Bangalore, April 21, 2022: Vishak Raman is to assume a new role at Fortinet as Vice President for Sales in India, SAARC and Southeast Asia.
Earlier as the Senior Regional Director, India & SAARC at Fortinet, he was instrumental in establishing and growing Fortinet’s technology leadership and success story in India. He also set up a first-of-its-kind Technical Assistance Centre at Bangalore which has over 200 engineers who provide 24/7 support to Fortinet’s customers in India and the Middle East.
Prior to Fortinet, he was Director of Security Business, India & SAARC at Cisco. Vishak who holds an engineering degree and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from IIM Ahmedabad, has also worked in various roles at FireEye, Tata Communications, WatchGuard, Sify and HCl Technologies.
Says Joe Sarno, Sr. Vice President International Sales - Emerging & APJ at Fortinet: “We are pleased to welcome back Vishak Raman to head Fortinet business in India, SAARC and Southeast Asia region. He brings along tremendous experience and cybersecurity market insights to add to our leadership team. Vishak Raman will be a key contributor as we continue to consolidate our leadership position and drive future growth in key areas such as the convergence of security and networking, continued expansion of the Security Fabric mesh platform.”