Chief Operating Officer, Phoenix ITAD
NAID AAA Operations | NIST 800-88 Aligned Procedures | ISO 27001 | R2v3
Scottsdale, Arizona
Connect on LinkedInVeken runs Phoenix ITAD's day-to-day operations across data destruction, processing, and client delivery. He is responsible for chain-of-custody execution, service-level performance, and the operational compliance that keeps every job auditable end to end.
Veken is based at Phoenix ITAD's Scottsdale, Arizona headquarters and works directly with clients across healthcare, financial services, government, technology, and education on secure IT asset disposition programs.
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