Palo Alto Networks has appointed former Orange Business Services CEO Helmut Reisinger to the position of CEO for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Reisinger led a global organisation of 28,000 employees supporting the digital transformation of enterprise customers around the world. Before joining Orange Business Services in 2007, Reisinger held leadership positions across Europe at Avaya, NextiraOne Germany and Alcatel Austria.
Reisinger will work closely with Palo Alto Networks’ President BJ Jenkins to drive the acceleration of the company’s global growth strategy, and will join CEO and Chairman Nikesh Arora’s management team.
Arora said: “Given the recent rapid growth of the worldwide cybersecurity market, we see significant opportunities to accelerate our international business. Working together with BJ, Helmut’s relentless focus on the customer and understanding of the international business ecosystem will help us drive our robust EMEA business to future growth, while developing our growing Latin American business.”
Reisinger said: “I am excited to join Palo Alto Networks’ extraordinary leadership team at what is a critical time for the cybersecurity industry. As a long-time partner, I’ve had the privilege of seeing first-hand how Palo Alto Networks’ continuous innovation is answering organisations’ cybersecurity needs with its unique end-to-end, cloud- and platform-based approach. As demand to protect corporate and essential data escalates amid a growing threat landscape, there’s no company better positioned to address these challenges around the globe.”
