What Happened?
Burlington, MA-based Sophos Appointed Tony Young as Global Chief Information Officer
About the Company
Sophos delivers the best IT security and data protection for businesses. We produced our first encryption and antivirus products back in the 1980s. And today our products protect over 100,000 businesses and 100 million users, in more than 150 countries. We offer complete security with our full range of endpoint, encryption, email, web, network security and UTM products, as well as several free tools for home users. Sophos is built on a foundation of world class talent, many of whom have developed long-standing careers with the company. Our employees are the company`s best asset. That`s why we continue to seek first-class people to help contribute towards the continual growth, innovation and success of the Sophos global brand. We understand what it takes to keep businesses secure. And we`re recognized by analysts and customers alike as leaders in what we do.
About the Person
Tony joined Sophos as Chief Information Officer (CIO) in 2016. In this role he is responsible for the strategy, security and management of the global IT organization, and the security of data for Sophos’ 20,000 partners and 220,000 customers worldwide. Prior to joining Sophos, Tony was chief information officer at GoPro, the camera maker and content enabler. Prior to GoPro, Tony served as senior vice president for Informatica Cloud and Subscription Sales where he was responsible for growing Informatica’s global Cloud business. During his career at Informatica Tony also served as chief information officer, and as executive director of North Asia based in China. Prior to joining Informatica in 2002, Tony worked at Converge as the Director of Exchange Applications and Mindcrossing as vice president product development. Tony began his career at Hewlett Packard (HP) as a software developer and served for 11 years in a number of information technology and marketing roles. Tony holds a bachelor`s degree in Information Systems and a master`s degree in Business Administration from Santa Clara University, CA.
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