Atempo - Data Management, Simplified.

Atempo Management Team

Neal Ater - CEO

With more than 25 years of storage and systems management software experience, Neal Ater has managed product development, R&D and business operations for startups and Global 2000 environments of major software companies. Ater’s previous storage software experience includes executive-level positions at both Seagate Software and VERITAS Software. His entrepreneurial expertise includes two highly successful startup ventures: Goal Systems International, a leading mainframe systems management provider, and OnDemand Software, an industry-leading developer of software distribution products. Most recently, Ater was CEO of Storactive where he led the company to a dominant market position in continuous data protection and through a successful merger with Atempo.

Jon Foster - Senior Vice President Global Operations and Corporate Development

Prior to joining Atempo, Jon Foster served as CFO of Keymage, a venture-backed enterprise software company based in Paris and the Silicon Valley. Before that, Foster served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and General Counsel of 8x8, Inc., a publicly-traded provider of software and semiconductors for VoIP applications. Prior to joining 8x8, Foster was a deputy director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and before that was as an attorney with the law firm of Crowell & Moring. Foster holds a mechanical engineering degree from Yale University and a law degree from Harvard Law School.

Fabrice de Salaberry - Senior Vice President Sales & COO, EMEA

Fabrice de Salaberry is responsible for driving Atempo’s enterprise and channel sales for EMEA. De Salaberry joined Atempo in 1998 and has been instrumental in increasing Atempo’s market share and visibility in France and across Europe as Central European Sales Director and Vice President of Strategic Business. Prior to joining Atempo, de Salaberry held the position of Director of Sales for France at Software AG, a German-based leading provider of system software and services enabling enterprise data integration and management. De Salaberry is a graduate of Ecole Supérieure de Commerce des Arts et Métiers in Paris and holds a masters degree in marketing from CNAM.

Bob Hickey - Vice President of Sales, North America & APAC

Bob Hickey has over 17 years of sales and sales management experience. Most recently Hickey was SVP Seagate Services leading three business units and 140 sales personnel. Seagate Services acquired EVault in January of 07. Bob served for six years as SVP of EVault leading the organization from less than $2 million in sales to a run rate of $67 million. He was responsible for strategic direction, top line revenue growth and led the organization to profitability within three years. Prior to that Hickey worked as Regional VP at Digital Commerce Corporation, Area Director at Telco Communications (bought by Bell Canada), AT&T and Allnet Communications (bought by Frontier Communications).

Mark Sutter – Chief Technology Officer and Vice President, Engineering

Mark Sutter has over 25 years of experience managing the development of leading edge products and services in the storage, systems, and networking industries, both with established market leaders and with early stage startups. He has held executive engineering and product management positions at VERITAS Software, Seagate Software, CreekPath Systems, NetLabs, and Network Equipment Technologies, and began his career at AT&T Bell Laboratories. Mark has also acted as an interim executive and strategic advisor to a variety of high-tech companies in the storage, software-as-a-service, and IT service provider markets. Mark holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering Science from The Pennsylvania State University and a master’s degree in Operations Research from Stanford University.

Richard Heitmann – Vice President of Marketing

Richard Heitmann leads Atempo’s marketing and product management efforts, and is responsible for driving the industry adoption of Atempo’s products and services. Most recently, he was VP and General Manager at Phoenix Technologies, where he was responsible for driving revenue for all after-market PC Software and Services. Prior to that, Heitmann was VP of Product Management at Seagate Services, and VP Product Marketing at EVault, which was acquired by Seagate Services in January 2007. Heitmann also held senior leadership positions at WatchGuard Technologies and Onyx Software. Richard holds an MBA from the University of Washington, and BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Paul Walman - Vice President, Finance

Paul Walman has a 12 year track record of financial management experience in the professional service industry as well as in the software industry, both with mature companies and with start-ups. Before joining Atempo, he served as the Finance Director of the European operations of ICG-Commerce. Paul also served in finance positions at Baan Company and Attachmate. Paul holds a masters degree in Business Economics from the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam in the Netherlands.