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Arkin Appoints New Vice President of Sales to Maximize Software-Defined Datacenter Growth OpportunitiesArkin, a leader in the software-defined data center security and operations market, today announced the appointment of Greg Orr to the role of Vice President of Sales Americas. Orr will lead the company's market expansion as it continues to capitalize on the opportunities presented by the launch of the Arkin Platform in 2015. This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160128005485/en/ 
Arkin Appoints New Vice President of Sales to Maximize Software-Defined Datacenter Growth Opportunities (Photo: Business Wire) "Few in the industry today have the depth of knowledge and experience in network visibility and security solution sales that Greg brings to Arkin," said Shiv Agarwal, co-founder & CEO, Arkin. "Arkin's disruptive technology for the software-defined security market demands the leadership caliber and exmplary track record that Greg has demonstrated in the recent past. As we seek to significantly expand our customer base in 2016, we look forward to Greg repeating the magic he created at Gigamon (News - Alert) with his ability to build, motivate and lead high performing sales teams." Orr is a veteran of the physical and virtual network technology industry, having most recently served as Vice President of Sales at Gigamon where he consistently delivered double digit growth, built the enterprise sales organization and helped lead it through its successful IPO in 2013. In the past, Orr held sales leadership positions at CA Technologies and Radware (News - Alert). "Greg's enthusiasm and knowledge of the market is very relevant to Arkin, and we are excited to bring him aboard the Arkin leadership team to help grow and scale the business" said B.V. Jagadeesh, Arkin board member and prominent Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor. "Arkin's technology helps enterprises embrace and migrate towards a more modern and secure cloud infrastructure," said Orr. "As enterprises increasingly adopt, integrate and deploy next-gen virtualization, cloud and software-defined technologies, I see Arkin playing a pivotal role in the development of that market, and I am very pleased to be a part of this journey." Founded in 2013, Arkin spent almost 2 years in stealth developing its Software-Defined Security and Operations Platform and building out its R&D infrastructure. Experiencing rapid market traction, Arkin is now investing in its Sales and Marketing functions to better meet market demands for its platform and technology. ABOUT ARKIN Arkin is transforming security and operations for the Software Defined Data Center (SDDC). Several F500/G2000 organizations have deployed the Arkin solution to get deep visibility across virtual and physical, implement newer security models such as micro-segmentation, and ensure application uptime, while collaborating better. Visit www.arkin.net or follow us @arkinnet View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160128005485/en/ |
