INDUSTRY APPOINTMENTS
Frank Dupker heads EMEA sales at Flowmon Networks
Flowmon Networks, a vendor of advanced
network monitoring and security solutions,
has appointed Frank Dupker as its Vice
President of EMEA Sales. Frank brings long-
time experience in the industry and is tasked
with driving growth in the region. His first
steps will be to strengthen operations in
DACH to win focused business partners and
acquire a top sales team there.
With this move, Flowmon adds
additional experience to its management
team. “Having Frank on board as the head
of sales is a great move to bolster our
position in EMEA. He proved to be a true
leader when establishing our operations in
Benelux. I’m convinced that his extensive
skillset and commitment to customers will
make our sales channel even stronger,” said
Jiri Tobola, Co-founder and VP of Sales &
Alliances of Flowmon Networks.
Frank is a team leader with excellent
communication skills and technology
insight. Prior to joining Flowmon in 2012
as a Country Manager for Benelux, he held
a number of executive sales positions,
most recently for Xantaro and TechAccess.
As EMEA sales leader, he oversees
Flowmon’s entire operations in the region.
Since Flowmon Networks is a 100 per
cent channel company, he is primarily
responsible for broadening the partner base
and enhancing relationships with teams of
Flowmon’s technology partners, such as F5,
Gigamon and IBM.
“We are focused on making our partners
sure their investments in the Flowmon
solution bring them excellent value. There is
a huge demand for our anti-DDoS solutions,
protection against advanced threats and
application performance monitoring. All of
this opens up a lot of new opportunities and
we are helping our partners to gain them,”
said Dupker.
The management of today’s IT
infrastructure is inconceivable without
effective network monitoring and taking
account of security. Flowmon combines
advanced flow-based technology with
top-notch behaviour security analytics to
meet these challenges. “The still growing
complexity of the IT environment on the one
hand and the rise of cyber-threats bypassing
traditional blocking and prevention systems
on the other hand have made effective
network monitoring crucial for any
company. Flowmon is a next generation tool
helping customers face these challenges by
providing superb monitoring, detection and
analytical features,” added Dupker. ¢
Orange Business Services appoints leadership team to drive business in
newly created IMEAR region
Luc Serviant, VP, MEA, Orange BS.
Orange Business Services has formed a new
IMEAR region, combining established business
operations, including Indirect (SITA Business
Unit), Middle East and Africa (MEA), and
Russia-CIS. The new regional organisation will
include three regional headquarters in Dubai,
Johannesburg and Moscow.
Richard van Wageningen will lead the
IMEAR region as Senior Vice President out
of Moscow, grouping the growing markets
of Russia, the Middle East and Africa, and
the indirect business in the Air Transport
industry. The newly formed region creates
an opportunity to share best practices in key
areas such as smart cities.
Leading Orange Business Services
activities in Russia and CIS since 2013, Richard
Van Wageningen has extensive management
experience in telecommunications and IT
companies, service providers and equipment
vendors. He has worked in various countries,
including Saudi Arabia, Russia, Portugal and
the Netherlands.
Luc Serviant expands his role as Vice
President, Middle East and Africa, reporting
to Richard and based in Dubai. He retains
his responsibility for the Middle East, North
Africa and Turkey, adding responsibility for
the Africa business after the retirement of
Giorgio Heiman. Luc has over 25 years of
experience in marketing and implementing
IT solutions within the enterprise sector,
focusing on strategic planning and people
management responsibilities.
In response to the wave of digital
transformation that is changing the business
landscape for enterprises, for government
bodies and for service providers across the
whole region, Orange Business Services
is helping companies harness the power
of digital technologies and IT solutions to
create new business models that capture
new revenue streams and empower
employees to achieve more. ¢
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