In SafeNet has expanded its executive team to maximize near- and long-term growth opportunities in the cloud and in the enterprise. Through this move, the company aims to stay ahead of the rapidly increasing demand for the cryptographic security of valuable information.
The company announced that Tsion Gonen will assume the newly created role of Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer, Sangeeta Anand has joined the company as General Manager and Corporate Vice President for Enterprise/Commercial Data Protection, and Slawek Ligier has joined as Corporate Vice President, Product Development.
Tsion Gonen, SafeNet's Corporate Vice President of Product & Marketing, will assume expanded responsibilities as SafeNets Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer. Gonen will play a key leadership role in developing SafeNet's global business strategy and product direction in this post-breach world. He will lead the development of new business strategies that identify new markets and capture the next key market conditions, and will continue to ensure SafeNets role as a thought leader and innovator in the information security market. A key part of Gonens role will be to communicate the company strategy to customers, partners, and employees. He will report to Chris Fedde, SafeNets President and Chief Executive Officer.
"Its a post-breach world, and customers are demanding more sophisticated and secure solutions that protect their high-value data, wherever it resides," said Chris Fedde, SafeNet President and CEO. "Increasingly, that means protecting information as it transitions to and through the cloud. In order to meet these demands, it is critical that our business strategies and product capabilities keep ahead of tomorrows architectures and threat landscape. Given Tsions knowledge, vision, and security track record, I am confident that he will help SafeNet identify and accelerate into emerging opportunities in the marketplace, as well as ensure that SafeNet remains at the forefront in meeting our customers evolving security needs.
Anand joins SafeNet from Cisco Systems, where she most recently served as Vice President, Product Management and Product Marketing in Cisco Systems Cloud Services and Switching Technology Group. At SafeNet, Anand will be responsible for leading the Enterprise/Commercial Data Protection business. She will report to Phil Saunders, SafeNets Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer.
Ligier joins SafeNet from Symantec and VeriSign, where he served as Vice President, Product Development. In that role, he led the development of Symantecs Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), and VeriSigns Identity Protection (VIP) and Fraud Detection Services (FDS) product lines. At SafeNet, Ligier will be responsible for leading the innovation and development of SafeNets commercial data protection product portfolio. He will report to Russ Dietz, SafeNets Chief Technology Officer.
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