Sylvain Lejeune to lead the company’s sales and go-to-market growth strategy
WatchGuard Technologies has appointed Sylvain Lejeune as Vice President Sales Asia Pacific & Japan.
Based in Singapore, Lejeune will be responsible for leading WatchGuard Technologies’ sales growth and business expansion across the region while overseeing all aspects of management, including channel partner development, distribution strategy and revenue growth.
Lejeune joins WatchGuard Technologies with more than 20 years of sales and executive leadership experience in the IT industry. He previously worked at IBM where he was Service Line and Sales Leader for the company’s hybrid cloud business across the ASEAN region. During this time, he lead a regional practice of sales, solution architects and consultants, while supporting customers across a range of vertical markets, including financial services, public sector, healthcare, communications, distribution and manufacturing.
Prior, he was Vice President Sales, Asia Pacific China & Japan at cyber security company, CYREN, where he was instrumental in meeting regional revenue across Singapore, India and China.
Lejeune’s career has also included successful Asia Pacific regional sales roles at i20, InfoVista, Actix and Telarix. He commenced his career as Regional Sales Manager for Ericsson based in Sweden.
Sean Price, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales, WatchGuard Technologies, said, “We are delighted that Sylvain has agreed to join WatchGuard Technologies as our regional vice president in Asia Pacific and Japan. His skillset and experience of both growth companies and large multinationals will be invaluable as we drive our revenue growth and establish WatchGuard Technologies as a global leader in in network security.”
“It’s energising to join an organisation with passionate channel partner and customer advocates, breakthrough technology and strong revenue momentum,” said Sylvain Lejeune. “Increased marketing and sales investments will propel the company through the next stages of regional expansion and growth. I look forward to working with the team to ensure our customers make effective and impactful security decisions in support of their individual business requirements.”
About WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.
WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. is a global leader in network security, providing best-in-class Unified Threat Management, Next Generation Firewall, secure Wi-Fi, and network intelligence products and services to more than 80,000 customers worldwide. The company’s mission is to make enterprise-grade security accessible to companies of all types and sizes through simplicity, making WatchGuard an ideal solution for Distributed Enterprises and SMBs. WatchGuard is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. To learn more, visit WatchGuard.com.
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