Bitglass, the Next-Gen CASB company, has announced the appointment of Brendon Thwaites as Director of Channels and Alliance for Asia Pacific and Japan and Wayne Phillips as Head of Systems Engineering, ANZ.
Thwaites is responsible for developing and maturing the Bitglass channel in line with the company’s growth strategies across the region. Focusing first on Australia and New Zealand, Thwaites will drive the creation of new partner opportunities and programs that will help build momentum within the company’s target enterprise and commercial markets.
Thwaites joins Bitglass with more than 15 years’ experience in channel development. He previously held management positions at Palo Alto Networks, including Head of Channels for Australia and New Zealand, and most recently Director of Distribution for the Asia Pacific region.
Thwaites also worked at F5 Networks Australia as Mid-market and Alliances Director for Australia and New Zealand following his initial position with the company as Channel and Distribution Manager.
Bitglass has also appointed Wayne Phillips as Head of Systems Engineering for ANZ. Based in Sydney, Phillips will lead the company’s pre-sales effort, responsible for designing Cloud security solutions and providing technical support for customer deployments of the Bitglass’ Next-Gen cloud access security broker (CASB) technology. In addition Phillips will drive the technical enablement of Bitglass channel partners.
Phillips joins Bitglass with more than 20 years’ experience in the industry and was previously Technical Director at Matrix42 AG where he was responsible for the technical direction and leadership of Matrix42’s mobile and security technology and services. Prior, he worked for three years as Chief Technology Officer at Silverback MDM and held several roles at Airloom, including Director of Security & Services and Mobility Services Manager where he designed and productised enterprise mobility solutions.
Dave Shephard, Vice President APAC, Bitglass, said, “We are delighted to welcome Brendon and Wayne to the team. Already,we’re experiencing strong demand for our technology and the channel is going to be key to how we scale the business. Both Brendon and Wayne are skilled individuals with a passion for hard work and a track record of successfully developing and supporting channel partners and end user organisations. I’m excited about what 2018 holds in store for our channel partners and for our company in Australia and New Zealand.”
Bitglass works with resellers, integrators and technology partners and supports them with marketing and sales tools, deal registration, and training. To date, over 300 enterprises worldwide have deployed Bitglass for cloud and mobile data security in every major sector, including the most security conscious such as financial services, healthcare, and government.
About Bitglass
Bitglass, the Next-Gen CASB company, is based in Silicon Valley with offices worldwide. The company’s cloud security solutions deliver zero-day, agentless, data and threat protection for any app, any device, anywhere. Bitglass is backed by Tier 1 investors and was founded in 2013 by a team of industry veterans with a proven track record of innovation and execution.
