Aryaka Hires New Execs Amidst Strong FY Close

Aryaka, a unified SASE as a service vendor, added four industry veterans to its leadership team. These nominations are expected to position Aryaka to capitalize on the expanding unified SASE as a service market, fueling its next stage of growth.

The executive appointments include:

  • Justin Lim (VP of customer success)
  • Aditya Sood (VP of security engineering and AI strategy
  • Louise Crawford (senior director of growth marketing)
  • Naveen Maveli (VP of engineering).

“The additions of Justin, Aditya, Louise and Naveen give Aryaka a tremendous boost following a year of incredible success, where we saw new bookings increase by 34 percent year-over-year and security product bookings increase by 80 percent,” said Shailesh Shukla, Aryaka’s CEO. “These executives all have experience at leading technology companies and have proven they can excel consistently in high-growth environments. This will be instrumental in maximizing our capabilities and ultimately propelling Aryaka to the next level.”

Lim joins Aryaka from Wiz and Netskope, and brings years of experience in building and scaling high-performing customer success teams. He has experience working both within early-stage startups and large public companies. At Aryaka, he will be responsible for promoting CX and driving long-term customer value.

“I’m thrilled to join Aryaka, especially at this time when the team and business are growing rapidly and delivering a truly unique offering to customers,” said Lim. “I look forward to contributing to the company’s overall success and mission of providing industry-leading customer experiences.”

Sood, a security researcher, joins Aryaka from F5, Symantec and Bluecoat. He will lead security engineering efforts and play a role in developing AI strategy.

“The security landscape is constantly evolving, and Aryaka is at the forefront of innovation in network security with its unified SASE as a service and Aryaka AI>Perform offerings,” said Sood. “I’m excited to leverage my expertise to further strengthen Aryaka’s security posture and drive the development of AI-powered security solutions.”

Crawford comes to Aryaka from Silver Peak and Tata Communications, where she spearheaded growth marketing initiatives. She will be responsible for developing and helping execute global growth marketing strategy.

“With a dedicated team and cutting-edge technology, Aryaka has a unique opportunity to further redefine the future of secure networking,” said Crawford. “I’m eager to develop and execute a growth marketing strategy that will catapult Aryaka to even greater heights.”

Maveli rejoins Aryaka after a stint at Meta. He will oversee Aryaka’s engineering team, driving innovation and product development for the company’s unified SASE as a service platform.

“Aryaka is a company with a strong sense of purpose and a commitment to excellence across the entire organization,” said Maveli. “I’m honored to return and lead this expanding engineering team as we continue to develop groundbreaking solutions that drive success for our customers.”

The news also comes as Aryaka closed its fiscal 2024 year with a 34 percent YOY increase in new bookings and 80 percent growth on security solution sales.

“Between new offerings, customer wins and executive appointments with a proven track record of success, 2024 was a groundbreaking year for Aryaka. However, we’ve only scratched the surface of our capabilities,” added Shukla. “We’ve differentiated ourselves in the market with our unified SASE as a service offering, and we’re fully invested in continuing to deliver unmatched networking, security and observability services to our customers. The recent launch of Aryaka AI>Perform is an example of our leading innovation that will allow customers to maximize the benefits of AI as they begin to integrate AI and GenAI applications into their global businesses. With additional pillars of our AI>Initiative set to roll out later this year, as well as more improvements and functionality in our core service offerings, we’re well-positioned to maintain strong momentum as we kick off fiscal year 2025.”

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