SAN MATEO, CA — November 4, 2021 — Imperva, Inc., (@Imperva) the cybersecurity leader whose mission is to help organizations protect their data and all paths to it, appoints Kirt Jorgenson as Vice President of EMEA Channel Sales. 

In this role, he will work closely with partners across the region to create programs designed to grow their business with Imperva products, solutions and services. He will also scale collaborative go-to-market partner activities that help expand the influence of the Imperva brand across EMEA and help partners sell Imperva solutions in ways that are suitable for their business model. 

“Our experienced and loyal network of partners are invaluable to Imperva and under Kirt’s leadership, we will continue to help them grow their businesses and take advantage of the market opportunity we all have,” says Spencer Young, Regional Vice President, EMEA, Imperva. “Our Partners will benefit from Kirt’s deep understanding of the Imperva business globally and the strong relationships he already has with the EMEA Channel community.”

An award-winning channel leader, Jorgenson joined Imperva six years ago to develop and lead the global partner marketing team. Most recently, he was responsible for the development and execution of the global channel reseller, distributor and MSSP programs for the Imperva Partner Ecosystem. Under his leadership, global partner-sourced revenue grew by double-digits. These programs helped enable and incent global partners to source new business from the company’s market-leading products and Imperva Sonar, the industry’s first security platform that combines security across edge, applications and data.

“Kirt is a channel-committed leader with years of cybersecurity experience who understands the challenges partners are facing and how they can differentiate and add value with Imperva products and services,” says Micheal McCollough, Global Vice President, Strategic Growth, Imperva. “This appointment comes at a time when Imperva is increasing investment in its global channel program by adding leaders who are focused on helping partners grow their business and better support their customers.”

Prior to joining Imperva, Jorgenson spent three years leading channel programs at Riverbed Technology. Before that, he spent 14 years at Cisco where he led business development efforts in emerging markets and built programs to support the company’s international network of managed service providers (MSPs).

“Imperva has an incredible opportunity to help partners scale their business and provide customers with market-leading solutions that solve the most complex challenges in cybersecurity,” says Jorgenson. “I’m excited to take on this new role and work alongside a team committed to our partners’ success. The EMEA market is ripe with business potential, and I look forward to building deeper relationships with our established partner network to help them capitalize on the market opportunity.”

About Imperva

Imperva is the cybersecurity leader whose mission is to help organizations protect their data and all paths to it. Customers around the world trust Imperva to protect their applications, data and websites from cyber attacks. With an integrated approach combining edge, application security and data security, Imperva protects companies through all stages of their digital journey. Imperva Research Labs and our global intelligence community enable Imperva to stay ahead of the threat landscape and seamlessly integrate the latest security, privacy and compliance expertise into our solutions.

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