Vancouver, BC - Sophos, a global leader in network security,
announced today that it has formally instituted the company's
Canadian subsidiary, which is designed to capitalize on the
geography's strong demand for effective policy-based network
security products. To head up the Canadian subsidiary efforts,
Sophos also announced the promotion of Mark Attisha to area vice
president, Sophos Canada.
Sophos has been based in British Columbia since it acquired
Vancouver-based ActiveState in 2003, so it has catered to the
Canadian market for some time. The creation of a new Canadian
subsidiary recognizes the country's different buying patterns and
ensures personalized attention to this market.
Mark Attisha brings more than twenty years of experience in the
information technology industry to his role. He joined Sophos in
2004 and served as director of technical services, managing both
the professional services group and the Canadian sales engineering
team. Prior to Sophos, he held senior financial positions with a
"Big 4" Accounting and Professional Services firm, a leading
Canadian Investment Bank and a publicly listed information
technology company.
"I'm very excited to be leading up the efforts in Canada," said
Mark Attisha, area vice president, Sophos Canada. The business
climate here demands a focused effort from its technology
providers. Our requirements are significantly different from those
in the United States - we have two languages, different regulations
and different organizational structures."
Sophos also announced the appointment of Bruce McDonald to the
newly created role of vice president of operations for North
America and general manager of Sophos's Vancouver office. McDonald
has been with Sophos since 2004 and brings 15 years of support
operations and sales management experience. Previously, he worked
in senior management positions with Seanix Technology, and held
vice president of support and operations roles at PCSupport.com and
ACCPAC International.
In addition, Sophos has appointed Jim Zadra to the position of
vice president of finance, North America. He will continue in his
role as the senior financial executive for Sophos's North American
operations, and the newly created Canadian subsidiary, in addition
to having greater responsibilities for general management and
planning. Zadra has more than a decade of finance and management
experience and has been with Sophos since 2002. Prior to Sophos, he
held senior financial positions with Deloitte & Touche, a
leading Canadian investment bank and a publicly listed information
technology company.
Sophos has gained considerable momentum in protecting
organizations across Canada. The company has seen great success in
the higher education sector with 14 of the major 17 Canadian
universities using Sophos solutions including: University of
British Columbia, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, and the
University of Toronto. Other Canadian customers include:BC Hydro,
Pivotal Corporation, Magna, City of Richmond, Coast Capital
Savings, and Edmonton Public Schools.
In addition to having a dedicated sales and management staff,
Sophos Canada is supported by French and English-speaking
technicians and a multi-lingual product set. The group, based in
Vancouver, will have access to global and North American marketing
resources.
More than 100 million users in 150 countries rely on Sophos as the best protection against complex threats and data loss. Sophos is committed to providing security and data protection solutions that are simple to manage, deploy and use and that deliver the industry's lowest total cost of ownership. Sophos offers award-winning encryption, endpoint security, web, email, and network access control solutions backed by SophosLabs - a global network of threat intelligence centers. With more than two decades of experience, Sophos is regarded as a leader in security and data protection by top analyst firms and has received many industry awards.
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com.