Media Kit

Media Spokespeople

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  Ratmir Timashev

  Co-Founder of Object First

  Ratmir Timashev is a globally recognized entrepreneur and technologist. Ratmir Co-Founded and previously served as CEO of Veeam, the global leader in cloud data protection and management software, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Ratmir earned a Master’s degree in Chemical Physics from the Ohio State University in 1996, where he continues to champion of education and technological innovation across the American Midwest. He and his family are strong supporters of STEM education and the arts.
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  David Bennett

  CEO of Object First

  As Object First’s CEO, David Bennett is a tech veteran and a seasoned channel executive with more than 30 years of IT channel leadership. Before joining Object First, he was CEO of Axcient and Chief Revenue Officer at Webroot. Bennett has also held international leadership roles within such companies as Lenovo, Sony, and Kingston. British born, and now residing in Colorado with his wife and family.
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  Andrew Wittman

  Chief Marketing Officer at Object First

  Andrew Wittman serves as Chief Marketing Officer at Object First. Andrew has extensive technology marketing experience, across cybersecurity, backup and disaster recovery, and infrastructure management. In particular, he has focused on building successful channel organizations that benefit customers and partners alike. With a focus on growth, Andrew has led teams to successfully launch startups or transform enterprises to accelerate their momentum.
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  Justin Gilbert

  Director Channel Sales

  Justin Gilbert brings over 20 years of channel sales and strategy expertise to Object First. As Channel Sales Director for the Americas, Justin is responsible for expanding Object First's partner network across North and South America. His extensive experience in building Go-to-Market (GTM) strategies and channel programs has positioned him as a leader in the industry. Before joining Object First, Justin held leadership roles at AppRiver, where he spearheaded MSP channel strategy, and at Channel Program as Vice President of Channel Sales.
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  Anthony Cusimano

  Director of Technical Marketing

  Anthony Cusimano has worked in many roles in tech for over a decade. He started as a developer, shifted to sales, and masterfully moved into marketing. He is a passionate gamer who stays up to date on all things technology to ensure he can achieve as many frames per second as possible on his gaming PC. He enjoys speaking at events and has previously shared the stage with astronauts and MARVEL superheroes. Anthony enjoys the nerdier things in life, watching classic movies, building Gundams, and flying questionably legal FPV drones in abandoned mall parking lots. When he isn't geeking out on the latest fad, he and his wife Sarah enjoy visiting lesser-known Florida destinations and spoiling their two dogs, Luna and Smudge.
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  Sterling Wilson

  GTM Leader and Product Strategist

  Sterling is a technology professional with a unique perspective gained from experience as a datacenter engineer in both public and private sectors. Spending years in technical and leadership roles with Data Management and Storage companies, he understands that data is our most strategic asset. He is committed to advancing the technological landscape and thought leadership around Data Safety and is always a willing contributor to enable and invigorate the channel, user, and industry communities on Data Resilience.