Forcepoint recently confirmed three new sales executive appointments to fulfill growing demand for Data-first SASE security, welcoming James McCarthy as senior vice president of North America sales, and promoting Myles Bray to chief revenue officer and Thierry Bedos as senior vice president of EMEA sales, a press release reported.
“We are truly moving into the next phase of security where it becomes both a business accelerator and competitive differentiator. Companies need to streamline and simplify operations, including their approach to security, to compete and thrive amidst a recession. The converged capabilities of a single-vendor SASE platform present a compelling opportunity to provide more control and agility in how organizations secure their business and critical data anywhere it can be accessed,” said Manny Rivelo, CEO of Forcepoint.
The hires were made in correlation with recent investments made by Forcepoint over the curse of the last two years to leverage its security platform offering.
Under his new role, Bray will be tasked with offering Forcepoint’s security solutions to businesses of various capacities, and strengthening the company’s general presence as a single-vendor provider of SASE. He is set to report to CEO Manny Rivelo. Bedos and McCarthy will both report to Bray.
“I am bullish on Forcepoint’s SASE market opportunity heading into 2023, and we are deepening the collective strength of our global sales leadership for this exact moment in the industry,” Rivelo said. “Myles, Thierry and James are outstanding leaders who have made significant contributions in their respective roles as security sales leaders for more than a decade. With this team, Forcepoint will be a force multiplier in the SASE global market in 2023 and beyond.”
Bray began making contributions to the EMEA market’s Forcepoint as senior vice president of EMEA sales last May. Bedos joined the company in April 2022 as vice president for Southern Europe, while McCarthy joined as senior vice president of North America sales.
“Forcepoint ONE sales have consistently grown exponentially quarter-over-quarter since its Q1 2022 launch,” a recent press release explains. “Previously, Bray held executive roles leading sales and channel strategy across Europe, the Middle East and Africa for security companies such as Arqit, F5 Networks and Forescout.”
Bray said he looks forward to the contributions both Bedos and McCarthy will bring.
“Businesses trying to control access to data and systems are contending with their workforces using more apps and devices than ever, which translates into more complexity. The demand for simplicity is driving adoption of security convergence, with 8 out of 10 organizations expected to deploy a consolidated SSE platform, within the next three years,” Bray said.