Leading Provider of Data Security Appliances Adds Seasoned Start-Up Executive to Management Team
FOSTER CITY, Calif., May 22, 2006 – Imperva™, the leader in data security for the data center, today announced the appointment of Jim Drill as Vice President of Worldwide Sales. Drill brings 17 years of industry experience in sales, management, and business development to Imperva. He has successfully led and managed domestic and international sales for emerging and established technology vendors including IMlogic, MedSource, and Parametric Technology Corporation. Drill assumes responsibility for managing worldwide sales including the company’s direct and inside sales teams, as well as channel partnerships.
“In the past five years Jim has played a pivotal role in establishing two emerging technology vendors as industry leaders, which led to a successful IPO and an acquisition,” said Shlomo Kramer, founder and CEO of Imperva. “Jim’s proven sales, management, and leadership skills will help Imperva capture a dominant share of the fast growing market for data security, assurance, and auditing products.”
Jim Drill joins Imperva from IMlogic, a developer of Instant Messaging security software that was acquired by Symantec in February of this year. As Vice President of Sales and Business Development, he grew the company from zero to over 750 customers in just three years. Prior to IMlogic, Drill was Vice President of Sales and Marketing at MedSource Technologies, a developer of core technologies for medical device manufacturers, where he helped the company achieve a $100M IPO in 2002. He has also held senior sales and management positions with Parametric Technology Corporation while revenues grew from $25M to $1.1B in 1999. Drill began his career at IBM. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
About Imperva
Imperva is the leader in application data security and compliance. Leading enterprise and government organizations worldwide rely on Imperva to prevent data theft and abuse, and ensure data integrity. The company’s SecureSphere products provide data governance and protection solutions that monitor, audit and secure business applications and databases. For more information, visit www.imperva.com
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