Watchguard's new sales focus

Based in Melbourne, Shaw will be responsible for supporting and growing WatchGuard’s channel partners in South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and Western Australia. He will also drive sales of WatchGuard’s range of unified threat management (UTM) appliances.

Shaw brings over 15 years of enterprise sales experience to the role, having previously worked for Symantec, Fujitsu Australia and Computer CORP. He has lengthy experience generating sales in both the public and private sector.

Scott Robertson, regional director A/NZ at WatchGuard Technologies, said that Shaw’s experience in enterprise business sales in target vertical markets was a key factor in his appointment to the role.

“Byron’s knowledge and experience in dealing with large corporate businesses and the channel throughout the southern region of Australia will benefit WatchGuard’s ongoing business pipeline and market development,” he said.

“We look forward to the impact that he will have on helping to drive positive client engagement”

WatchGuard is a global provider of network security solutions specialising in remote access and UTM solutions designed to secure networks and allow complete management and control.