Sophos Appoints Gavin Struthers as Regional Vice President for Asia Pacific Japan
Prior to Sophos, Struthers spent 16 years at McAfee where he held several senior leadership positions in the US and within the Asia-Pacific region, most recently serving as senior vice president and president, APAC at McAfee.
LSE-listed Sophos, a global leader in network and endpoint security, has announced the appointment of Gavin Struthers as its regional vice president for the Asia Pacific and Japan, to drive strategic business growth plans and excellence in channel operations. Struthers is based at the Sophos office in Singapore.
Struthers brings almost 30 years’ experience in IT sales leadership and general management to his new position, including a wealth of channel and cybersecurity expertise. Prior to Sophos, Struthers spent 16 years at McAfee where he held several senior leadership positions in the US and within the Asia-Pacific region, most recently serving as senior vice president and president, APAC at McAfee. During his time at McAfee, Struthers collaborated with partners, distributors, and managed service providers to deliver sales strategies and growth across the region.
Michael Valentine, senior vice president, worldwide sales at Sophos, said that they are very excited to have Gavin join Sophos for this next chapter of his career. He said that Gavin’s industry knowledge and depth of channel understanding will be critical to their growth and expansion across the APJ region as they continue to deliver their channel first, channel best strategy. He was looking forward to working with Gavin to deliver the products, services, and programmes their channel partners need to succeed and grow, he said.
Struthers said that the key to growing a successful business in the Asia Pacific region is to nurture and support the right channel partners. Sophos has a global reputation for focusing 100 percent on its channel and for providing the programmes that partners need and the products that customers demand. The innovation that Sophos is delivering to the industry through its synchronized security vision uniquely positions the brand in the market. He is thrilled to join the company as it continues to lead an industry that’s constantly evolving and rising to meet new challenges, he said.