'If a tech company isn't growing, it's dying'

Tom Wright
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Sophos may be a British company, but it has been helmed from the US for four years by Kris Hagerman, who told Tom Wright that he is looking to bring a bit of ‘Silicon Valley swagger' to the vendor following its move to a channel-only model

You say that when you joined Sophos the company was underperforming - why take on the challenge? I thought the firm had a great set of bones. It had great products, very high customer satisfacti...

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