Chris White EVP of WW Sales, A10 Networks

A10 Networks, Inc., a secure application services company, announced the appointment of Chris White to lead the company’s global sales organization as EVP WW sales, effective Jan. 2, 2018.

“Chris brings extensive global sales and channel leadership experience to A10, and his cybersecurity background will help the company in its mission to protect businesses and their critical applications from cyber threats through deep intelligence and automation in any environment,” said Lee Chen, president and CEO.

In the role as EVP reporting to the CEO, White is responsible for managing and growing A10’s global sales organization, sales operations and business development. His charter is to drive global sales and channel strategy.

He is known for being a versatile leader and strategic problem solver during his career in the cybersecurity industry as an accomplished global sales executive. Before joining A10 Networks, he was VP sales at Proofpoint, a security-as-a-service provider, where he led the strategic accounts and archive sales teams in the US market. Prior to Proofpoint, he held senior leadership positions at Hitachi Data Systems, NetApp, Symantec and ADP.