Barracuda Networks, a trusted partner and provider of cloud-first security solutions, appointed Geoff Waters as CRO. In this capacity, he will lead worldwide sales and partnerships, helping Barracuda accelerate growth in markets worldwide.
“Geoff is an accomplished technology executive with a strong track record for successfully leading sales teams and helping foster a true growth mindset,” said Barracuda president and CEO, Hatem Naguib. “We’re excited to be bringing Geoff on board at Barracuda, and I’m looking forward to the ways in which he’ll help drive innovation and efficiency across our sales team, harnessing best practices to deliver strong results.”
Waters has more than 27 years of experience in managing global organizations for sales, partner ecosystems and go-to-market functions, including tenures at security, cloud and infrastructure companies. Most recently, he served as president of Americas sales with Check Point Software, where he managed the line of business across Canada, the U.S. and Latin America. Prior to this, Waters was SVP of global channel sales for VMware, a position in which he spent 13 years building and leading go-to-market teams for VMware managed services and cloud businesses.
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