Access solutions provider Pulse Secure has appointed Alex Thurber as its chief revenue officer to bolster its channel efforts. He will be responsible for global sales strategy, management and team development.
Thurber brings more than 20 years of international leadership experience across the tech industry for security and channel development. Previously, he served as senior vice president, general manager of Blackberry’s Mobility Solutions Business Unit, where he transformed the hardware BU into a mobility solutions licensing group. And at WatchGuard before that he revamped the firm's sales, channel and go-to-market strategy.
Thurber has also held sales leadership roles at Tripwire, McAfee and Cisco Systems. “We are committed to providing the easiest, most effective solutions for enterprises to secure access to applications and data across their hybrid IT environments,” said Sudhakar Ramakrishna, CEO of Pulse Secure.
“Alex is joining our team to spearhead our forward momentum in the marketplace. He has the experience to drive growth of our industry-leading solutions into an ever-evolving security landscape.”
Thurber added: “Enterprises are faced with the weight of transforming their businesses to meet the productivity needs of their employees and customers while ensuring access to their applications and information are protected and compliant.
“Businesses are looking to companies like Pulse Secure to address challenging IT and security issues, and I am excited to join the team and continue the great success it has built.”
Pulse Secure says over 23,000 enterprises and service providers worldwide use its solutions.
