New leaders to drive sales, channels, public sector strategy, and people transformation across India and SAARC
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India – August 2025 – Veeam® Software, the #1 global leader by market share in data resilience, today announced the appointment of four senior leaders to drive its next phase of growth across India and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). The expanded leadership team includes Amarish Karnik as Sales Director & Country Manager – Enterprise & Cloud Service Provider; Gaurav Saxena as Director – Channels & Alliances; Nipurn Dholakia as Director – Public Sector & Financial Services, and Sandhya Vinay as Director – Human Resources.
These appointments underscore Veeam’s commitment to strengthening regional execution, deepening partner and customer engagement, and building a future-ready, high-performing organization in one of its fastest-growing markets.
“India and the SAARC region are critical to Veeam’s global strategy, both in terms of market opportunity and innovation potential,” said Sandeep Bhambure, Managing Director – India & SAARC, Veeam Software. “Each of these leaders brings proven expertise in their domains and a shared vision for empowering organizations with data resilience. With this strengthened team, we are well-positioned to scale impact, accelerate customer success, and lead with confidence in a digital-first India.”
Amarish Karnik – Sales Director & Country Manager – Enterprise & Cloud Service Provider
With over 27 years of experience across sales, alliances, and business development, Amarish will lead the Enterprise and Service Provider businesses for India & SAARC. He will focus on driving growth, scaling partner engagements, and positioning Veeam as the preferred vendor for data resiliency and cyber resilience across virtual, physical, cloud, and SaaS workloads.
“Veeam India envisions a future where every Indian enterprise, whether large or small, can operate with confidence, knowing their data is secure, always available, and resilient against evolving cyber threats,” said Amarish Karnik. “Our goal is to be the most trusted provider of data resiliency in the region by leveraging innovation, strategic partnerships, and a customer-first mindset tailored to India’s dynamic digital landscape.”
Gaurav Saxena – Director – Channels & Alliances
Gaurav brings over two decades of experience in channel development, distribution, and strategic alliances across industries. At Veeam, he will spearhead the company’s channel and alliance strategy, build a collaborative partner ecosystem, and drive the SMB business across India and SAARC.
“Veeam is a partner-first company and we believe a dynamic and trusted partner ecosystem is critical to our success,” said Gaurav Saxena. “As we accelerate our journey to become the preferred SaaS and data resilience provider in India, we will focus on strengthening digital infrastructure, enhancing cybersecurity, and delivering resilient outcomes for a secure and progressive Bharat.”
Nipurn Dholakia – Director – Public Sector & Financial Services
In his new role, Nipurn will lead Veeam’s go-to-market strategy for Public Sector and Financial Services Institutions (FSI) in the region. With 25 years of experience across government and enterprise engagements, Nipurn will focus on building strategic relationships with key stakeholders and aligning Veeam’s offerings with national priorities like Digital India, Viksit Bharat, and Cyber Surakshit Bharat.
“India’s digital and economic transformation places data at the heart of national progress,” said Nipurn Dholakia. “My vision is to ensure Veeam continues to be an integral part of India’s digital backbone, especially in mission-critical sectors such as government, PSU, and financial services, where resilience, trust, and compliance are vital.”
Sandhya Vinay – Director – Human Resources, India & SAARC
Joining Veeam from ABB, Sandhya brings 18 years of HR leadership experience, having led strategic talent initiatives across geographies for Fortune 500 companies. At Veeam, she will lead HR strategy for India and SAARC, focusing on talent development, culture, leadership capability, and organizational agility.
“At Veeam, we are building a resilient and agile organization where every employee is empowered to grow, lead, and navigate change with confidence,” said Sandhya Vinay. “My vision is to foster a workplace culture rooted in respect, collaboration, and continuous learning, enabling us to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving business landscape.”
With a strong leadership team now in place, Veeam continues to deepen its commitment to the region, delivering industry-leading innovation in data protection, ransomware recovery, and cyber resilience to help organizations of all sizes protect their data and drive transformation.
About Veeam Software
Veeam®, the #1 global market leader in data resilience, believes every business should be able to bounce forward after a disruption with the confidence and control of all their data whenever and wherever they need it. Veeam calls this radical resilience, and is focused on creating innovative ways to help customers achieve it.
Veeam solutions are purpose-built for powering data resilience by providing data backup, data recovery, data portability, data security, and data intelligence. With Veeam, IT and security leaders rest easy knowing that their apps and data are protected and always available across their cloud, virtual, physical, SaaS, and Kubernetes environments. Headquartered in Seattle with offices in more than 30 countries, Veeam protects over 550,000 customers worldwide, including 67% of the Global 2000.
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