Commvault names Gary Merrill as CFO

Commvault (CVLT) announced two leadership appointments, effective immediately, to support the company’s continued growth strategy. Both roles report to Commvault’s President and CEO Sanjay Mirchandani. Gary Merrill has been named CFO. With more than two decades of experience at Commvault, Merrill spent 15 years in the finance organization, including as CFO from 2022-2024. Merrill spent the last two years as Commvault’s Chief Commercial Officer, leading the Sales and Partner organization, and brings this unique customer-centric mindset to the CFO role. Geoff Haydon has been appointed President of Customer and Field Operations and will oversee the end-to-end customer experience, from Sales and Partnerships through Customer Support and Success. Haydon most recently was CEO of cybersecurity company Ontinue, a leading provider of AI-powered managed extended detection and response services which spun out of Open Systems in 2023.