{"id":917413,"date":"2025-12-08T10:18:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T15:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/netapp-advances-emea-latam-presence-with-appointment-of-willem-hendrickx-as-customer-demand-for-ai-accelerates\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T10:18:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T15:18:09","slug":"netapp-advances-emea-latam-presence-with-appointment-of-willem-hendrickx-as-customer-demand-for-ai-accelerates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/netapp-advances-emea-latam-presence-with-appointment-of-willem-hendrickx-as-customer-demand-for-ai-accelerates\/","title":{"rendered":"NetApp Advances EMEA &amp; LATAM Presence with Appointment of Willem Hendrickx as Customer Demand for AI Accelerates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b>NetApp Advances EMEA &amp; LATAM Presence with Appointment of Willem Hendrickx as Customer Demand for AI Accelerates<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><i>A leader in driving enterprise transformation, Hendrickx brings nearly three decades of experience, strengthening global partner ecosystems and customer relationships across regions<\/i><\/p>\n<p>SAN JOSE, Calif.&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<br \/>\nNetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP), the intelligent data infrastructure company, today announced the appointment of Willem Hendrickx<i \/>as Senior Vice President and General Manager, EMEA &amp; LATAM, effective January 5, 2026. Hendrickx<i \/>will lead NetApp\u2019s business strategy, go-to-market execution, and partner engagement across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nReporting to NetApp President C\u00e9sar Cernuda, Hendrickx brings a deep regional knowledge and track record of building high-performing teams, further enabling the acceleration of NetApp\u2019s international footprint by helping global customers navigate the evolving demands of hybrid cloud and AI-driven data infrastructure. Hendrickx holds a Master\u2019s degree in Applied Economics from KU Leuven and is based in Brussels, Belgium.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cWillem joins NetApp at a pivotal time as customer demand surges for intelligent, AI-driven, cloud-enabled data infrastructure globally,\u201d said C\u00e9sar Cernuda, President, NetApp. \u201cThis appointment underscores our commitment to serving customers worldwide and reinforces our strategy to deliver seamless data infrastructure globally. We\u2019re confident that Willem\u2019s leadership and regional insight will deepen our customer relationships and drive critical growth across EMEA and LATAM.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\nHendrickx<i \/>brings over 25 years of leadership experience leading large-scale commercial transformation and driving high-growth teams across sectors including cybersecurity, telecommunications, and enterprise IT in the EMEA region. Hendrickx previously held global leadership roles overseeing EMEA regions at EMC\/Dell Technologies and Alcatel-Lucent, among others.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s a privilege to join NetApp at such a transformative time for the tech industry as AI adoption accelerates,\u201d said Willem Hendrickx, Senior Vice President and General Manager, EMEA &amp; LATAM, NetApp. \u201cMy mission is to lead an exceptional team that drives and strengthens NetApp\u2019s position in the region, while preparing customers for large AI workloads and deployments. I\u2019m passionate about people and technology and look forward to leading this team to new heights of success.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p><b>About NetApp<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nFor more than three decades, NetApp has helped the world\u2019s leading organizations navigate change \u2013 from the rise of enterprise storage to the intelligent era defined by data and AI. Today, NetApp is the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, helping customers turn data into a catalyst for innovation, resilience, and growth.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAt the heart of that infrastructure is the NetApp data platform \u2013 the unified, enterprise-grade, intelligent foundation that connects, protects, and activates data across every cloud, workload, and environment. Built on the proven power of NetApp ONTAP, our leading data management software and OS, and enhanced by automation through the AI Data Engine and AFX, it delivers observability, resilience, and intelligence at scale.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nDisaggregated by design, the NetApp data platform separates storage, services, and control so enterprises can modernize faster, scale efficiently, and innovate without lock-in. As the only enterprise storage platform natively embedded in the world\u2019s largest clouds, it gives organizations the freedom to run any workload anywhere with consistent performance, governance, and protection.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nWith NetApp, data is always ready \u2013 ready to defend against threats, ready to power AI, and ready to drive the next breakthrough. 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