BlackStratus Appoints Phil Rugani Chief Revenue Officer
Rugani Will Oversee Global Sales of Company's New SMB SIEM Platform Designed Specifically to Manage Cyber Security and Compliance Threats for Small to Midsize Businesses
PISCATAWAY, N.J., April 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackStratus, a leading provider security and compliance technology tailored for both SMBs and large enterprises, announced today that it has selected Philip Rugani as its Chief Revenue Officer. Rugani's announcement comes on the heels of the company's recently launched CYBERShark service, a cloud-based Security-as-a-Service tailored to fill the huge security and compliance void in the SMB market. Reporting to BlackStratus' CEO Dale Cline, Mr. Rugani is responsible for the global sales of the company.
Rugani is an experienced technology industry executive with an extensive background in sales, marketing and overall field operations. With over 30 years of relevant experience Mr. Rugani has held senior leadership positions at some of the most recognizable enterprise software providers in the world where he had a successful track record of growing revenue, expanding market penetration, managing global channel programs, and creating profitable high growth organizations.
"We are very excited to announce the appointment of Phil Rugani to our executive management team and know his proven experience and leadership will propel every part of our business, including our new CYBERShark service; the leading Security-as-a-Service solution for the global SMB market," said Dale Cline, CEO of BlackStratus. "The SMB market is an untapped gold mine for SIEM technology because it finally fills the huge security and compliance void that has existed forever within small to midsize businesses. By leveraging Phil's expertise we are confident we will quickly take a commanding lead in this new frontier."
Most recently Phil was Vice President of Sales at Halogen Software, a leader in SaaS solutions for the Human Capital Management market. He was also Vice President for the Americas at IBM following IBM's acquisition of FileNet, a content and process management solution provider. At FileNet, Mr. Rugani was Senior Vice President, Americas and Worldwide Channel Operations where he expanded the company's enterprise sales operation and helped manage the transition to IBM. Prior to IBM/FileNet, he held senior executive positions at some of the most recognizable enterprise software providers in the world, including Oracle, Informix and Alta Vista. At Oracle he was the Group Vice President for the General Business and Alliance Organizations, a group that managed the partner community and targeted the mid-market with a multi-pronged go-to-market model.
Rugani earned his bachelor's degree in mathematics from Wagner College and performed masters work at New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematics.
"I'm excited to join BlackStratus at a time of incredible growth as the firm launches a new security and compliance service that will finally allow Managed Service Providers to penetrate the SMB market," said Phil Rugani, Chief Revenue Officer of BlackStratus. "The addition of the CYBERShark offering will now make this enterprise proven technology affordable for any size organization. Cyber security and compliance is one of the hottest markets in the world. The BlackStratus CYBERShark offering is uniquely positioned to dominate this marketspace."
About BlackStratus
BlackStratus is a pioneer of trusted security and compliance platforms that protect millions of devices and thousands of brands around the globe. Their enterprise class technology solution is deployed and operated on premise, in the cloud or as a service at an affordable cost. The firm's patented software based multi-tenant Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) technology, is able to deliver organizations unparalleled security visibility, prevents costly downtime, and achieves and maintains compliant operations at a lower cost to operate. BlackStratus is headquartered in Piscataway, N.J., and services thousands of businesses worldwide.
For more information about BlackStratus, please visit www.blackstratus.com. Follow the firm via Twitter as @BlackStratusInc.
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