Cloud network security company Aviatrix strengthened its leadership team with several key appointments to accelerate market penetration and capitalize on the cloud networking market.
The nominations include Ken Horner, as CRO. Horner comes to Aviatrix with experience from Cloudflare, Flexera, Splunk, HP and Cisco. Across various roles, he has experience building and scaling go-to-market teams, and has a track record of driving revenue growth.
“The companies that appeal to me are revolutionary, not evolutionary,” said Horner. “Analysts have recently reported that Aviatrix is that rare type of company – scoring extremely high on innovation and moving quickly. I’m thrilled to be joining the company to further scale its growth. Having worked for [CEO] Doug Merritt at Splunk, I know what he expects and drives with a customer first approach across the company. I look forward to working with our global go to market team and our partners to serve our customers in the increasingly complex and challenging landscape of managing a reliable, flexible and secure-by-design cloud network.”
Further bolstering Aviatrix’s executive team is new CMO, Scott Leatherman. Leatherman is the former chief of staff for Doug Merritt, and an expert in cultivating new business growth through ecosystem alignment and product marketing excellence, Leatherman has successfully led marketing teams for Veritone, Interana (acquired by Twitter) and SAP, his strategy and leadership fueling engagement and pipeline growth.
“Aviatrix is solving the biggest challenges facing enterprises today, like IP exhaustion, Azure NAT gateway policy changes and infrastructure modernization with zero trust cloud networking,” said Leatherman. “With a customer base of 500+ that includes 10 percent of the Fortune 500 and strong VAR, ISV and CSP partners, Aviatrix is poised for sustained hyper growth.”
Finally, Aviatrix appointed:
- Mark Anthony (VP of global business value), formerly of JFrog and AppDynamics.
- Russ Gould (VP of growth marketing), formerly of Billtrust and Veritone.
- Denise Oliver (VP of revenue operations), formerly of Lacework and Stripe.
- Richard Vienna (global VP of strategic accounts), formerly Dataiku and Splunk.
“The addition of Ken Horner, Scott Leatherman, Mark Anthony, Russ Gould, Denise Oliver, and Richard Vienna to our team marks a significant milestone in Aviatrix’s evolution,” said Merritt. “Having worked with Ken and Scott at Splunk and SAP respectively, I know their combined expertise will be instrumental in executing our strategic vision and solidifying our position as a leader in cloud network security – particularly as we work closely with customers to solve their most pressing cloud network security problems, and with strategic channel partners to further penetrate the market.”
Aviatrix’s recent launch of a new channel partner program underscores its commitment to collaborative growth within the cloud network security sector, further enhancing its market reach and expansion strategy. The program’s success, fueled by the expertise of the newly appointed leadership team, has positioned Aviatrix to capitalize on new opportunities within the cloud network security space.
