Qualys, one of the leading providers of software-as-a-service (SaaS) IT security risk and compliance management solutions, has announced that Derek James is joining the company as md for the EMEA northern region.
With more than 25 years’ experience in the key areas of sales and business sevelopment in the Information Technology and security sectors, James will be working closely with customers and partners to expand business in the region.
“I’m thrilled to be joining Qualys at an exciting time,” he said. “As companies face an ever-changing security threat landscape, QualysGuard provides a cost-effective, automated, easy-to-deploy and manage IT security and compliance solution.”
James added: “I look forward to building new relationships and working with partners and customers in this region to make IT security and compliance – normally a complex, expensive and daunting task – accessible for small and large companies alike.”
Driving business development strategies
Prior to joining Qualys, James held managerial roles in leading companies such as BT Global Services, Computacenter and Integralis, with a strong focus on driving business development strategies within the security divisions across global sales channels.
James has a proven track record in significantly driving growth and improving business performance to ensure market leadership while forging strong relationships with customers and partners across both the enterprise and SME markets.
“With the accelerated adoption of the SaaS delivery model for security and the additional services we have brought to the market,” suggested Philippe Courtot, chairman and CEO of Qualys, “the company is now expanding its global presence and partnerships with organisations such as BT and, very recently, Dimension Data.”
In closing, the chairman stated: “Qualys has a long-standing presence in the EMEA region, and is now poised for accelerated growth. We welcome Derek to the team.”
5,000 end users across 85 countries
Qualys solutions are deployed in a matter of hours anywhere in the world, affording customers with an immediate and continuous view of their security and compliance postures.
The QualysGuard service is used today by more than 5,000 organisations in 85 countries, including 47 of the Fortune Global 100, and performs more than 500 million IP audits per year.
Qualys has the largest vulnerability management deployment in the world at a Fortune Global 50 company, and has been recognised by leading industry analysts for its market leadership. Qualys was recently named Best Security Company in the Excellence Awards category of the 2011 SC Awards in the United States
The organisation has established strategic agreements with leading managed service providers and consulting organisations including BT, Etisalat, Fujitsu, IBM, I(TS)2, LAC, NTT, SecureWorks, Symantec, Tata Communications and TELUS.
Qualys is a founding member of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA).
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