SUNNYVALE, California,
April 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Brett Wilson has been appointed
vice president of products for Commtouch® (Nasdaq:
CTCH). Mr. Wilson has more than 20 years of experience in the
technology and communications industries, including more than 10
years of experience in information security.
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"We're refining our strategic approach toward product
development and enhanced services," said Shlomi Yanai, CEO, Commtouch. "Brett's
experience has shaped him into the ideal leader for our new
initiatives."
Before joining Commtouch, Mr. Wilson lead portfolio management
across product lines and drove multiple technology and service
initiatives as vice president of product strategy for Trustwave. In
addition, he subsequently restructured Trustwave's strategic and
tactical partnering approaches as vice president of global channels
and business development.
Mr. Wilson also led product management, global business
development and EMEA sales and marketing for Breach Security, a
leading web application firewall vendor acquired by Trustwave, and
held business development, product management, strategy, and
operations roles at Symantec.
Mr. Wilson has a BA from Cornell
University and an MBA from the University of Maryland.
"I'm looking forward to leveraging Commtouch's exceptional
technology and unique cloud infrastructure to serve the rapidly
evolving security requirements of our service provider, ISV and OEM
partners and to address new market opportunities," said Mr. Wilson.
"Commtouch is well positioned for growth through delivering
innovative and cost-effective solutions. Clear vision,
disciplined analysis, and outstanding execution are essential to
our continued success."
About Commtouch
Commtouch® (NASDAQ: CTCH) safeguards the world's leading security
companies and service providers with cloud-based Internet security
services. Real-time threat intelligence from Commtouch's
GlobalView™ Cloud powers its Web filtering, email security and
antivirus solutions, protecting thousands of organizations and
hundreds of millions of users worldwide. Information about
Commtouch can be found at http://www.commtouch.com or by writing to
info@commtouch.com.
• Blog:
http://blog.commtouch.com
• Twitter: @Commtouch
• Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/commtouch
• LinkedIn:
http://www.linkedin.com/company/commtouch
Recurrent Pattern Detection, RPD, Zero-Hour and GlobalView are
trademarks, and Commtouch is a registered trademark of Commtouch.
U.S. Patent No. 6,330,590 is owned by Commtouch. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Company Contact:
Ron Ela
Chief Financial Officer
Tel:
(US) +1-650-864-2291
(Int'l) +972-9-8636813
ron.ela@commtouch.com
International Investor Relations Contact
Ehud Helft / Kenny Green
CCG Investor Relations
Tel:
(US) +1-646-201-9246
(Int'l) +972-3-607-4717
commtouch@ccgisrael.com
Commtouch Media Contact
Amy Kenigsberg
US: +1-913-440-4072
Int'l: +972-9-794-1681
amyk@commtouch.com
SOURCE Commtouch