Atempo Names Sutter CTO

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Atempo, Inc., a leading provider of cross-platform data protection and archiving solutions, today announced a major addition to its operations with the appointment of Mark Sutter as chief technology officer and vice president of engineering.

Sutter has a long track record of streamlining product development operations while stimulating visionary product development efforts. A 25-year industry veteran, with 12 years in storage software, Sutter was most recently senior vice president of engineering and product management at CreekPath Systems (acquired by Opsware). Prior to joining CreekPath, Sutter held various executive engineering management positions with Seagate Software (acquired by VERITAS Software) and VERITAS Software (acquired by Symantec) where he managed the research and development activities for the VERITAS CommandCenter product line.

Mark brings a very diverse yet deep skill set in storage software development to Atempo, which will no doubt have a profoundly positive impact on our business,” said Neal Ater, Atempo CEO. “His technical vision and practical approach to managing product development will help Atempo continue to deliver innovative solutions for enterprise data protection and archiving. It’s a pleasure to have him on the Atempo team.”

Atempo Inc.