ForeScout Welcomes Channel Leader Tom Evans as Vice President of Channels

CAMPBELL, Calif., Jan. 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- ForeScout Technologies, Inc. today announced that channel expert Tom Evans has been appointed as Vice President of Channels for the Americas. In this role, Evans will be responsible for all aspects of channel sales and distribution with a focus on accelerating ForeScout's channel program to address the growing demand for the company's products.

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• Proven sales performance: Evans comes to ForeScout with significant sales and business development experience managing large account teams and developing core strategies for growth. His understanding of the value of the channel will be invaluable to ForeScout as it continues to build a best-in-class channel operations team.
• Strengthening the bench: ForeScout continues to expand its talent base to accommodate rapid growth and market opportunities. Evans joins a deep bench of industry leaders, where he will strengthen current channel partnerships and establish new ones at scale.
• Channel know-how: Evans was most recently the senior director of channel sales and distribution for F5, where he was responsible for all Americas channel sales through distribution, including Latin America.

Tom Evans, Vice President of Channels, Americas, ForeScout Technologies, Inc., said: "I have an absolute passion for creating win-win partnerships. Previously, I leveraged my direct sales and channel management experience to help build an award-winning program. I am looking forward to bringing my experience to ForeScout and leading our team to be the most channel-friendly company on the block."

Brian Gumbel, Vice President, Americas, ForeScout Technologies, Inc., said: "Our company continues to grow along with the need for advanced network security solutions, and our channel partners represent an important part of that growth. We were looking for a leader with the experience and talent to steward our channel program, and we believe we have found that in Tom."

About ForeScout Technologies, Inc.
For Global 2000 enterprises and government organizations, ForeScout offers the unique ability to see devices the instant they connect to the network, control them and orchestrate information sharing and operation among disparate security tools. Unlike traditional security solutions, ForeScout achieves this without requiring software agents or previous device knowledge. ForeScout integrates with leading network, security, mobility and IT management products to overcome security silos, automate workflows and enable significant cost savings. As of January 2016, more than 2,000 customers in over 60 countries are vastly improving their network security and compliance posture with ForeScout solutions. http://www.forescout.com.

© 2016 ForeScout Technologies, Inc. is a privately held Delaware corporation. ForeScout, the ForeScout logo, ControlFabric, CounterACT Edge, ActiveResponse and CounterACT are trademarks or registered trademarks of ForeScout. Other names mentioned may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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