|
| Jan Jivmark. |
Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses,
spyware and spam, has announced the appointment of Jan Jivmark as
director of global marketing. Jivmark will be responsible for
leading the strategic development of marketing activities
worldwide. His position will be key in driving forward the
company's continued aggressive growth.
Based at Sophos's headquarters in Abingdon, near Oxford, Jivmark
joins the company from Novell, where he held the position of
director of marketing since 2001. This role followed impressive
career progression within the company, in which he was employed for
ten years. Prior to Novell, Jivmark held senior marketing positions
at 3Com, Apple Computer and Hewlett Packard, where he began his
career as a systems engineer.
"As a market leader in computer security, Sophos is well
positioned to increase its exposure in a number of markets around
the world. I am delighted to accept the role of director of global
marketing and look forward to the challenges ahead," said
Jivmark.
Having embarked on his career in a technical role before moving
into business and communications, Jivmark gained an in-depth
understanding about how technically driven companies can market
themselves successfully.
"I feel well placed to lead my teams in conveying Sophos's key
messages on a global scale," Jivmark continued.
"As Sophos continues to expand its security offering, we want to
ensure that our message is strong and consistent," said Steve
Munford, CEO at Sophos. "Jan's background makes him the ideal
candidate to take Sophos's marketing activities to the next level,
and we are very pleased to welcome him to the team."
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.