Check Point Software Promotes Amnon Bar-Lev to President
July 18 2011 - 5:05AM
Marketwired
Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), the
worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that
Amnon Bar-Lev has been promoted to the role of President of the
company, effective immediately. As President of Check Point,
Bar-Lev will continue to head the company's customer-facing
functions, including sales, marketing, business development,
technical services and global partner programs. He will continue to
report to Gil Shwed, the company's founder, chairman and CEO.
"This is an incredibly exciting time at Check Point and I look
forward to helping build on our momentum in the security market,"
said Amnon Bar-Lev, president of Check Point Software Technologies.
"We will continue to deliver on our strategic vision for 3D
Security and remain committed to providing customers with the best
security technologies."
Bar-Lev joined Check Point in 2005 as vice president of
Technical Services and has led the field organization since 2006.
During that period, Check Point's revenues have more than doubled
to approximately $1.2B over the past four quarters.
"I am pleased to recognize Amnon's many contributions with this
promotion and welcome him into his new role. Amnon will continue to
work with me and the rest of our leadership team to build the next
generation of security and drive Check Point's next phase of
growth," said Gil Shwed, founder, chairman and CEO of Check Point
Software Technologies.
About Check Point Software Technologies
Ltd. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
(www.checkpoint.com), the worldwide leader in securing the
Internet, provides customers with uncompromised protection against
all types of threats, reduces security complexity and lowers total
cost of ownership. Check Point first pioneered the industry with
FireWall-1 and its patented stateful inspection technology. Today,
Check Point continues to develop new innovations based on the
Software Blade Architecture, providing customers with flexible and
simple solutions that can be fully customized to meet the exact
security needs of any organization. Check Point is the only vendor
to go beyond technology and define security as a business process.
Check Point 3D Security uniquely combines policy, people and
enforcement for greater protection of information assets and helps
organizations implement a blueprint for security that aligns with
business needs. Customers include tens of thousands of
organizations of all sizes, including all Fortune and Global 100
companies. Check Point's award-winning ZoneAlarm solutions protect
millions of consumers from hackers, spyware and identity theft.
©2011 Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. All rights
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