Riverbed appoints new Asia-Pacific sales chief

Riverbed has appointed Paul Crighton as vice president of sales for the Asia-Pacific and Japan region, as the observability company seeks to expands its artificial intelligence-powered platform across key markets.

Crighton brings more than 25 years of technology sales experience to the role, most recently serving as managing director at cybersecurity firm Barracuda Networks.

Prior to Barracuda, Crighton held senior sales positions at NetApp, where he served as managing director for Australia and New Zealand from 2018 to 2022.

As vice president, Crighton will oversee Riverbed's sales strategy and day-to-day operations across the region, reporting directly to chief revenue officer Kris Luhrsen.

His mandate includes delivering continued success for the company's AI-powered Riverbed Platform, which encompasses enterprise observability, AIOps, and acceleration solutions.

"I'm thrilled to be joining Riverbed at this really exciting time in the company's journey, delivering next-generation AIOps and observability solutions for our customers, as they look to streamline and improve their IT operations, and deliver exceptional digital experiences," Crighton said.

Ths year Riverbed has announced a range of new products and services.

In April, the company announced an expansion of its platform with AI-powered observability solutions that integrate generative, predictive, and agentic AI capabilities.

This includes data observability modules for unified communications applications, network packet analysis, and support for Intel Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi connected devices.

Earlier this month, Riverbed introduced enhanced acceleration solutions designed to improve enterprise network performance, security, and IT agility.

It includes RiOS 10, the company's acceleration software delivering improvced performance for cloud, data centres, and edge environments, alongside the new SteelHead 90 series for improved resilient networking performance.

The company has also launched Riverbed Flex, a subscription offering that provides customers with flexible consumption options for these solutions, reflecting broader industry trends towards subscription-based technology consumption models.