Marc Montiel, General Manager of NetApp France since 2007 and Vice President since 2011, was appointed Vice President in charge of the Southern EMEA region in May 2013. Since 2019, he leads the Enterprise Focus countries for NetApp, including Netherlands, Russia, Sweden, Israel, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.

His goal is to ensure the growth of the business and position NetApp as the number one hybrid cloud provider across the geo. To increase market share and raise the profile of each subsidiary, Marc emphasizes NetApp's proven capacity for innovation, not only in terms of the company's internal operations, but also in terms of its external partner relationships, its marketing strategies and the relevance of the solutions it develops. Before stepping up as VP Enterprise Countries EMEA, Montiel successfully built an organizational growth structure and winning marketing strategy for NetApp France and then the Southern European business. He managed the development of indirect sales through a strong relationship with key partners. Under his leadership, NetApp became all-flash market number one in France, Spain, Israel, and the Netherlands.

Marc has over 20 years of experience in ICT. A graduate of the EDG Business School, he began his career at Bull in 1994 in technical sales. He later worked for Sun Microsystems as part of the sales team before joining NetApp as a Customer Account Manager in 1999. He was promoted to Sales Manager in 2005 and then general manager at age 36. Marc Montiel is a contemporary art enthusiast with a passion for painting and architecture.