Dragos, Inc. recently strengthened its Australia and New Zealand-based team with the appointment of Hayley Turner as regional director for Australia/New Zealand, and Ben Sullivan as senior channel manager, according to a press release.
“Both appointments build on Dragos’ investments in Australia and New Zealand over the past 18 months as demand for the Dragos Platform has accelerated," Christophe Culine, chief revenue officer, Dragos, said. "We established our regional headquarters in Melbourne, as well as training facilities and key partnerships. We are very excited to welcome Hayley and Ben to the team.”
Under her new role, Turner will be tasked with leading the company’s expansion strategies and leveraging its existing partnerships, while Sullivan is tasked with overseeing and expanding Drago’s channel go-to-market program, which is credited with driving the company’s accelerated growth.
“Hayley brings significant experience in security intelligence, industrial security, strategy, sales and business development to lead our go-to-market efforts in the region,” Culine said.
The company specializes in cybersecurity for industrial control systems and operational technology (OT) environments. The product helps businesses manage assets and responsibilities, as well as targeting threats against industrial control systems. Confirmation for the appointments comes as the company assumes the needs for OT-specific cybersecurity and protection.
“We are also delighted to welcome Ben to Dragos. Like Hayley, Ben has strong credentials in the cyber security industry, with deep expertise in technical strategy and building successful channel programs and understanding the needs of partners,” Culine said.
Turner garnered more than five years of security intelligence experience. He previously worked in the Australian Federal Government’s counter-terrorism division. She has worked alongside business leaders and operational teams in the Europe and APAC regions as a commercial director, country manager and director of industrial security.
“It’s no surprise that I’m passionate about protecting critical infrastructure and helping industrial organizations get the best technology available to defend the operational networks that underpin their businesses,” Turner said. “I’m eager to build on the strong foundation Dragos has already established in Australia and New Zealand to deliver on our mission to safeguard civilization.”
Sullivan most recently contributed to Next Gen Group. During his four-year tenure with the company, he served as technical director and head of cyber security, leading technical strategy and the delivery of vendor technology to various businesses.
“I have long been an admirer of Dragos and its mission to safeguard critical systems across the industrial sector,” Sullivan said. “At a time when the threat landscape is becoming more sophisticated and the Australian government has activated new national security laws to safeguard critical infrastructure, companies and institutions, I am looking forward to working with our partners and our mutual customers to help them secure their operational technology infrastructure.”