Cybersecurity solutions vendor Check Point Software Technologies Ltd, has appointed Thorsten Freitag as its new Vice President of Sales in EMEA, to lead the growth of its operations across this broad geography.
Freitag joined Check Point in 2020 as its VP Sales for Europe. He has more than 30 years of experience in leading tech companies, during which time he has held senior executive positions in the areas of product, operations and sales.
Check Point Software is active in more than 50 countries in EMEA and works closely with thousands of partners and customers. The company employs over 750 employees in the region.
Dan Yerushalmi, COO, Check Point Software, said: “We warmly welcome Thorsten to Check Point’s global sales management. Organisations all over EMEA are going through a rapid Digital Transformation, which requires the level of security provided by the Check Point Security Infinity architecture and our leading solutions. I am confident that Thorsten’s experience will catapult one of Check Point’s most important and growing markets.”
“I am extremely excited to join Check Point and take a leading role in its important efforts to better secure the world,” said Freitag. “Like never before, Digital Transformation presents enterprises with new and exciting opportunities that need to be secured. I am proud to have joined a global company, which provides the most comprehensive and advanced cybersecurity solutions.”
The cyberthreat landscape is reaching new levels of risk and requires a holistic security architecture to prevent the next cyber pandemic. Check Point Infinity architecture uniquely addresses these needs and consolidates security for the user, the network and the cloud to prevent 5th generation level (Gen V) of cyberattacks.