Seán Glynn has been appointed Corporate Field Marketing Manager at
Sophos.
Sophos, a world leader in IT Security, has appointed Seán Glynn
as corporate field marketing manager. Based at the company's
headquarters in Oxfordshire, UK, Glynn will work with Sophos's nine
offices around the world to coordinate the development and delivery
of globally integrated marketing programs, including customer and
market analysis, demand generation, channel initiatives and
strategic planning.
35-year-old Glynn joins Sophos from McAfee where he managed
marketing and business development for its EMEA support services
portfolio. With more than twelve years experience within the IT
industry, Glynn has a proven track record of developing worldwide
marketing initiatives aimed at both customers and channel partners.
Prior to joining McAfee, he also held senior sales, marketing and
business development positions at Dell, Compaq and BMC Software and
has gained considerable experience in both the North American and
European markets.
"Sophos has a first-class reputation for being a technical
leader in the IT security industry and is perfectly positioned to
further increase its global market share," said Seán Glynn, new
corporate field marketing manager. "Sophos's financial successes
are based on well designed products and excellent customer support
so I am delighted to be a part of its continuing international
success and look forward to working with the offices to coordinate
and monitor global marketing efforts."
Glynn will work with regional sales and marketing personnel to
implement centrally developed campaigns and monitor the success of
each activity at a local level. He will also measure the
effectiveness of campaigns, enabling Sophos to optimise future
investment in marketing strategies.
"Seán brings a global perspective to Sophos, having gained
significant experience in both the North American and European IT
markets," said Jan Jivmark, director of corporate marketing at
Sophos. "To maintain our competitive edge, it is vital that we have
high levels of brand awareness across the world and that marketing
campaigns are consistent and measured. Seán's track record at blue
chip IT firms means he is the ideal candidate to ensure our global
marketing operations have a single focus."
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.