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Security news26 August 2004
Sophos appoints new Vice President of Engineering
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| Wendy Dean has been appointed VP of Engineering at Sophos |
Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses and spam, has appointed Wendy Dean as Vice President of Engineering. Based at the company's headquarters near Oxford, UK, Dean will lead the company's multi-site development teams, ensuring Sophos continues to deliver first-class security solutions to its worldwide customer base.
"Wendy brings to Sophos the depth of knowledge critical to the global development of our business," said Jan Hruska, CEO and co-founder of Sophos. "With her experience in leading large engineering teams dedicated to designing complex products on multiple platforms, she will be filling a critical role in the global senior management team."
During her distinguished career, Dean has held senior technology and engineering positions with market-leading IT companies where she gained expertise in managing complex and international development projects. Dean joins Sophos after five years as Engineering Director for Sun Microsystems.
"Customer satisfaction is a key ingredient of success, and this means satisfying diverse worldwide requirements and delivering high-quality innovative products in a timely manner," said Wendy Dean. "I am delighted to be able to combine my experience in engineering management with Sophos's strong research and development focus to help the company achieve these goals and continue to meet its aggressive business growth plans."
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About Sophos
Sophos enables enterprises all over the world to secure and control their IT infrastructure. Sophos's network access control, endpoint, web and email solutions simplify security to provide integrated defenses against malware, spyware, intrusions, unwanted applications, spam, policy abuse, data leakage and compliance drift. With over 20 years of experience, Sophos protects over 100 million users in nearly 150 countries with its reliably engineered security solutions and services. Recognized for its high level of customer satisfaction and powerful yet easy-to-use solutions, Sophos has received many industry awards, as well as positive reviews and certifications.
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com
