INDUSTRY APPOINTMENTS
Arbor Networks appoints James Cater as
VP and GM for EMEA
Arbor Networks Inc, the security division
of NETSCOUT, has announced the
appointment of James Cater to the position
of Vice President and General Manager for
Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA). Arbor
generates more than half of its revenue
from international markets and has been
active in EMEA for more than 15 years.
James will be responsible for driving Arbor’s
sales and channel initiatives as the company
further penetrates the service provider
and enterprise markets with its suite of
visibility, DDoS defence and advanced threat
protection solutions.
James brings over 25 years of experience
across several industries including service
providers, global enterprise, healthcare
and financial services. He joins Arbor
from Tata Communications where he
was Vice President of the Global Systems
David J Henshall, new President and CEO at Citrix.
Integrators Business building, scaling global
partnerships and providing them with
knowledge, skills and investment needed to
scale their business and open new markets.
“Arbor Networks is a channel-focused
security business deeply committed to
partner success,” said Tony King, Senior
Vice President of Worldwide Sales, Arbor
Networks. “James’ background, building
strategic, mutually beneficial partnerships,
as well as his sales management experience
driving growth for a market leader, are an
ideal fit for Arbor Networks.”
“I am proud to lead our team and grow
our business for Arbor Networks in EMEA.
Our market-leading capabilities deliver
immediate relevance to our channel, service
provider and OEM partners, enabling
them to provide security and protection to
organisations of all size,” added James Cater.
Citrix appoints
David J Henshall as
President and CEO
Citrix Systems has announced that its board
of directors has appointed David J Henshall,
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating
Officer of Citrix, as President, Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) and a member of the board
with immediate effect. Mr Henshall’s
appointment follows the mutual decision to
separate the Citrix board and Kirill Tatarinov,
President, CEO and Director of Citrix.
The Citrix board has identified the
leadership team to drive the company’s
long-term strategy and growth, led by David
Henshall. In addition to product excellence
and growth, Citrix is committed to operational
efficiency and value creation. This includes a
series of strategic initiatives intended to drive
operating margin expansion, increase capital
return and facilitate further investment
in accelerating Citrix’s transformation to a
cloud-based subscription business and in
high-growth areas, such as data security and
analytics services.
“David is a proven leader who knows our
company inside and out, and the board has
the utmost confidence in him,” said Robert
Calderoni, Executive Chairman of the Citrix
board. “Moving forward, the board believes
that accelerating our cloud transformation
will position the company for even greater
success in the years ahead, driving greater
value for our shareholders. We now have the
right team in place to execute that vision.”
David Henshall said, “We have a talented
team at Citrix and I am honoured to lead
Citrix through this new chapter. We have
created an impressive platform of best-in-
class products and services that customers
and partners rely on every day to embrace
the future of work. I can assure you that
we will continue to deliver and innovate for
our customers and partners as we move
forward as a more powerful Citrix.”
Mr Calderoni concluded, “On behalf of
the entire Citrix board, I want to thank
Kirill for his leadership. The progress we
made under his leadership has positioned
Citrix well for the next phase of its
corporate transformation.”
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