INDUSTRY APPOINTMENTS
Meg O ’ Leary moves from Cybereason to Tenable as Chief Marketing Officer
Meg O ’ Leary
Tenable announced the appointment of Meg O ’ Leary as Chief Marketing Officer . With more than two decades of marketing and communications experience , O ’ Leary is widely regarded as an expert storyteller who has built powerhouse brands for some of the most respected companies in cybersecurity .
Most recently , she served as chief marketing officer at Cybereason , where she and her team positioned the company as an endpoint security leader . She was also chief marketing officer at Capsule8 , a pioneer in cloud workload protection , which was acquired by Sophos .
At Tenable , O ’ Leary will lead the company ’ s global marketing organisation , driving brand awareness , messaging and positioning , go-to-market strategy and demand generation for the entire platform . “ Meg is joining Tenable at a pivotal moment where our vision and solutions for unified and proactive cybersecurity align with market needs ,” said Amit Yoran , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer ,
Tenable . “ Meg has a track record of building bold narratives which is critical as we continue to differentiate our capabilities .”
“ Customers are looking for a partner such as Tenable , one that understands the complexity of their IT infrastructure and cybersecurity needs today and where we ’ re likely to be in a decade . This company is changing the way organisations reduce their risk and I am eager to play a part in this important market shift ,” said O ’ Leary . “ I am thrilled to join this impressive team and excited to roll up my sleeves to help take the company to the next phase of growth and scale .”
As the creator of Nessus , Tenable extended its expertise in vulnerabilities to deliver the world ’ s first platform to see and secure any digital asset on any computing platform .
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Sally Kimeu moves from Cisco to Nutanix as Territory Sales Manager , East Africa
Nutanix announced it has appointed
Sally Kimeu as Territory Sales Manager for East Africa . The appointment is a direct result of Nutanix ’ s ongoing growth in the East African region and supports its vision to provide channel partners and customers with a direct point of contact in the region of operation .
According to Kimeu , the simplicity , cost-effectiveness , and sheer scalability of the Nutanix solutions make it an ideal fit for customers in the region . Due to the freedom of choice nature of Nutanix solutions , she believes the business is at the precipice of a unique opportunity to help , governments , enterprises running private datacentres , local cloud partners , co-location centres , and innovators to deploy and scale hybrid multicloud environments rapidly .
Kimeu started her career in technology over two decades ago and more recently worked with Cisco for over 15 of those years . Starting as a Channel Manager for East Africa , she also served a tenure as Country Vendor and Regional Manager for Cisco in Kenya and most recently held the position of General Manager for Cisco ’ s West Central Africa , Emerging Southern Africa , and the Indian Ocean Islands markets .
Having led the strategy and management of over 39 African countries , Kimeu has intimate knowledge of the local business drivers and challenges facing organisations across the continent . Her passion for innovation , excellence in business relationship management , vendorship , and superior client relationships are all key attributes that make her a perfect fit for Nutanix .
“ Kenya is a hub of digitalisation in Sub- Saharan Africa . It is also an exceptionally technologically savvy market , with a government that places a huge amount of emphasis on using technology for the betterment of all citizens ,” says Tunde Abagun , Sales Lead , Nutanix West , East , Central Africa .
Sally Kimeu
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