Proven Leader Brings AI, Networking, and Security Expertise to Accelerate Customer Adoption and Global Expansion
SANTA CLARA, CA – October 10, 2024 —Aryaka®, the leader in and first to deliver Unified SASE as a Service, today announced the appointment of Chris Ranalli as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). With 25 years of experience in security, enterprise software, and networking, Chris brings a wealth of deep domain expertise to Aryaka’s leadership team.
In his new role, Ranalli will oversee Aryaka’s go-to-market strategy and execution as the company continues to capitalize on the rapidly expanding Unified SASE as a Service market opportunity. He joins Aryaka with a proven track record of success in revenue generation and channel and sales leadership at prominent IT-centric businesses including Oracle, Imperva, RSA, and Verizon.
“Chris has been instrumental in driving growth and providing strategic vision throughout his career, and we are pleased to welcome him to our leadership team,” said Shailesh Shukla, Chairman and CEO at Aryaka. “His unique blend of technical expertise and deep understanding of GTM makes him an invaluable addition to Aryaka’s leadership team as we embark on our next stage of growth.”
Ranalli brings extensive leadership experience from his role as Chief Revenue Officer at HyperScience, an AI-driven enterprise software unicorn. He directed all aspects of revenue generation, including sales, channel, and customer success, enabling the company to deliver transformational AI at scale across the enterprise market. Before HyperScience, Chris held leadership positions at Imperva, RSA, and Oracle, where he was responsible for increasing market share and maximizing new business. His career began at Verizon as a network engineer, providing him with a robust technical foundation before transitioning to sales.
“I joined Aryaka for two key reasons: the immense potential of its Unified SASE as a Service product and the strength of its leadership team,” said Chris Ranalli, Chief Revenue Officer at Aryaka. “Aryaka is revolutionizing secure networking by delivering unparalleled performance, agility, simplicity and security, all without tradeoffs, which is especially critical as the rise of AI workloads is exploding. The fact that they’ve already landed over 20 security customers since launching in March speaks volumes. This unique approach, combined with a world-class executive team and winning culture, positions the company for explosive growth, and I’m thrilled to be part of it.”
Earlier this week, Aryaka unveiled its Fall ’24 product update, expanding its Aryaka Unified SASE as a Service offering. The update includes Aryaka’s new Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) and validated interoperability with Menlo Security, the pioneer in Secure Enterprise Browsers, Remote Browser Isolation (RBI) solution. With these new capabilities, customers can protect their globally distributed applications without compromising performance or agility, marking a significant step forward in secure networking.
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About Aryaka
Aryaka is the leader and first to deliver Unified SASE as a Service, the only SASE solution designed and built to deliver performance, agility, simplicity and security without tradeoffs. Aryaka meets customers where they are on their unique converged network security journeys, enabling them to seamlessly modernize, optimize and transform their networking and security environments. Aryaka’s flexible delivery options empower enterprises to choose their preferred approach for implementation and management. Hundreds of global enterprises, including several in the Fortune 100, depend on Aryaka for cloud-based software-defined networking and security services. For more on Aryaka, please visit www.aryaka.com.
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