growth companies, William Largent is Veeam’s Chairman of the Finance and Compensation Committees. William has been part of Veeam’s growth since its inception in 2006, and has more than 30 years of operations and leadership experience in growth companies. Prior to joining Veeam, he was CEO of Applied Innovation, Inc., a public company previously traded on the NASDAQ – National Market System. William also worked with other members of the Veeam executive team at Aelita Software where he was Chief Operating and Financial Officer. Prior to Aelita, William was CFO of Plug Power where he managed the company’s initial public offering with Goldman, Sachs & Co. as lead underwriter, raising more than $150 million in equity. His earlier career includes executive positions with Liebert Corporation, Metatec Corporation, and others. He began his career with Touche Ross & Co., now Deloitte.