London (June 3, 2010) - Trustwave, a leading provider of information security and compliance solutions, announces the appointment of Kristian Karppi to Channel Manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia-Pacific (APAC).
Karppi has more than 12 years of experience developing information security channel partnerships with leading global organizations, specifically in Europe and Asia. Karppi spent several years at PGP Corporation, most recently as a value added distribution manager for EMEA, India and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), where he managed two-tier channel partnerships. Previously, Karppi worked for Symantec managing software distribution channel partners in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Most recently Karppi was the managing director and chief strategy officer at K&K Global Consulting where he offered data protection software vendors specialized business development services, including the development of channel partner programs. .
Karppi will be responsible for channel development, partnering with key security and technology integrators, value-added resellers and value-added distributors in EMEA and APAC. These partnerships will help further penetrate these markets with Trustwave's information security solutions, including Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Network Access Control (NAC), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), encryption and more. Karppi's extensive channel experience will help Trustwave improve its partner program through proactive planning, support, training and product marketing to help create trusted long term relationships.
"Kristian's extensive knowledge of security solutions and experience developing partner programs will help him further expand Trustwave's existing reseller program," says Andy Bokor, executive director, EMEA, APAC for Trustwave. "This program will ensure our clients have the local language support and resources to implement our leading technology solutions to further protect their network environment."
"Trustwave's extensive product portfolio complements Kristian's previous experience developing multi-tier partnerships with leading integrators, VAR's and VAD's," says Brooks Wallace, managing director, EMEA for Trustwave. "The development of our channel program will allow us to further expand our portfolio of endpoint security solutions to meet the data protection needs of customers across EMEA and APAC."
About Trustwave
Trustwave is a leading provider of on-demand and subscription-based information security and payment card industry compliance management solutions to businesses and government entities throughout the world. For organizations faced with today's challenging data security and compliance environment, Trustwave provides a unique approach with comprehensive solutions that include its flagship TrustKeeper® compliance management software and other proprietary security solutions including SIEM , WAF , EV SSL certificates and secure digital certificates . Trustwave has helped hundreds of thousands of organizations-ranging from Fortune 500 businesses and large financial institutions to small and medium-sized retailers-manage compliance and secure their network infrastructures, data communications and critical information assets. Trustwave is headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. For more information, visit https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/.
