New executives bring breadth of cybersecurity and channel expertise to support WatchGuard ’ s partner-first mission .

These new hires are Derek Maggiacomo , joining from SonicWall as the new Vice President of Americas Sales ; Rich Workman , joining from Sophos as the new Vice President of Global Renewals Sales ; and Karen Ray , joining from Juniper Networks as the new Global Vice President of Field and Partner Marketing .

Together , this team of industry veterans brings extensive cybersecurity and channel experience that will fortify and accelerate WatchGuard ’ s mission of becoming the cybersecurity platform of choice for managed service providers ( MSPs ).

“ WatchGuard ’ s focus on MSPs across every part of our business – from how we architect our products and services to the people and programs in place for ensuring partner enablement and success – is a major draw for both retaining existing partners and employees and bringing in new ones ,” said Prakash Panjwani , CEO of WatchGuard Technologies .

“ This group of new hires , a dynamic group of channel veterans , brings a wealth of expertise in cybersecurity , partner management and sales discipline . Most importantly , they share WatchGuard ’ s partner-first mentality . I ’ m thrilled to welcome these channel leaders to WatchGuard , who will help both our company and our partners continue to achieve sustainable growth now and in the future .”

Derek Maggiacomo , Vice President of Americas Sales

Derek Maggiacomo brings over 20 years of experience working with partners in the networking and security industry . He ’ s grown and scaled sales teams throughout his career with a focus on enabling partners to be successful . Most recently , Derek led the North America sales team at SonicWall . Prior to that , Derek helped build and run Juniper Networks ’ US channel presence . He specializes in managing complex partner

This group of new hires , a dynamic group of channel veterans , brings a wealth of expertise in cybersecurity , partner management and sales discipline . relationships as well as recruiting and onboarding new partners to vendors .

“ WatchGuard is well-known for its commitment to partners , and I look forward to bringing my experience and passion for the channel to the WatchGuard team ,” said Maggiacomo . “ I couldn ’ t be more impressed with this smart and innovative team and with the power and maturity of WatchGuard ’ s Unified Security Platform . It is exactly what MSPs need to expand their cybersecurity services business and gain more market share .”

“ Derek will officially join WatchGuard in August , bolstering an already powerful Americas leadership team ,” said HoJin Kim , WatchGuard Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer . “ Chris Wachel , Regional Vice President of North America , and Richard Fortes , Regional Vice President of Latin America , have spent six and 10 years respectively building strong relationships with partners across the region , and together with Derek are primed to take WatchGuard ’ s Americas business to the next level .”

Rich Workman , Global Vice President of Renewals Sales

Rich Workman has more than 20 years of professional sales and leadership experience , predominantly in channel-focused

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