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Former SVP of Sales from FireEye and Current Operating Partner at Bain Capital Ventures, Jeff Williams, Joins ObserveIT Board of DirectorsObserveIT, the leading insider threat management solution provider with approximately 1,700 customers around the world, today welcomed Jeff Williams, operating partner at Bain Capital Ventures, as the newest member of ObserveIT's Board of Directors. In this role, Williams will support the company's ongoing success and market leadership in decreasing risks through advanced insider threat detection and prevention. "I am very proud to be joining ObserveIT's Board of Directors as the company is experiencing incredible success," said Williams. "ObserveIT's advanced and comprehensive approach to identifying and eliminating insider threats sets the company apart. I am excited to work with ObserveIT as the company continues to provide innovative solutions to protect organizations from this growing threat." In his current role at Bain Capital Ventures, Williams works across portfolios, partnering with management teams to develop go-to-market strategies and build efficient sales engines. He has more than 25 years of operating experience helping early-stage enterprise software companies to scale and grow into market leaders. Prior to Bain Capital Ventures, Williams was the senior vice president of sales at enterprise security platform FireEye (News - Alert), serving as the first sales leder for the company. During his tenure, Williams scaled FireEye globally and led the team to a successful public offering in 2013. He has also previously led sales at organizations including GlobalCenter, IntruVert Networks and IronPort Systems (News - Alert). "We are fortunate to have Jeff Williams join the ObserveIT team to further accelerate our market leadership," said ObserveIT CEO Mike McKee. "With his deep expertise in the security industry, Jeff is an ideal addition to our team as we continue to develop innovative solutions that address customers' need to identify and eliminate insider threats." This appointment is the latest example of ObserveIT's recent positive momentum. The company recently announced its third consecutive record-breaking quarter, driven by customers' demand for solutions to decrease risks through advanced insider threat detection and prevention. ObserveIT closed 2017 with a successful fourth quarter that featured 60+ percent year-over-year sales growth, a record-breaking number of six-figure customer wins, and multiple strategic new hires. For a free trial of ObserveIT's award-winning insider threat solution, visit here. About ObserveIT ObserveIT is the leading Insider Threat Management solution with approximately 1,700 customers across 87 countries. ObserveIT is the only solution that empowers security teams to detect insider threats, streamline the investigation process, and prevent data exfiltration. With 230+ out-of-the-box insider threat alerts, rich metadata and outstanding search capability and playback of any policy violation, ObserveIT provides comprehensive visibility into what people - contractors, privileged users and high-risk users - are doing, and reduces investigation time from days to minutes. For more information visit: www.observeit.com. View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180116006078/en/ |
