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RiskIQ Appoints Erik Laird as EVP of Sales [Professional Services Close - Up](Professional Services Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) RiskIQ reported that former HP Enterprise Security sales executive Erik Laird has joined the company as Executive Vice President of Sales. In its release, the Company said that Laird will build and manage the company's sales organization, and drive revenue generation strategy for the RiskIQ web and mobile digital asset discovery, threat detection and risk intelligence cloud technology. "Erik has deep experience in enterprise security and infrastructure software sales with industry leaders like HP and successful start-ups including Opsware and BEA Systems," said Elias Manousos, CEO of RiskIQ. "He knows how to build world class sales teams and grow markets rapidly, which will help RiskIQ capitalize on accelerating demand for our web and mobile threat detection technology. We are thrilled to welcome Erik to our management team." Federated Identity Service noted that Laird is the second key executive to join RiskIQ since the company announced a $25 million investment from Battery Ventures and Summit Partners last month. Former Google executive Ben Harknett recently joined the company to lead sales, business development and channels in EMEA. The Company said Laird has more than 20 years of enterprise software sales experience. He joined RiskIQ from HP, where he was vice president of sales for HP Enterprise Security Product's largest critical mass territory. RiskIQ detects online threats that exploit customers and damage enterprise brands. More information and complete details: www.riskiq.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. |