Sophos
Michael Valentine
SVP, Worldwide Sales
Security industry veteran Valentine joined Sophos in February 2013 following a five-year stint at Fortinet. Based in Sophos' U.S. headquarters in Boston, Valentine faces the critical task of reigniting North American sales for the U.K.-based security technology company. (In August Sophos hired Dell SonicWall sales executive John Keenan to manage its North American sales operation.)
Valentine's task is to leverage the company's channel operations to spur that growth. Sophos added more than 700 partners globally in 2013, including more than 250 in the Americas. The company also launched an MSP partner program, created a partner lead-generation campaign, and better aligned its sales organization to the channel.
