{"id":521728,"date":"2024-07-23T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commvault.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=521728"},"modified":"2024-07-24T05:33:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T09:33:25","slug":"commvault-appoints-pranay-ahlawat-as-chief-technology-and-ai-officer","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.commvault.com\/news\/commvault-appoints-pranay-ahlawat-as-chief-technology-and-ai-officer","title":{"rendered":"Commvault Appoints Pranay Ahlawat as Chief Technology and AI Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-table-datasheet\"><table><thead><tr><th><strong>Media Contact:<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Investor Relations Contact:<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Kevin Komiega<br>Commvault<br>978-834-6898<br><a href=\"mailto:kkomiega@commvault.com\">kkomiega@commvault.com<\/a><\/td><td>Michael J. Melnyk, CFA<br>Commvault<br>646-522-6160<br><a href=\"mailto:mmelnyk@commvault.com\">mmelnyk@commvault.com<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>TINTON FALLS, NJ \u2013 July 23, 2024 \u2013 <\/strong>Commvault, a leading provider of cyber resilience and data protection solutions for the hybrid cloud, today announced Pranay Ahlawat as its first Chief Technology and AI Officer (CTAIO). Reporting to Rajiv Kottomtharayil, Chief Product Officer, Ahlawat will oversee Commvault\u2019s product vision and development lifecycle, focusing on helping customers advance cyber resilience, including through modern AI technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column-span-none is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p class=\"\">Ahlawat brings to Commvault a rich background in AI, cloud and infrastructure software, business strategy, product development, and operations. Prior to joining Commvault, Ahlawat held leadership roles at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), advising software and Software as a Service (SaaS) companies on cloud and infrastructure. He also globally led the product innovation and engineering topic at BCG and the firm\u2019s thinking on the impact of Gen AI on software development.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column-span-none is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"2268\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Pranay-Ahlawat-standing-edited-1.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=1280\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-521729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Pranay-Ahlawat-standing-edited-1.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.commvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Pranay-Ahlawat-standing-edited-1.jpg?resize=800,600 800w, https:\/\/www.commvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Pranay-Ahlawat-standing-edited-1.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.commvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Pranay-Ahlawat-standing-edited-1.jpg?resize=1280,960 1280w, https:\/\/www.commvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Pranay-Ahlawat-standing-edited-1.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/www.commvault.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Pranay-Ahlawat-standing-edited-1.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3024px) 100vw, 3024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">\u201cOrganizations today are facing unprecedented levels of cyber threats and attacks and require innovative solutions that can help them stay ahead of bad actors and get the most value out of their data,\u201d said Ahlawat. \u201cI\u2019m thrilled to join Commvault and help build the next generation of cyber resilience solutions that address customers\u2019 most critical security challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">\u201cPranay brings a wealth of industry expertise on how AI is evolving and revolutionizing business operations,\u201d said Kottomtharayil. \u201cCommvault is excited to leverage his industry knowledge to transform our approach to AI, building advanced solutions that enhance our Data Management and Cyber Recovery Platform.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>About Commvault<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><a><\/a>Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT) is the gold standard in cyber resilience, helping more than 100,000 organizations keep data safe and businesses resilient and moving forward. Today, Commvault offers the only cyber resilience platform that combines the best data security and rapid recovery at enterprise scale across any workload, anywhere\u2014at the lowest TCO.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahlawat will spearhead ongoing product and AI innovation to help customers securely and responsibly navigate the ever-evolving threat landscape<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":164,"featured_media":515311,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_custom_css":"","_custom_js_footer":"","_page_background_color":"","_remove_from_search":false,"_dark_mode":false,"_light_footer_mode":false,"_sidebar_form":{"id":"","name":"","cta":"","redirect":""},"_alert_notification_bar":{"show":true,"bg_color":"","content":"","call_to_action_label":"","call_to_action_link":""},"_footer_cta":{"show":false,"title":"","subtitle":"","cta_text":"","cta_link":"","background":{"id":0,"url":""}},"_cmv_customer_logo":{"id":0,"url":""},"_use_boilerplate":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-521728","1":"news","2":"type-news","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.0 (Yoast SEO v23.0) - 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