McAfee, Inc., Names Gert-Jan Schenk as President of EMEA
October 05 2010 - 3:05AM
Business Wire
McAfee Inc. (NYSE:MFE), the world’s largest dedicated digital
security company, today announced that it has appointed Gert-Jan
Schenk as president of its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)
region. Schenk, age 43, reports to Michael DeCesare, executive vice
president of worldwide sales for McAfee. Schenk started October 1,
and is based out of the McAfee office in Amsterdam,
Netherlands.
Gert Jan Schenk Joins McAfee (Photo:
Business Wire)
Schenk joins McAfee from Juniper Networks where he served as
senior vice president of EMEA. In this role, he managed close to
900 employees throughout EMEA and dramatically improved Juniper’s
global profitability and growth. Over the last four years he has
grown its business from $600 million to $1.2 billion in
revenue.
“Gert-Jan is a strong leader with 20 years of global sales and
marketing experience in security, hardware and networking,” said
DeCesare. “He has strong operational skills and a proven track
record of success in driving large sales organizations at large,
global companies. These qualities will make him an excellent
addition to our team.”
An industry veteran, Schenk joined Juniper Networks in 2002,
where he was first responsible as the vice president of channels
for EMEA for guiding Juniper Networks from a one tier to a two tier
distribution model in EMEA in line with the company's increased
focus upon the enterprise market and the expansion of its portfolio
to include security, enterprise routing and application
acceleration solutions.
Prior to Juniper, Schenk was vice president, channels, at
Unisphere Networks (acquired by Juniper Networks in 2002). Earlier
in his career, Schenk was director of channel sales, EMEA, at
Redback Networks and regional sales director, Benelux and Central
Europe for Madge Networks, among other positions.
“McAfee has a very strong product portfolio and an incredible
network of partners and alliances across its business,” said
Schenk. “The company has really reached a pivotal point in its
history and I see a tremendous opportunity for growth and continued
success. I’m excited to be a part of the leadership team and look
forward to growing its EMEA business.”
David Quantrell, McAfee’s current president of EMEA, has decided
to pursue other business opportunities. He will continue working
with McAfee over the next several months to ensure a smooth
transition to his successor.
About McAfee, Inc.
McAfee, Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is the
world's largest dedicated security technology company. McAfee
delivers proactive and proven solutions and services that help
secure systems, networks, and mobile devices around the world,
allowing users to safely connect to the Internet, browse and shop
the Web more securely. Backed by unrivaled McAfee Global Threat
Intelligence, McAfee creates innovative products that empower home
users, businesses, the public sector and service providers by
enabling them to prove compliance with regulations, protect data,
prevent disruptions, identify vulnerabilities, and continuously
monitor and improve their security. McAfee secures your digital
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