Sophos appoints Shamshad Ahmed as Director Sales for its end-user security group

Global leader in network and endpoint security Sophos has announced appointment of Shamshad Ahmed as director sales for its end-user security group (ESG) business for India and SAARC.

With more than 20 years of experience behind him, Shamshad has lead a number of businesses across the telecom, IT, ITES and network security sectors, of which, he has spent 16 years in senior executive roles for global technology brands.

Shamshad will be based in the Sophos office in Mumbai and will report into the vice president of sales for Sophos India and SAARC, Sunil Sharma.

Prior to Sophos, Shamshad was a part of Hewlett-Packard where he was regional sales director for their enterprise security products division. While at HP, Shamshad was responsible for overseeing security information and event management (SIEM), next-generation firewall (NGFW), Application Security and Hardware Key Encryption businesses.

Prior to joining Hewlett-Packard, in 2009, Shamshad was regional sales director at Tipping Point Technologies (a Hewlett-Packard enterprise). He has also held leadership positions in organizations such as 3Com, Lumension Security, Nokia, Trend Micro and Modi Xerox.

"We are pleased to welcome Shamshad to lead the end-user security group business at Sophos," said vice president of sales for India and SAARC Sophos, Sunil Sharma.

"Shamshad brings with him sound knowledge and experience in the end-user security segment that is critical to driving growth in this highly competitive and dynamic market. Sophos has continued to grow faster than the market in both endpoint and network security, and we continue to innovate and deliver next-generation protection to our customers. Shamshad is definitely a great addition to our team," he added.

"Sophos' offerings in synchronized security and integrated communication between endpoint and network security products is a game changer for the industry and I am very excited to join the team that is doing such impressive work already," said director sales, end-user security group at Sophos, India and SAARC, Shamshad Ahmed.

"Cyber-security is high on the agenda for IT departments across India and, now more than ever, for organisations of every size. Sophos is uniquely positioned to address the security challenges faced by the mid-market enterprises through its differentiated product offerings. What is more reassuring is that leading analysts have recognized Sophos as a leader in both endpoint and network security. What works to our advantage in the Indian and SAARC markets is our ability reach across the length and breadth of the country through our 1000+ strong channel team thereby enabling us to also service customers in the smaller cities and towns. I am happy to be a part of Sophos and I look forward to capitalize on the growing cyber security market through our innovative endpoint security solutions in these regions," added Ahmed.