From the Wires
Radware Appoints New President of the Americas
Jun. 24, 2009 05:30 AM
MAHWAH, New Jersey, June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
- Ramesh Barasia Strengthens Radware's Global Management Team
Radware (NASDAQ: RDWR), the leading provider of integrated application
delivery solutions for business-smart networking, today announced that it has
appointed Mr. Ramesh Barasia as President of the Americas.
Since the acquisition of Alteon, Radware has been increasing its
enterprise and carrier customer base as well as its channel footprint in the
Americas. To implement a strong strategy that will continue to grow business
in the Americas, Mr. Ramesh Barasia, will join the global management team.
"We are pleased to have Ramesh on board. We believe that he has all of
the qualifications necessary to build on the existing foundation of the
Radware-Alteon combined business and take it to the next level of growth for
Radware sales in the Americas," stated Roy Zisapel, CEO Radware.
Barasia comes to Radware from Comverse where he served as President of
the Americas for the last seven years. During his tenure, he doubled revenue
and profit in the region - while extending customer outreach and increasing
the customer base as well as cross-selling products to the existing customers.
"I am excited to be joining Radware and am looking forward to implement
my skill-set to further increase sales in the Americas," stated Ramesh
Barasia. "There is a good team in place and I look forward to working with
them."
Prior to Comverse, Barasia headed Lucent's ICDD - Internet Content
Distribution and Delivery Business Unit where he was responsible for
achieving fast time-to-market for a number of products including layer 4/7
switches and security products whilst increasing sales by approx. 40%.
Finally, he also has over twenty years of experience at AT&T in senior
management positions in various divisions and was responsible for the smooth
transition of acquisitions as well as heading up the Intelligent Networking
Global business unit.
Ramesh Barasia has a Ph.D. from Syracuse University in Management
Sciences, an MS from Syracuse University in Computer Science, an ME from
Cornell University in Control Processes, and a BS from BIT in India in
Mechanical Engineering. He is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program
from Harvard Business School.
About Radware
Radware (NASDAQ:RDWR), the global leader in integrated application
delivery solutions, assures the full availability, maximum performance, and
complete security of business-critical applications for nearly 10,000
enterprises and carriers worldwide. With APSolute(TM), Radware's
comprehensive and award-winning suite of intelligent front-end, access, and
security products, companies in every industry can drive business
productivity, improve profitability, and reduce IT operating and
infrastructure costs by making their networks "business smart." For more
information, please visit http://www.radware.com.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements that are
subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results
to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are
not limited to, general business conditions in the Application Switching or
Network Security industry, changes in demand for Application Switching or
Network Security products, the timing and amount or cancellation of orders
and other risks detailed from time to time in Radware's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including Radware's Form 20-F.
Media Relations:
Joyce Anne Shulman
+1-201-785-3209
joyceannes@radware.com
SOURCE Radware Ltd
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