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For Immediate Release
SKYBOX SECURITY ANNOUNCES ED GREENE AS VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES, NORTH AMERICA
Former Check Point Executive Brings Over 18 Years of Sales Leadership to Accelerate Adoption of Security Risk Management Solutions
PALO ALTO , CA - June 1, 2005 - Skybox ® Security, Inc., the leader in Security Risk Management (SRM), today announced the appointment of Ed Greene as vice president of North American sales.
Mr. Greene will be responsible for the development of the sales strategy that will help Skybox secure its position as the leader in the emerging field of Security Risk Management. He brings over 18 years of sales expertise in developing and executing high-growth strategies for both pre-IPO and publicly traded companies in high-tech markets to Skybox Security.
"Skybox has the right combination of vision, technology and management to solve a significant business pain point today - the need to proactively manage risk and elevate security into a measurable business process," said Mr. Greene. "I am thrilled to join the powerful Skybox executive team and build on the rapid customer adoption that the company has already achieved, and ultimately drive a new category of security risk management solutions."
Most recently Mr. Greene was Director of End Point Security sales for the Americas at Check Point Software. He also served as Director of Sales for North America at Zone Labs where he guided the company's explosive sales growth, resulting in its acquisition by Check Point Software. During his career Mr. Greene has held senior sales management positions at a number of world-class companies such as Lucent Technologies and Digital Equipment Corporation. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from New York University.
"Ed has the expertise to take our sales teams into the next phase of high growth. His proven track record reflects his dedication and drive, and we are fortunate to have him on board as we further accelerate the adoption of security risk management solutions," said Skybox Security president and CEO, David Batista.
About Skybox Security
Skybox® Security, Inc. is the leader of next-generation Security Risk Management (SRM) solutions. The company's flagship product, Skybox® View, is the first enterprise software platform that raises vulnerability assessment, threat analysis, remediation planning and change management to the business risk level where it belongs. By combining business impact analysis and simulation with vulnerability data and network modeling, enterprises can continuously maintain risk-resilient networks, reduce regulatory compliance exposures, and shrink the window of exposure from months to hours.
With Skybox View security professionals can take a disciplined approach to measure business risk exposure, understand effectiveness of remediation alternatives, justify mitigation efforts (ROI), and minimize damage from attacks while lowering operating cost. By enhancing current best practices and internal controls with automated risk management analysis, security, network and business units can work more effectively as a team. Skybox solutions have been successfully deployed at highly respected Global 2000 companies worldwide.
Founded in 2002 the company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California and is backed by Benchmark Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Carmel Ventures, and Mofet Technology Fund. For more information contact (650) 565-8060 or http://www.skyboxsecurity.com.
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