Former Channel Company CRO joins WatchGuard to lead worldwide sales

HoJin Kim has been tasked with driving revenue growth, scaling and expanding the vendor's global sales team

Cybersecurity provider WatchGuard Technologies has appointed former Channel Company CRO HoJin Kim as their new senior vice president and chief revenue officer.

Kim will lead WatchGuard's worldwide sales organisation and be responsible for driving revenue growth, scaling and expanding the global sales organisation, and driving the adoption of WatchGuard's Unified Security Platform framework within the MSP community.

With over 25 years of experience leading and growing IT channel organisations, Kim has led global and regional partner teams in developing and implementing channel strategies to build sustained competitive advantage for those companies.

"HoJin's depth of experience in all facets of the channel industry, combined with his knowledge of the security market, makes him a perfect fit for WatchGuard as we embark on our next phase of growth, focused on expanding our MSP ecosystem and driving adoption of our Unified Security Platform framework," said Prakash Panjwani, CEO of WatchGuard Technologies.

"HoJin is the ideal addition to our leadership team, and I look forward to seeing his contributions towards accelerating our stated company vision - to be the security platform provider for the MSP community."

Prior to joining WatchGuard, Kim was the chief revenue officer for The Channel Company, which is the owner of CRN.

Before that he served as vice president of worldwide channels for companies such as SonicWall, Samsung, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise and he also held regional roles managing partner programs and relationships at Juniper Networks and IBM.

"I'm thrilled to join WatchGuard. I've spent my career working throughout all aspects of the channel, and WatchGuard's singular focus on enabling the MSP with its Unified Security Platform approach is just what the industry needs to succeed in this cybersecurity landscape," said Kim.

"During the company's more than 25 years in operation, WatchGuard has built an enviable partner community that has achieved success through trust, listening, and innovation.

"I'm honoured to have the opportunity to work with this community to extend that success for many years to come."