NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Mar 26, 2013) - Varonis, the leading provider of comprehensive data governance software, today announced the addition of industry veterans John Gavin, Jr. and Fred van den Bosch to the Varonis Board of Directors.
Gavin brings more than 30 years of financial and operational management experience to the Varonis board, and has served on the boards of several companies, including QlikTech, Vistaprint N.V. and BroadSoft. He most recently served as the Executive Vice President and CFO for leading data centre automation software provider BladeLogic. Prior to joining BladeLogic, Gavin served as the CFO for several companies, including Data General Corporation, Cambridge Technology Partners (CTP) and NaviSite.
"Varonis is fast emerging as one of the significant software companies of the future. I am very proud to join founders Yaki Faitelson and Ohad Korkus to continue to build and drive the operational excellence Varonis is already known for," said Gavin.
van den Bosch brings a wealth of experience in the software industry to Varonis. For over 14 years, he played a key role in growing VERITAS Software from a small start-up to a successful multibillion dollar enterprise as board member, Executive Vice President of Engineering, and CTO.
"I am thrilled to join Varonis' founders and management team and to help drive the technology and awareness of its capabilities that will change the landscape of data management. The Varonis Metadata Framework is without a doubt one of the biggest innovations in the domain of data protection and management, and will allow organizations across the globe to solve the most acute problems and manage the information explosion," said van den Bosch.
"We are proud to have these veterans joining our board of Directors," said Varonis CEO and Chairman Yaki Faitelson. "Their operational and technical expertise is a great addition to our team. We welcome both in their new roles."
About Varonis
Varonis is the leader in unstructured and semi-structured data governance software. Based on patented technology and a highly accurate analytics engine, Varonis solutions give organizations total visibility and control over their data, ensuring that only the right users have access to the right data at all times from all devices, all use is monitored, and abuse is flagged.
Varonis makes digital collaboration secure, effortless and efficient so that people can create and share content easily with whom they must, and organizations can be confident their content is protected and managed efficiently.
Voted one of the "Fast 50 Reader Favorites" on FastCompany.com, and winner of the SC Magazine Innovation, Product or Service of the Year, and Best Network Security Awards, Varonis has more than 4,500 installations worldwide and is headquartered in New York, with regional offices in Europe, Asia and Latin America.
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