INDUSTRY APPOINTMENTS
Key regional executive John Andrews elevated to Director, Channel
appointments at
and Mid-Market Sales at Centrify
Forcepoint
which motivates and challenges
Global cybersecurity vendor Forcepoint
previously strengthened regional operations
through key executive appointments. The
EMEA sales leadership team has brought in
Mahmoud-Samy Ibrahim to lead emerging
markets and he will focus on Middle East,
Africa, Turkey and Russia CIS. Ibrahim has
joined as Area Vice President at Forcepoint,
EMEA Emerging Markets. He was previously
Regional Director for EMEA High Growth
Markets at Arbor Networks and Regional
Sales Director Middle East at F5 Networks.
Kevin Isaac has joined Forcepoint as
Vice President of Sales for EMEA based
in UK. George Chang has joined as Vice
President of Sales for APAC out of the
Singapore office. Isaac and Chang will lead
the growth strategy for the company’s
operations across EMEA and APAC,
respectively, and will drive customer
engagement across the entire portfolio of
Forcepoint’s technology, including CASB,
data loss prevention, insider threat, web
security, email security and next-generation
firewalls. Both report to Sean Foster, Chief
Revenue Officer for Forcepoint.
Isaac comes to Forcepoint with more
than 30 years of leadership experience in
the international technology sector. Most
recently, Isaac was Senior Vice president
for EMEA Enterprise Sales at Symantec
where he repositioned the company as
a pure security player. In APAC, Chang
brings more than 20 years of experience
in international business across the
technology industry. Most recently, he
served as Regional Vice President of APAC
Sales at Fortinet in Singapore.
John Andrews, Director, Channel and Mid-Market
Sales EMEA at Centrify Corporation.
John Andrews has been elevated to the
position of Director, Channel and Mid-
Market Sales EMEA at Centrify Corporation.
Andrews is a senior level executive manager
with 20 years of experience in networking
infrastructure, security, consulting, channel
development, account management and
marketing experience in European, Middle
East, Africa, APAC and emerging markets.
He can offer a unique and in-depth insight
into the cultural and business practices
across these regions.
He has worked in all areas of the
IT ecosystem, from system integrator,
vendor and distribution. He has a broad
perspective of the challenges and
opportunities within each sector. His team
management and recruitment experience
has allowed him to develop a style
Cybersecurity veteran Justin Doo relocating
out of Middle East
Justin Doo, who has been working with
various cybersecurity vendors responsible
for the Middle East and Africa for the last
15 years, is relocating out of the region.
He is seeking a role with EMEA and global
sales, channel and alliances responsibilities.
He was previously with Entrust Datacard
as Regional Sales Director MEA; Blue
Coat Systems as Head of Advance Threat
Protection Middle East and at Symantec as
Director for Security Practices, Emerging
Markets. (Source: LinkedIn)
the members to drive towards
common goals and objectives.
Prior to joining Centrify,
Andrews has held a number of
senior management level positions.
He was Director of Strategic
Alliances EMEAPAC at BeyondTrust
from 2015 to 2017, Channel
Marketing Manager EMEA at HID
Global from 2014 to 2015, Director
of Marketing MEA and APAC at
Arrow ECS EMEA from 2010 to
2014. He has also held senior
positions at F5 Networks, Juniper
Networks, ACS MEA, McAfee,
Schlumberger Network Solutions.
(Source: LinkedIn)
Rita Badaoui gets
additional CIS
responsibility
at Gemalto
Rita Badaoui has been given additional
CIS responsibility to her previous role as
Marketing and Communications Manager
ME at Gemaalto. She has been elevated to
Marketing and Communications Manager
CISMEA. Her previous responsibilities
included implementing lead generation
campaigns via LinkedIn, key industry
platforms in order to drive sales
opportunities, managing key events in
the Middle East region to reinforce brand
awareness and support sales strategy,
integrating social media channels in
marketing campaigns to increase brand
awareness and reinforce Gemalto
positioning, increasing share of voice in the
region through public relations activities.
Prior to Gemalto, Rita was Marketing
and Communication Manager MEA at HID
Global and prior to that worked at Amadeus
IT Group. She has a Master’s Degree in
Business Administration and Management
from IAE Nice Graduate School of
Management. (Source: LinkedIn)
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