Ex-BT CEO Global Services Luis Alvarez joins Wandera as Strategic Advisor
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LONDON and SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 18, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Wandera, the
global mobile security provider, announces the appointment of internationally
recognized telecommunications executive Luis Alvarez as Strategic Advisor, his
first role since leaving BT.
As CEO of BT Global Services, Luis Alvarez ran a $10bn business in networked IT
services, serving around 7,000 corporate and public sector enterprises in over
170 countries worldwide. This includes every single organization in the FTSE
100 and 86% of the Fortune 500.
As the leader in the emerging market of enterprise mobile security, Wandera is
experiencing a period of rapid expansion, growing almost 250% year-on-year. The
company recently announced one of the largest cyber security financing rounds of
2017 to bring its capital raised to $50 million.
Wandera was founded by serial UK technology entrepreneurs Eldar and Roy Tuvey,
whose previous security company ScanSafe was acquired by Cisco in 2010, marking
the beginning of its foray into cloud security.
"Given the enormous and growing opportunity for mobile security, and the far-
reaching potential for our cloud data science, it's vital for us to call on
industry executives with both technical knowledge and in-depth strategic
expertise. We're honored to welcome Luis Alvarez as our Strategic Advisor. He
brings to bear over 25 years of front-line operational excellence, and offers
internationally recognized thought leadership as recently evidenced by BT's
innovative Cloud of Clouds strategy. He is a great partner for us as we work to
build another global cyber leader from the UK," said Roy Tuvey, Co-Founder and
President of Wandera.
Over the course of 18 years at BT, Luis held many executive positions including
President of Europe, Middle East and Africa and Latin America, serving some of
BT's biggest strategic accounts. He was also head of BT's Global Telecom Markets
unit, managing business with carriers and operators outside the UK.
"Wandera is a prime example of the inspiring innovation currently happening in
the UK. Mobile cyber threats are a growing phenomenon, and it's been impressive
to learn how Wandera has been building world-class technologies to both identify
and protect against them. I've witnessed Wandera's success in securing some of
the largest enterprises in the world, and now I'm joining the growing crowd of
industry experts that recognize the powerful differentiation of their unique
cloud approach," said Luis Alvarez.
Luis has won many awards, including one from ComputerWorld recognizing his
international career, as well as recognition as "Manager of the Year" from
Directivo Plus and as "Engineer of the Year" by the Spanish Association of
Telecommunications Engineers.
He is often called upon to speak at ICT sector international conferences,
including World Economic Forum events. Luis has also been very active in BT's
global sustainability work, sponsoring several highly respected corporate social
responsibility initiatives.
About Wandera
Wandera is the experts' choice in mobile security. This year, Wandera was
awarded SC Magazine's Mobile Security Solution of the Year, and was widely
recognized by the leading analysts covering the emerging Mobile Threat Defense
category. Wandera's mobile security is powered by the deepest visibility into
data coming in and out of mobile devices and apps. The industry's largest mobile
dataset is analyzed in real-time by powerful cloud intelligence engine MI:RIAM.
Wandera is the only solution that gives security leaders the ability to both
manage risk and prevent threats in enterprise mobility. Founded in 2012, Wandera
protects several hundred enterprise customers and is headquartered in London and
San Francisco. For more information visit wandera.com
Contact:
Liarna La Porta
liarna.laporta(at)wandera.com
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Source: Wandera via GlobeNewswire
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