{"id":2046,"date":"2026-08-09T10:33:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T10:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packmailer.com\/?p=2046"},"modified":"2026-08-09T10:33:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T10:33:11","slug":"everpure-appoints-craig-robertson-to-spearhead-emea-and-latam-channel-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packmailer.com\/?p=2046","title":{"rendered":"Everpure Appoints Craig Robertson to Spearhead EMEA and LatAm Channel Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a move designed to fortify its position as a dominant force in the global data management and storage sector, Everpure has announced the appointment of internal veteran Craig Robertson as its new Head of Partners for the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) and Latin America (LatAm) regions. The transition marks a strategic pivot for the company, which is increasingly positioning itself at the center of the AI-driven data revolution, placing it in direct competition with established industry titans.<\/p>\n<p>Robertson, who will be based in the United Kingdom, inherits the responsibility of overseeing the company\u2019s extensive partner ecosystem, driving regional strategy, and navigating the complexities of a market currently undergoing a massive shift toward AI-integrated data architectures.<\/p>\n<h2>The Strategic Shift: A New Chapter for Everpure<\/h2>\n<p>The leadership change comes at a critical juncture for Everpure. As organizations globally scramble to refine their data strategies to accommodate the massive compute and storage requirements of Artificial Intelligence, the role of the channel partner has become more vital than ever. Everpure is looking to capitalize on this trend by empowering its resellers and managed service providers (MSPs) to deliver higher-value, data-centric solutions to their end clients.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Craig Robertson has consistently demonstrated his deep understanding of our partner ecosystem,&quot; said Ricardo Moreno, Vice President of Global Partners at Everpure, in an official statement. &quot;His appointment reflects the strength of our internal talent and our unwavering commitment to driving partner growth across EMEA and Latin America. Robertson is an ideal leader to help partners capitalize on the significant opportunities provided by AI and data management.&quot;<\/p>\n<h2>Chronology: A Decade of Growth and Succession<\/h2>\n<p>Craig Robertson\u2019s appointment is the culmination of a ten-year tenure at Everpure. Throughout his career at the firm, he has occupied various senior leadership roles, allowing him to gain an intimate understanding of both the company\u2019s internal culture and its external market requirements. Before his decade-long stint at Everpure, Robertson cultivated extensive experience within UK-based partner organizations, providing him with a unique, two-sided perspective on the vendor-partner relationship.<\/p>\n<p>The transition follows the retirement of long-time executive Geoff Greenlaw. Greenlaw\u2019s tenure was marked by a period of consistent regional growth and the stabilization of Everpure\u2019s partner programs. As the company moves into an era where &quot;data primacy&quot; is the primary competitive differentiator for businesses, Robertson is expected to build upon the foundation laid by Greenlaw while introducing a more aggressive, AI-focused go-to-market strategy.<\/p>\n<h2>Supporting Data: Outpacing the Market<\/h2>\n<p>Everpure\u2019s confidence in this leadership transition is bolstered by strong financial performance in its international segments. According to recent data from the IDC Enterprise Storage Tracker, Everpure\u2019s EMEA and LatAm divisions recorded an impressive 64.9% growth in the first quarter of 2026. <\/p>\n<p>This figure is particularly significant when contextualized against the broader market, which saw growth of only 17.3% during the same period. This performance gap suggests that Everpure\u2019s specific focus on scalable, AI-ready storage infrastructure is resonating with a market currently grappling with the challenges of structured versus unstructured data management. The company\u2019s ability to outperform the market by nearly 48 percentage points provides Robertson with a strong tailwind as he assumes his new responsibilities.<\/p>\n<h2>Implications for the Channel<\/h2>\n<p>For the thousands of partners operating within the Everpure ecosystem, the appointment of Robertson signals a doubling-down on support and enablement. Modernizing IT infrastructure is no longer just about storage capacity; it is about accessibility, data governance, and the ability to feed high-quality data into Large Language Models (LLMs) and other AI agents.<\/p>\n<h3>The Rise of the Trusted Advisor<\/h3>\n<p>Everpure notes that its partners are currently facing a pressure to differentiate their portfolios. With hardware commoditization remaining a persistent threat to margins, the company\u2019s pivot toward software-defined data management provides a path for partners to transition from simple resellers to &quot;trusted advisors.&quot;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article-inline-figure\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uPYBjTnWw4DRcdTyZXa457-1920-80.jpg\" alt=\"Everpure names Craig Robertson as head of partners for EMEA and LatAm\" class=\"article-inline-img\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>By offering deeper integration with AI-native data pipelines, Everpure aims to provide partners with the tools necessary to move up the value chain. This strategy is expected to be a core pillar of Robertson\u2019s agenda: ensuring that the channel not only sells storage but integrates seamlessly into the customer\u2019s long-term digital transformation roadmap.<\/p>\n<h2>Official Perspectives: The Vision Forward<\/h2>\n<p>In his first remarks regarding the promotion, Robertson emphasized that the relationship between vendor and partner must evolve to survive the current market climate.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Having built my career here, I know that our partners are intrinsic to everything we do,&quot; Robertson stated. &quot;As we enter a new era where data primacy defines market leaders, our partner community is vital to helping customers modernize their data strategies and unlock real business growth. I\u2019m excited to deepen these relationships across EMEA and LatAm as we shape the future together.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Ricardo Moreno echoed this sentiment, highlighting that the decision to promote from within was intentional. By selecting a leader who has spent ten years learning the nuances of the Everpure partner network, the company minimizes the disruption typically associated with high-level executive changes, ensuring that the momentum generated in early 2026 is maintained.<\/p>\n<h2>Navigating the Competitive Landscape<\/h2>\n<p>The storage industry is currently dominated by a handful of massive, legacy-heavy corporations. However, the surge in AI demand has created an opening for firms that can offer more agile, cloud-agnostic, and AI-optimized solutions. <\/p>\n<p>Everpure\u2019s challenge, and by extension Robertson\u2019s challenge, will be to maintain this growth momentum while navigating a crowded field. The &quot;collision course&quot; with industry big hitters mentioned in recent market analysis refers to Everpure\u2019s move to challenge these giants on their home turf\u2014enterprise-grade data management. By positioning itself as a specialist rather than a generalist, Everpure hopes to win favor with partners who are tired of the &quot;one-size-fits-all&quot; approach offered by larger vendors.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion: The Path Ahead<\/h2>\n<p>As Craig Robertson steps into his new role, the industry will be watching to see how the EMEA and LatAm markets respond. With a record of 64.9% growth, the region is clearly a high-performing engine for the company. <\/p>\n<p>Robertson\u2019s strategy will likely focus on three core areas:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Accelerating Digital Adoption:<\/strong> Ensuring that partners have the training and certification to deploy complex AI-data architectures.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Expanding Market Penetration:<\/strong> Leveraging his deep understanding of UK and international partner dynamics to open new doors in previously untapped sectors.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Strengthening Value Propositions:<\/strong> Moving beyond price-based competition to focus on the unique, high-margin capabilities of the Everpure platform.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>With the backing of a leadership team that values internal expertise and a market that is hungry for the specific data solutions Everpure provides, Robertson\u2019s tenure promises to be an instrumental phase in the company\u2019s evolution. The transition is not merely a change in personnel; it is a declaration of intent to capture a larger share of the global storage market, one partner at a time. <\/p>\n<p>For the channel, the message is clear: the era of basic storage is over, and the era of strategic data management has arrived. Under Robertson\u2019s guidance, Everpure appears ready to lead that charge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a move designed to fortify its position as a dominant force in the global data management and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2045,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[407],"tags":[1104,1134,2559,408,1969,2558,409,530,2560,1971,231,105],"class_list":["post-2046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-digital-transformation","tag-appoints","tag-channel","tag-craig","tag-digital-transformation","tag-emea","tag-everpure","tag-it","tag-latam","tag-robertson","tag-spearhead","tag-strategy","tag-tech"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/packmailer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/packmailer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/packmailer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packmailer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packmailer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2046"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/packmailer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2046\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packmailer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/packmailer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packmailer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packmailer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}