Nutanix has promoted Sven Schoenaerts to Vice President EMEA, Channel and Technology Alliances, expanding his existing channel leadership responsibilities to include technology alliances across the region. The appointment comes as the company looks to strengthen its partner-led strategy and work more closely with its ecosystem to address customer demand for hybrid multicloud environments, modern applications and enterprise AI.
Schoenaerts has played a central role in the growth and transformation of Nutanix’s EMEA partner ecosystem. His promotion follows his work in developing the company’s channel business, strengthening partner relationships and supporting regional growth. The expanded remit reflects the importance of channel and technology partners to Nutanix’s business, particularly as organisations consider infrastructure modernisation and the adoption of AI.
“Sven has played an important role in growing our channel business across EMEA and strengthening the relationships we have with our partners,” said Sammy Zoghlami, Senior Vice President, EMEA at Nutanix. “As customers look at how they modernise their infrastructure and bring AI into their businesses, our channel and technology partners have an increasingly important role to play. Sven has helped us build a channel organisation that works closely with partners to identify new business opportunities and deliver the technology and expertise customers need. I’m delighted to see him take on this expanded role as we continue to invest in our partner ecosystem.”
In his new position, Schoenaerts will oversee the company’s channel and technology alliances strategy across EMEA. His responsibilities will include strengthening partner engagement, identifying business opportunities and supporting the growth of Nutanix’s partner-led business. A key focus will be improving collaboration between channel and technology partners, while ensuring the ecosystem has the technical expertise and resources needed to help customers modernise their IT environments and adopt emerging technologies, including enterprise AI.
“Our partners are an essential part of how we do business, and the opportunities ahead of us are significant,” said Schoenaerts. “Customers are looking for more flexibility in how they run their IT environments, and they are relying on partners to help them understand their options and make the right decisions. I want to make sure we continue to give our partners the support, expertise and opportunities they need to grow their businesses with Nutanix. We have built some very strong relationships across EMEA, and I’m looking forward to building on those as we take the next steps together.”
