George Chang to Accelerate High-End Market Penetration and Reinforce Market Leadership in the Region
SINGAPOE, June 1, 2010 - Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT) - a leading network security provider and worldwide leader of unified threat management (UTM) solutions, today announced the promotion of George Chang as egional Director for Southeast Asia & Hong Kong to strengthen the companys high-end market penetration and market leadership in the region. Changs new responsibilities come in addition to his current role as egional Director for the carrier and service provider market segments, spearheading the companys telecommunications strategy in Asia Pacific.
ÏWithin a few years, Fortinet has established itself as one of the top players in the network security market, thanks to a strong focus and investment in its competitive and innovative technology. I am honored to be part of this team and look forward to shaping the strategy for Southeast Asia and Hong Kong to accelerate our success, especially in the high-end market through the penetration of the enterprise and telco segments, said George Chang.
Chang joined Fortinet in 2009, bringing with him two decades of solid industry experience. Prior to joining Fortinet, he worked for OpenNet, a joint venture between Axia NetMedia, SingTel, Singapore Press Holdings and Singapore Power Telecommunication. As Head of Corporate Development at OpenNet, Chang managed the launch of the first open fibre platform for Singapore.
Changs previous roles include: Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Asia Pacific & Middle East at inter-Touch, Managing Director of STSN, a global internet service provider, and Market Development Manager for Asia Pacific at Novell. He holds a graduate business degree from the University of Technology of Sydney and an undergraduate computing degree from the Queensland University of Technology.
ÏMy priorities in South East Asia and Hong Kong are to strengthen our channel program, to increase the commitment of our partners, and to push for high-end market penetration, focusing on key verticals such as telco, government, finance and retail, said Patrice Perche, vice president of International Sales and Support at Fortinet. ÏGeorge Chang brings with him a very strong expertise of the telco industry and I am confident he will be able to leverage it as an excellent springboard to successfully drive our business strategy throughout the region.
About Fortinet(www.fortinet.com)
Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) is a worldwide provider of network security appliances and the market leader in unified threat management (UTM). Our products and subscription services provide broad, integrated and high-performance protection against dynamic security threats while simplifying the IT security infrastructure. Our customers include enterprises, service providers and government entities worldwide, including the majority of the 2009 Fortune Global 100. Fortinet's flagship FortiGate product delivers ASIC-accelerated performance and integrates multiple layers of security designed to help protect against application and network threats. Fortinet's broad product line goes beyond UTM to help secure the extended enterprise - from endpoints, to the perimeter and the core, including databases and applications. Fortinet is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., with offices around the world.
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