Mimecast Limited, a leading email and data security company with major operations in Dubai, UAE, has appointed Eli Kalil as its new senior vice president of global channel sales.

In his new role, Kalil will be responsible for the strategy and implementation of all Mimecast’s global channel programmes, said a statement from the company.  

He is a 30 year veteran in the enterprise information management and security industry, and will handle the company’s global channel programmes across current and prospective system integrators, VARs, MSPs, and distributors, it said.

Additionally, Kalil will be a member of the Go-to-Market Leadership team and will work closely with the general managers in each region to implement new ways to accelerate the company’s channel growth, it added.

Most recently, he was vice president of enterprise security, global channel partnership sales for Hewlett-Packard Enterprise.  

Kalil was responsible for leading all aspects of HP’s enterprise channel sales, service providers, systems integrators, and India outsourced organisations worldwide.  

As a seasoned channel executive, he has worked with all types of channel partners, including: distributors, systems integrators, large account resellers, SAAS providers, MSP hosted/cloud partners, outsourcers, and global professional services operations.

Kalil has managed channel sales and services teams domestically and worldwide that have created partner programmes for leading companies such as HP, CA, RSA Security, IBM, Dell, and EMC, said a statement.

Speaking on his appointment, Kalil said: “As the industry continues to evolve from legacy appliance-based technologies to the cloud, we are well positioned to continue to be a leader in making email safer for businesses around the globe.”

Peter Bauer, CEO, Mimecast, said: “Our company values our relationships with channel partners, as they are key to how we support customers and expand our business into new markets.”

“Kalil is a proven leader in the security space and we’re excited to have him on board as we look to accelerate growth in the channel and continue to evolve our offerings to make email safer for business,” he added. – TradeArabia News Service