Teppo Halonen has been appointed Vice President EMEA, while Christian Borst will play the role of Chief Technical Officer Emea. Both will work to develop security strategies and assist customers in digital transformation and cloud adoption projects
Vectra AI, Cybersecurity leader in the detection and resolution of computer threats for hybrid and multicloud companies, today announced two new appointments in its leadership Team Emea.
The announcement sees the appointment of Teppo Halonen a Vice President EMEA and of Christian Borst a Chief Technical Officer EMEA. Vectra's new leadership Team Emea will work closely with customers and partners to develop safety strategies and assist them in the safety of digital transformation and cloud adoption projects.
"The arrival of talents, both new and in career progression, is a sign of our growing commitment in EMEA, led by significant investments in our technology and strong relationships built with regional partners. Now let's see a huge opportunity in the channel to help organizations to guarantee digital transformation and adoption projects of the cloud", he explains Willem Hendrickx, Cro di Vectra AI. "By strengthening the Leadership Team Emea, we can work even more in close contact with the partners, to help customers identify the behavioral signals of cyberattacchi and stop them before they become violations".
Before holding the new assignment, Teppo Halonen was Regional Director for Northern Europe of Vectra Ai, a position he had held since June 2020.
"With the increase in the volume and sophistication of attacks that affect hybrid companies, I am excited to take this new role and help a greater number of customers to enhance their computer defense skills," adds Halonen. "I can't wait to build on the basis of the strong regional alliances that we have in Emea and to work with a team of excellent people who share the same values to achieve this goal".
Christian Borst boasts a long experience in the field of cybersecurity and joins Vectra in the role of Chief Technical Officer for the Emea area; It will become the second CTO Emea of Vectra, alongside the current Emea Steve Cottell CTO. Previously Borst held the position of Senior Manager and Head of Cyber offense for the European managerial consultancy company Awk Group, after led the computer reitional strategy for the Richemont Group, owner of Cartier and other luxury brands. Borst is Senior Fellow of the Bocconi Business School Corporate Information Security Roundtable and will make use of his experience to promote strong relationships within the Cybersecurity community.
"I am excited to join such a lively team of security professionals to help our customers strengthen their computer resilience," comments Borst. "I can't wait to enrich exchanges with the leaders of security, collaborating to define tomorrow's responses to a panorama of constantly evolving threats".
