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IMPERVA WELCOMES ALLAN TESSLER, RENOWNED FINANCE AND INVESTMENT EXECUTIVE, TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Tessler Brings Experience Guiding Global Brands including
TD Ameritrade and L Brands, Inc. to Imperva Board
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., February 5, 2015 – Imperva Inc. (NYSE: IMPV), committed to protecting business-critical data and applications on-premises and in the cloud, today announced that Allan R. Tessler, Director of online brokerage TD Ameritrade and American fashion retailer giant, L Brands, Inc., has joined its board. Mr. Tessler’s executive management experience includes leading some of the world’s largest financial and investment institutions, and he holds numerous board positions with some of the top retail and manufacturing brands in the U.S.
“Allan has a place on the national and international stage when it comes to finance, investing, and driving high-profile brands, and his experience will be invaluable as we continue to position Imperva for dramatic growth,” said Anthony Bettencourt, President and CEO of Imperva. “We have an amazing board representing a cross-section of business leaders from information technology, cyber security, venture capital and finance, and Allan’s strategic input, guidance and oversight is a welcome addition as we focus on protecting and enhancing shareholder value. We’re honored to have Allan on our board.”
Allan Tessler has held an impressive array of executive management and board positions during his career. For the last 28 years he has been Chairman of the Board and CEO of International Financial Group, Inc., an international merchant banking firm. Prior to this, Mr. Tessler was CEO and Chairman of the Board of J Net Enterprises (now Epoch Investment Partners); co-Chairman and co-CEO of Data Broadcasting Corporation (now Interactive Data Corporation); Chairman of Enhance Financial Services Group, Inc.; and Chairman and principal shareholder of Great Dane Holdings.
Besides his work as Director of TD Ameritrade, and lead Director and Chair of the finance committee of L Brands, Inc. (parent company to the Victoria’s Secret, PINK, Bath & Body Works, La Senza and Henri Bendel consumer brands), Mr. Tessler is also a board member of a number of private companies with interests in the medical device and drug areas. He is a Board Member and chairman Emeritus of the Hudson Institute; and member of the Board of Governors of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
“The pace and scale of the cyber security challenge for global enterprises and governments is staggering, so I look forward to the valuable information exchange that I know will come with my involvement on the Imperva board,” said Allan Tessler. “I support the mission Imperva is on to defend the business-critical data and applications of the Global 5000 from bad actors, and believe this board role will make me a stronger advisor and board member of all my board memberships when it comes to understanding the cyber security strategies and investments of the organizations that I serve.”
About Imperva
Imperva® (NYSE: IMPV), is a leading provider of cyber security solutions that protect business-critical data and applications. The company’s SecureSphere(TM), Incapsula(TM) and Skyfence(TM) product lines enable organizations to discover assets and vulnerabilities, protect information wherever it lives – on-premises and in the cloud – and comply with regulations. The Imperva Application Defense Center, a research team comprised of some of the world’s leading experts in data and application security, continually enhance Imperva products with up-to-the minute threat intelligence, and publish reports that provide insight and guidance on the latest threats and how to mitigate them. Imperva is headquartered in Redwood Shores, California. Learn more: www.imperva.com, our blog, on Twitter.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to material risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ substantially from expectations. Investors should consider important risk factors, which include: the risk that our products are not adopted at levels that we anticipate; the risk that competitors may be perceived by customers to be better positioned to help handle security threats and compliance; and other risks detailed under the caption “Risk Factors” in the company’s Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, on November 7, 2014 and the company’s other SEC filings. You can obtain copies of the company’s SEC filings on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
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