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OpenDNS Appoints Veteran Services Executive Chris Doell as Vice President of Customer Success
[September 23, 2014]

OpenDNS Appoints Veteran Services Executive Chris Doell as Vice President of Customer Success


SAN FRANCISCO --(Business Wire)--

OpenDNS, a leading provider of cloud-delivered security, today announced that it has appointed Chris Doell as Vice President of Customer Success. A technology industry veteran with more than 25 years of services leadership experience, Doell will manage the end-to-end customer support operations for the company's worldwide customer base. Doell joins OpenDNS from Zenprise (News - Alert) (now Citrix Systems), where he managed the delivery of mobile security software, maintenance and educational services to thousands of enterprise customers across all company verticals.

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"Chris Doell is a proven leader who has successfully scaled customer success organizations and is passionate about customer happiness," said David Ulevitch, CEO of OpenDNS. "OpenDNS is experiencing tremendous growth and quickly gaining market share by solving significant security problms that enterprises face. Chris's organization will ensure that the exceptional service and support that OpenDNS customers receive today scales as we continue to grow."



OpenDNS's cloud-delivered network security service blocks advanced attacks, as well as malware, botnets and phishing threats regardless of port, protocol or application for over 10,000 business customers, including Fortune 50 companies. OpenDNS delivers automated protection for any device, anywhere, at any time.

Chris Doell has built and managed customer success, loyalty and retention teams for several leading software and cloud service vendors. Prior to OpenDNS, Doell held leadership positions at Intuit (News - Alert), Zenprise (now Citrix), NetGravity (now Doubleclick), Macromedia, Yieldex and Workshare. He was also Founder and CEO of sportsTALK.com, an online sports content publisher that was acquired by ESPN (News - Alert). Mr. Doell holds a B.A. in Business Administration from Loyola Marymount University.


"OpenDNS is an amazing opportunity to work with a talented and security-conscious team on a mission to safeguard the Internet, our customers and their users," said Chris Doell, Vice President of Customer Success at OpenDNS. "OpenDNS's worldwide security network maintains unparalleled reliability and proactively protects its customers from threats using direct visibility into over two percent of the world's Internet traffic. It is truly a unique and compelling solution for customers large and small, as evidenced by the company's continued, rapid growth."

About OpenDNS

OpenDNS is a leading provider of network security and DNS services, enabling the world to connect to the Internet with confidence on any device, anywhere, anytime. The Umbrella cloud-delivered network security service blocks advanced attacks, as well as malware, botnets and phishing threats regardless of port, protocol or application. Its predictive intelligence uses machine learning to automate protection against emergent threats before they can reach customers. OpenDNS protects all devices globally without hardware to install or software to maintain. For more information, please visit: www.opendns.com.


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