Keepit names Dan Middleton as UK & Ireland VP

Keepit, the pioneer in SaaS data protection, announced that Dan Middleton, former VP at Veeam, has been appointed as its new VP for the UK and Ireland.

Middleton will grow Keepit’s UKI sales team, accelerate pipeline generation, and drive the expansion of Keepit’s local partner ecosystem with the regional partner management team. Additionally, Middleton is responsible for Eastern Europe, Middle East and South Africa.

Prior roles of Middleton

Middleton brings a wealth of proven go-to-market expertise and leadership to Keepit

With over 20 years’ experience in IT sales leadership, Middleton brings a wealth of proven go-to-market expertise and leadership to Keepit.

His appointment follows an 11-year tenure at Veeam UKI, where he played a key role in strengthening the company’s market presence to number one in the region.

Data sovereignty

“Keepit is solving one of the most urgent challenges organisations face today: protecting and controlling their data in a complex, fast-moving, and highly regulated landscape. With data sovereignty continuing to rise up the boardroom agenda, businesses need practical, proven solutions."

"My priority now is to build on momentum in the UK and Ireland, working closely with our channel partners to drive growth and help more organisations take control of their data, wherever it resides,” said Middleton.

Bold growth objectives

Middleton joins Keepit at a time when organisations are under significant pressure to protect their data

“We’re incredibly excited to have Dan on board,” said Keepit chief revenue officer, Craig Bumpus. “He’ll be leading an already strong and experienced team dedicated to helping organisations protect their data."

"This role is critical to our continued growth in the region and with Dan’s expertise, we’re set to meet some bold growth objectives that will take us into strategic accounts and help expand our customer base even further. Following our recent alliance with Ingram Micro in the UK we are well positioned to expand our UK footprint.”

Data protection services

Middleton joins Keepit at a time when organisations are under significant pressure to protect their data and metadata generated by their SaaS applications. However, SaaS providers have no obligation to offer data protection services alongside their tools. 

Thanks to datacentres located in the UK and complete independence from global hyperscalers, Keepit’s backup and recovery solution ensures that organisations retain complete access to their data at all times.

Contribution to data resilience

Organisations must take a more strategic approach to managing their data

With Keepit, organisations have the confidence that data remains under their control, even if the original SaaS system is unavailable, or a third party takes unauthorised control of data stored within a public cloud. This is a critical contribution to data resilience in the context of UK digital sovereignty.

A wave of cyberattacks - including recent high-profile attacks against major UK retailers - has pushed data protection back into the spotlight. And with both the UK and EU tightening data sovereignty laws, organisations must take a more strategic approach to managing their data: classifying, prioritising and understanding its value. 

Cloud backup and data management services

Keepit supports this by offering secure, compliant cloud backup and data management services that ensure data is protected, easily accessible and stored according to local sovereignty requirements. This enables organisations to maintain control, meet regulatory demands, and recover quickly from cyber incidents.

Based at Keepit’s continuously growing UK headquarters in London, Middleton will accelerate adoption of Keepit’s solutions by targeting industries facing some of the toughest data governance challenges, where organisations are subject to numerous regulations, including aligning their data policies with UK and EU legislation.