CARLSBAD, Calif. – June 14, 2005 – Breach Security, Inc.™, the developer of security appliances that uniquely protect enterprise applications and the web layer against attack, today announced the appointment of Joe Eskew as the vice president of worldwide sales and the promotion of Lee Patenaude to vice president of worldwide customer service.
“ Breach provides security solutions overlooked by network IDSs, specifically by providing Port 80 and Port 443 protection ,” said Marc Shinbrood, CEO, Breach Security . “ With the arrival of Joe Eskew and the promotion of Lee Patenaude , we’re adding to our list of significant milestones that also include new product functionality, partnerships, and enhanced global product sales and support. We’re pleased to have these two industry veterans on board to help take us to the next level.”
As the Breach vice president of worldwide sales, Mr. Eskew brings the company 25 years of executive sales and marketing experience from leading information technology developers including Citrix Systems, Network Associates, Oracle, Xerox and IBM.
Prior to joining Breach, Eskew was the vice president, worldwide sales for Citrix Systems – Gateways Division, where he successfully built the sales organization and scaled the authorized security partner program from 12 to 154 Solution Advisors. Prior to this, Eskew was the vice president of worldwide sales and marketing for Trusted Information Systems, an operating division of Network Associates. During his tenure, Eskew grew revenues over ten-fold in five years in addition to building a successful global channel program. Earlier in his career, Eskew held senior management positions with Oracle, WYSE Technology and Xerox Corporation. He started his sales career at IBM in Southern California. Eskew earned a degree in business from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California.
To further develop and implement best practices in customer support solutions, Lee Patenaude was promoted to vice president, worldwide customer service. In Patenaude’s capacity, he will further extend Breach’s exemplary customer service programs and existing efforts to expand them worldwide. Patenaude continues to utilize his more than 20 years in technology systems management at Breach.
“We’re especially pleased to appoint Lee Patenaude to vice president of customer service, giving him the opportunity to focus his efforts solely on further developing and implementing best practice customer service programs,” said Shinbrood. “Lee’s been with Breach since its inception and has provided commendable sales efforts and customer service. With his background as a customer service and sales executive, he helps give Breach a unique understanding of customers’ complex technical requirements.”
About Breach Security, Inc.
Breach Security, Inc. is a leading provider of next-generation web application security that protects corporate-critical information. Breach effectively protects web applications of commercial enterprises and government agencies alike against Internet hacking attacks and provides an effective solution for expanding security challenges such as identity theft, information leakage, and insecurely coded applications. Breach’s solutions are ideal for any organization’s regulatory compliance requirements for security. Breach was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, Calif. For more information visit: www.breach.com.
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