SUNNYVALE, CA — (Marketwired) — 01/28/15 — a market leader in enterprise security, today announced it has further strengthened its organization with the appointment of Kurt Mills and Steve Tchejeyan. Mills has been named vice president, worldwide channel sales and operations; Tchejeyan takes on the role of senior vice president for Americas, Sales and Field Operations. Mills and Tchejeyan bring strong experience in building and upgrading channel programs and sales organizations that will drive revenue growth and extend Blue Coat–s market penetration.
The addition of Mills and Tchejeyan follows the appointment of as president and COO. These new executives are part of the company–s efforts to further drive revenue growth and build on Blue Coat–s dominance in the segment to adjacent security markets. During the last three years, Blue Coat has experienced strong growth in the enterprise security market fueled by its expanded offerings for .
“Both Kurt and Steve have proven track records of channel transformation, partner success and sales operations” said Marc Andrews, Blue Coat senior vice president of worldwide field operations. “They are terrific additions to our team. I–m looking forward to working with them to expand our global partner base and our sales efficiency while driving increased revenue.”
Mills is re-joining Blue Coat at a time when the company is experiencing rapid growth and channel partners are benefiting from the momentum and broader product offering. As vice president, worldwide channel sales and operations, Mills will focus on building, expanding and deepening strategic channel relationships and ensuring that Blue Coat partners are successful. Reporting to Marc Andrews, Blue Coat senior vice president of worldwide field operations, Mills is responsible for field and channel partner-facing business operations and collaborating on strategy.
Prior to returning to Blue Coat, Mills was vice president of channel sales with Aerohive Networks where he developed its channel program structure, teams, systems and channel routes to market. Mills has over 25 years channel sales experience and has held executive channel management positions with Websense and McAfee.
“I have been following Blue Coat–s trajectory over the last three years, and am so excited to be back,” said Mills. “Blue Coat–s evolution to a world-class provider of security solutions that combine advanced malware detection capabilities, a strong forensics solution and industry-leading research capabilities are what sets Blue Coat apart and what gets channel partners excited.”
Steve Tchejeyan has joined Blue Coat as senior vice president of the Americas sales and field operations. In this role, he is focused on the markets and customer segments that represent the largest market-share growth. Tchejeyan will partner to bring solutions to market while solving customer challenges and enabling customer success. He will oversee and manage Blue Coat–s North American and Latin America geo sales and field operation teams. Prior to joining Blue Coat, Tchejeyan was with McAfee, where he was responsible for the general management of a more than billion dollar business, including the company–s consumer, commercial, enterprise and public sector clients in the United States. Tchejevan drove overall business management, channel development, product guidance and their respective go-to-market strategies. Prior to running the US Theater, Tchejevan was responsible for building different segments driving consistent double digit growth within McAfee.
“This is an exciting time to join Blue Coat as it moves to the next level of growth,” said Tchejeyan. “This is an important time for Blue Coat as the company focuses on addressing the rapidly evolving security needs of its customers while also bringing to market world class products, including cloud, encrypted traffic management and advanced threat defense solutions. I look forward to bringing my expertise to the growth and success of such an innovative company.”
Blue Coat is a leader in enterprise security, providing on-premise, hybrid and cloud-based solutions for protecting web connectivity, combating advanced threats and resolving security breaches. Blue Coat is the global market leader in securing connection to the web and counts nearly 80 percent of the Global Fortune 500 as its customers. For additional information, please visit .
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Maureen O–Connell
Blue Coat Systems
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Dave Bowker
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