REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Sept. 28, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Imperva, Inc., (NYSE:IMPV), committed to protecting business-critical data and applications in the cloud and on-premises, announced today that Meg Bear has been appointed the company’s Senior Vice President of Cloud Services. Meg reports directly to Imperva President and CEO, Anthony Bettencourt, and has global responsibility for growing the company’s portfolio of cloud services, including Imperva Incapsula, Imperva Skyfence, and Imperva Threat Radar.
Meg brings more than 20 years experience in all aspects of the software business. She is a customer experience and cloud industry thought leader, and holds eleven patents for innovations in data management, social business, recruitment and talent management. She is a frequent speaker and domain expert in cloud, helping companies adapt to the shift toward customer-centric business models.
Most recently, Meg was Group Vice President for Social Cloud at Oracle responsible for delivering an integrated global social suite. Previously, she held several product leadership roles within Oracle, including Vice President of Human Capital Management (HCM) Development and Senior Director of Development for Oracle PeopleSoft. Prior to joining Oracle via the PeopleSoft acquisition she headed up engineering at SmartDB Software and later at Saba.
“Hiring Meg is one more example of our continued investment in our rapidly growing cloud business, and we are thrilled to bring her on board,” said Anthony Bettencourt. “With the 98% year-over-year increase in subscription revenue reported in our Q2 earnings, we are well positioned with Meg’s experience and leadership to maintain momentum and take advantage of mounting cloud opportunities, adoption rates, and technological innovations.”
“Customers today need more than traditional endpoint and network security solutions that clearly don’t go far enough, given recent high-profile data breaches,” said Meg. “The cloud is an engine of innovation for many companies, and that requires new views on security. I look forward to working with the world class Imperva cloud teams to address those challenges, all with the aim of helping customers protect their business critical data and apps.”
In her career, Meg has also advised emerging enterprises by providing technical, business and industry advisory services. She currently serves as an Advisory Board Member at Unitive and Brand Amper, and previously served as Advisory Board Member at Storyvite. She has also held advisory roles with organizations including Watermark, TEDxSanJose, and IHRIM Publications. Meg is a graduate of the University of Arizona with a degree in Economics and Entrepreneurship.
About Imperva
Imperva® (NYSE:IMPV), is a leading provider of cyber security solutions that protect business-critical data and applications. The company’s SecureSphere, Incapsula and Skyfence product lines enable organizations to discover assets and risks, protect information wherever it lives – in the cloud and on-premises – 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 enhances Imperva products with up-to-the-minute threat intelligence, and publishes 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.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts but instead represent only Imperva’s belief regarding future events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside Imperva’s control, and 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 demand for our cyber security solutions may not increase and may decrease; the risk that we may not timely introduce new products or versions of our products and that they may not be accepted by the market; the risk that competitors may be perceived by customers to be better positioned to help handle cyber security threats and protect their businesses from major risk; the risk that the growth of Imperva may be lower than anticipated; 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 August 7, 2015 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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