Mark Fioretto named NetApp's new VP for Australia & New Zealand

NetApp has announced the appointment of Mark Fioretto as the new Area Vice President and Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand. This decision aligns with NetApp's goal of enhancing its growth in the region, particularly in the cloud and flash storage sectors, and leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) as a significant growth driver.

Mark Fioretto brings over 25 years of experience in the technology industry, known for his ability to drive business growth and innovation. His responsibilities will include overseeing NetApp's operations, strategies, and growth initiatives in Australia and New Zealand. The company aims to continue delivering exceptional value to its partners and customers under his leadership.

Andrew Sotiropoulos, Senior Vice President of NetApp in Asia-Pacific & Japan, commented on Fioretto's appointment: "Mark's appointment comes at a pivotal time for NetApp as we continue to see strong momentum in our enterprise storage business, reinforced by our unique value proposition around cloud and data management. Customers are increasingly turning to NetApp to help them build intelligent data infrastructures and leverage the power of public and hybrid clouds for rapidly growing, data-intensive workloads like AI, cloud-native, open-source, and enterprise applications, while ensuring their data remains secure and protected from ransomware attacks."

He further remarked, "Mark's extensive experience and deep understanding of the technology landscape will be invaluable as we continue to expand our presence in the Australia and New Zealand region. With Mark at the helm, we are confident in our ability to drive innovation, better support customers and achieve significant growth in the coming years."

AI is increasingly a top priority for organisations aiming to accelerate innovation, transform operations, drive competitive advantage, and deliver superior solutions to their customers. Data management is essential for enterprise success, and NetApp leads the evolution of the storage industry, helping its customers make their data infrastructure intelligent for the age of AI.

With a comprehensive and integrated portfolio of unified data storage solutions, NetApp positions itself to meet the evolving needs of its customers in the Australia and New Zealand region. The appointment of Mark Fioretto as Managing Director underscores NetApp's commitment to driving innovation and delivering exceptional value to its customers and partners.