FireEye Appoints Jeffrey Williams as Vice President of Sales and Business Development
Proven Network Security Sales Executive to Spearhead Global Adoption of FireEye's Modern Malware Protection System
Milpitas, Califorinia - Jan 18, 2010 – FireEye, Inc., the leader in modern malware protection systems, today announced Jeff Williams has joined FireEye as Vice President of Sales and Business Development. Williams will lead FireEye's global sales expansion, develop the company's global channel and identify key partnership opportunities. Williams brings to FireEye a wealth of experience building successful sales organizations for innovative start-ups and leading information technology companies.
Prior to joining FireEye, Williams was Global Vice President of Sales for Innovative Technologies at Cisco. Before Cisco, Williams managed sales for IronPort, a provider of email security, Web security and security management appliances, generating hundreds of millions in revenue and creating the foundation for IronPort's $830M acquisition by Cisco. Prior to his tenure at IronPort, Williams was Vice President of Sales at IntruVert Networks, a developer of intrusion detection and prevention systems, which was acquired by McAfee, Vice President of Sales at Abeona Networks, a Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia Capital funded company, and Vice President of Sales at GlobalCenter, where he led the sales organization through its $6.5 billion merger with Exodus Communications.
"FireEye has significantly advanced the state-of-the-art for malware protection to address today's cyber security challenges," said Williams. "With the real-time capability to accurately stop targeted attacks and evasive modern malware, customers can reliably protect their networks against cyber criminals seeking to exfiltrate, alter, or destroy sensitive information. I look forward to contributing to the company's sales and market growth."
"Jeff has a 20-year track record of successfully building solid sales and channel programs for prominent information technology companies," said Ashar Aziz, CEO, FireEye, Inc. "He has been a demonstrated leader in sales at some of the most recognized brands in network security and will be a great asset to the FireEye team."
About FireEye, Inc.
FireEye, Inc. is the leader in malware protection systems, enabling organizations to protect critical infrastructure, intellectual property and networks against Web malware and botnet infiltration. The FireEye Malware Protection System is a next-generation malware analysis platform featuring the network use of transparent virtual machines to uncover zero-day malware, botnets, and targeted attacks that circumvent today's technologies such as intrusion prevention systems, antivirus, and URL filters. By essentially eliminating false positives, FireEye re-defines effective network security. The company is backed by Sequoia Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, JAFCO, DAG Ventures and Juniper Networks. For more information, contact (408) 321-6300 or email: info@fireeye.com. Visit us at www.FireEye.com.
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