MegaplanIT Names John Salmon Vice President of Sales
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- MegaplanIT, a premier Managed Security, Penetration Testing and Compliance Assessment firm, announced today that John Salmon has joined the company as Vice President of Sales. Salmon rejoins Mike Vitolo, Founder of MegaplanIT, after they both previously held leadership roles at Trustwave which was acquired for $810 million in 2015. MegaplanIT brought Salmon on to leverage his deep experience in building out global sales teams.
Salmon will apply his extensive enterprise sales leadership experience to drive sales growth for MegaplanIT's managed security services, penetration testing and compliance consulting practices and strengthen MegaplanIT's position as a value leader in trusted cybersecurity consulting services. He will lead strategy and execution for all aspects of direct and partner sales.
"This team is the most talented and capable security consulting group I've ever known and I am excited to be joining at such an exciting time of growth," said Salmon. "Additionally, the MegaplanIT team truly cares about their clients over the long term. The business is expanding because they have the two critical elements customers care about the most - expertise and trust."
Companies large and small are overwhelmed with the challenges of protecting their cyber environments against modern security threats, and they are increasingly embracing security services offered by trusted experts. MegaplanIT focuses on expanding customers' overall security capabilities, detecting cyber threats, improving breach prevention and achieving continuous compliance, for organizations of all sizes.
Salmon was Vice President of Enterprise Solutions at Trustwave for over 12 years, he led the North American Sales team for Cigital (acquired by Synopsys in 2016) and most recently led the America's sales team for Paladion Networks.
"We are excited to bring John to our leadership team at MegaplanIT and leverage his world-class experience," said Vitolo. "His track record in building sales organizations that both connect and drive tangible results in enterprise customers is unmatched. His specific expertise in enterprise security services will enable us to immediately broaden our exposure and increase the ongoing value we bring to our current and future customers."
About MegaplanIT
MegaplanIT is a leader in security and compliance consulting and is recognized by its clients as their go-to partner who truly delivers sustainable and high performing security capabilities. MegaplanIT continues to transform its services to ensure that the latest and innovative technologies are leveraged, utilizing the most efficient and thorough assessment practices that transform the client experience and lowers the effort of maintaining true and effective compliance year over year. For more information about MegaplanIT, please visit megaplanit.com.
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