SANTA
CLARA, Calif., July 16,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Aryaka®, the leader
in and first to deliver Unified SASE as a Service, today announced
the strategic addition of four industry veterans to its leadership
team. The executive appointments are Justin
Lim as Vice President of Customer Success, Aditya Sood as
Vice President of Security Engineering and AI Strategy,
Louise Crawford as Senior Director
of Growth Marketing and Naveen Maveli as Vice President of
Engineering. These appointments position Aryaka to capitalize on
the rapidly expanding Unified SASE as a Service market opportunity
and fuel the company for its next stage of growth.
"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% year-over-year and security
product bookings increase by 80%," said Shailesh Shukla, CEO at Aryaka. "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."
New Leadership Appointments
Justin Lim, Vice President of
Customer Success: Lim joins Aryaka from Wiz and Netskope,
bringing several years of experience in building and scaling
high-performing customer success teams. He has experience working
both within early-stage start-ups and large public companies. At
Aryaka, he will be responsible for ensuring exceptional customer
experiences 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."
Aditya Sood, Vice President of Security Engineering and AI
Strategy: Sood, a noted security practitioner, joins Aryaka
from F5, Symantec, and Bluecoat. He will lead Aryaka's security
engineering efforts and play a key role in developing the company's
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."
Louise Crawford, Senior
Director of Growth Marketing: Crawford comes to Aryaka from
Silver Peak and Tata Communications, where she spearheaded
successful growth marketing initiatives. She will be responsible
for developing and helping execute Aryaka's global growth marketing
strategy.
"With 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."
Naveen Maveli, Vice President of Engineering: Maveli
rejoins Aryaka after a stint at Meta, bringing his leadership and
technical expertise back to the company. 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."
Additional Resources:
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About Aryaka
Aryaka is the leader and first to deliver Unified SASE as a
Service, the only SASE solution designed and built to deliver
performance, agility, simplicity and security without tradeoffs.
Aryaka meets customers where they are on their unique SASE
journeys, enabling them to seamlessly modernize, optimize and
transform their networking and security environments. Aryaka's
flexible delivery options empower enterprises to choose their
preferred approach for implementation and management. Hundreds of
global enterprises, including several in the Fortune 100, depend on
Aryaka for cloud-based software-defined networking and security
services. For more on Aryaka, please visit www.aryaka.com.
Technology Media/Analyst Contact
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Lumina Communications for Aryaka
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