Rachel Ler joins Commvault board as VP & GM, APJ

Commvault has announced the appointment of Rachel Ler as Vice President and General Manager for its APJ business.

“Ler brings a proven track record of achieving unprecedented growth and customer success through the implementation of a consistent, repeatable, and scalable sales model across all of Commvault’s ASEAN, Hong Kong, Korea, and Taiwan regions,” Commvault in its statement said.

Speaking on the appointment of Rachel Ler, Riccardo Di Blasio, Chief Revenue Officer, Commvault said, “APJ represents a critical growth opportunity for Commvault, to continue our commitment to region-wide responsibility and repeatable market share extension.”

“I know Rachel will be an outstanding leader, customer advocate, mentor, and team builder that leads us on our mission to accelerate growth across a region that has great potential,” Blasio added.

Ler will be expanding her responsibilities for, ASEAN, Hong Kong, Korea, and Taiwan to have full responsibilities for all APJ markets, including ANZ, India, China, and Japan.  Commvault APJ already supports some of the largest global enterprise organizations, across all of these markets including Sony and Daihatsu Motors, and innovative market leaders including the University of Canberra, Revera, Huaxia Bank, and Evalueserve.

Ler’s appointment follows the availability of Metallic in APJ—the first region to launch the market-leading, SaaS-delivered data management solution outside of North America. This offering will continue to drive significant growth and expansion with service providers and large enterprise organizations across the region.  

Commenting on the joining, Rachel Ler, said, “My appointment to this role within Commvault coincides with an unprecedented period of challenge and change for both the regional and global economy. In a year of great transformation, our customers, partners, and teams have demonstrated incredible resilience and passion, it is a real honor to be given this opportunity to lead APJ in this crucial but exciting time. I look forward to creating meaningful customer experiences in their data journey and success for the business.”  

“I have complete confidence that Commvault will continue to be one of the most trusted and proven vendors in the IT industry, and know we have the solution, leadership, and opportunity to grow across APJ and globally,”  she added.