Commvault announced the appointment of John Tavares as Vice President, Global Channel and Alliances. In his new role, Tavares will be responsible for overseeing the growth of the company's Global Partner Organization and strengthening the company's relationships with partners worldwide. Tavares joins the company from Dell EMC, where he worked in a variety of sales leadership roles, first for EMC and continuing through the merger with Dell, for the last 25 years. During his tenure with Dell EMC, Tavares grew the company's datacenter business encompassing software, hardware, and services, built a world-class sales team, and increased revenue year-over-year. With this change, the company’s former Vice President of the Global Partner Organization, Mercer Rowe, will be taking on the role of Area Vice President for the company’s business in Japan. He will be focused on growing Metallic, the company’s SaaS division, in the region and further strengthening the company’s presence in Asia Pacific.