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Security news29 June 2005
Sophos's sales team expansion sees channel get single point of contact
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| Alison Heath, Emma Gascoigne, Julie Bown, Mike Weir, Jon Sheather and Nicola Gingell have joined the UK sales team. |
Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses and spam, has announced a major expansion to its UK sales team, with the appointment of six new employees. The company's growth and associated restructuring now provides a dedicated point of contact for each reseller, further enhancing its position as a 100% channel-focused vendor.
The six new members of the UK sales team bring a wealth of experience to Sophos from many areas of the IT industry, including Microsoft, IBM and BT.
Joining the UK leadership team will be Alison Heath, who joins as the regional business manager and will continue to build the business relationship with Sophos's top 60 channel partners around the UK. Heath has more than 20 years experience in the IT industry, and joins from Fujitsu Siemens, where she held the role of corporate channel sales director. She has also held senior sales and manager roles at ASP, Netstore; leading memory manufacturer, Kingston Technology; major European distributor, Merisel; and Compaq.
"I am delighted to be part of this growing team and look forward to taking advantage of the growth opportunities Sophos has in the UK market," said Heath. "Empowering the channel to help its customers better tackle viruses, spam and spyware is vital. With some highly talented and experienced individuals working alongside me, I feel that this is a very positive career move."
Julie Bown joins Sophos as a channel business manager and will work with some of the company's top channel partners in London. Emma Gascoigne will also be a channel business manager and joins Sophos from its channel partner, Trustmarque Solutions.
Mike Weir and Nicola Gingell both join as internal account managers, while Jon Sheather joins as corporate sales executive.
"The team's expansion should form the platform for strong and advantageous channel partnerships," said Stuart Small, UK sales and marketing director at Sophos. "In providing each partner with a dedicated point of contact, we can ensure they are getting all the necessary support from us."
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About Sophos
Sophos enables enterprises all over the world to secure and control their IT infrastructure. Sophos's network access control, endpoint, web and email solutions simplify security to provide integrated defenses against malware, spyware, intrusions, unwanted applications, spam, policy abuse, data leakage and compliance drift. With over 20 years of experience, Sophos protects over 100 million users in nearly 150 countries with its reliably engineered security solutions and services. Recognized for its high level of customer satisfaction and powerful yet easy-to-use solutions, Sophos has received many industry awards, as well as positive reviews and certifications.
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com
