INDUSTRY APPOINTMENTS
Cisco AppDynamics appoints David Noël as general vice president EMEAR
Business observability platform vendor
Cisco AppDynamics has announced the promotion of David Noël to the role of General Vice President , Europe , Middle East , Africa and Russia ( EMEAR ), with responsibility for leading sales operations and growing the AppDynamics business in the broad region .
Noël joined AppDynamics in 2016 and has held a variety of leadership positions during his tenure . Most recently , he was the regional VP Southern Europe , Middle East and Africa ( SEMEA ).
“ Technologists across EMEAR are facing greater complexity across their IT estates than ever before , while at the same time they are under heightened pressure to deliver accelerated levels
David Noël , General Vice President , EMEAR , Cisco AppDynamics of innovation and incredible digital experiences to end-users ” said Noël . “ Full-stack observability has the ability to transform how technologists view their IT environment and the business decisions they make , allowing them to observe what truly matters .”
David will report to Nick Bogaty , Chief Revenue and Customer Officer , while his previous role will be filled by new Regional VP SEMEA , Kenan Abou Lteif .
“ David has been a driving force for Cisco AppDynamics over the past five years , and this promotion is a recognition of the success he ’ s achieved within the region ” commented Nick Bogaty , Chief Revenue and Customer Officer , Cisco AppDynamics .
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Palo Alto Networks appoints Helmut Reisinger to leadership team
Cybersecurity vendor Palo Alto Networks has announced the appointment of Helmut Reisinger to the position of CEO for Europe , Middle East and Africa ( EMEA ) and Latin America ( LATAM ).
Reisinger will work closely with Palo Alto Networks ’ President BJ Jenkins to drive the acceleration of the company ’ s global growth strategy and will join CEO and Chairman Nikesh Arora ’ s management team .
An internationally recognised business leader , as CEO of Orange Business Services , Reisinger led a global organisation of
Working together with BJ , Helmut ’ s relentless focus on the customer and understanding of the international business ecosystem will help us drive our robust EMEA business to future growth .
Helmut Reisinger , CEO , EMEA , Palo Alto Networks
28,000 employees supporting the Digital Transformation of enterprise customers around the world .
“ Helmut is a visionary executive who I ’ ve known as both a global business leader and close partner to our company ,” said Arora . “ Given the recent rapid growth of the worldwide cybersecurity market , we see significant opportunities to accelerate our international business . Working together with BJ , Helmut ’ s relentless focus on the customer and understanding of the international business ecosystem will help us drive our robust EMEA business to future growth , while developing our growing Latin American business .”
“ I am excited to join Palo Alto Networks ’ extraordinary leadership team at what is a critical time for the cybersecurity industry ,” said Reisinger . “ As a long-time partner , I ’ ve had the privilege of seeing first-hand how Palo Alto Networks ’ continuous innovation is answering organisations ’ cybersecurity needs with its unique end-to-end , cloud- and platform-based approach . •
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