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Palo Alto Networks Names Lane Bess as CEOPalo Alto Networks Press Release
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Palo Alto Networks Names Lane Bess as CEO
Former Trend Micro EVP of Global Sales to Drive Next Stage of Growth for Next-Generation Firewall Leader
SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 14, 2008,Palo Alto Networks today announced that Lane Bess has joined the company as CEO.Bess brings more than 25 years of experience and a proven track record in sales, marketing and executive management of rapidly growing, publicly traded and privately held companies serving the enterprise and consumer markets.
As Executive Vice President for Global Sales at Trend Micro, Bess helped expand the company's worldwide business beyond the $1 Billion milestone.During his six years at Trend Micro, Bess also served as President, North America, where he led the company to achieve number one status as voted by the security channel.As General Manager of Trend's consumer business, Bess increased the company's market share to become #2 in the competitive US market.
Earlier in his career, Bess held global sales and marketing leadership positions at NCR Corporation and AT&T Corporation.At AT&T, he was responsible for the launch of the AT&T's business and consumer internet services.
"Innovation in firewalls has been stagnant despite the fact that it is one of the security industry's largest sectors.Leading installed vendors patched decade-old technology in an attempt to make them fit in the Web 2.0 world, but they simply failed to provide the level of application visibility and control companies need today," said Bess.