Trellix appoints Sam Henderson to lead APJ channel

Cybersecurity company Trellix has appointed Sam Henderson as managing director of channels and alliances business for its Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) market.   

The security vendor that was formed in 2021 by merging McAfee Enterprise and FireEye XDR (Extended detection and response) business, said in a statement that Henderson would be based in Singapore where he will oversee the roll-out of its new partner program Trellix Xtend in the region. The program is set for release in early 2023.  

Based in Singapore, Henderson will play an integral part in overseeing the region following the news of a new unified partner program, Trellix Xtend, to be roll out in the coming year.  

Henderson has over a decade of experience working in IT services and software development sectors, with expertise in partnerships and business development.  Before joining Trellix, he spent one year as AWS’s APJ head of SAP GTM and alliance. 

Prior to that, he was Microsoft's sales director for Azure NetApp, Asia Apps and Infra for one year and before that he held several senior channel roles at SAP for five years.  

“Looking ahead to the new year and the implementation of Xtend, partners can rely on Trellix to deliver stronger customer outcomes ensuring they’re put first,” said Henderson, adding that he is looking to support its customers to address cybersecurity protection, which is one of the biggest challenges organisations are facing today.
“As a people leader, I feel equipped to empower the team with a relentless commitment to further fuelling Trellix’s position as the leader in XDR," he added.   

Senior Vice President for Asia Pacific and Japan at Trellix, Vicki Batka, said, “Sam has a proven track record of delivering strong commercial growth with big-name tech giants. Right now, cybersecurity is on the lips of every senior executive after history-making breaches surfaced across APJ. 

“There has never been a more imperative time to help arm organisations with effective cyber security architecture. Sam’s addition to the team will focus on strengthening existing partnerships in APJ and establishing new ones to foster our business growth,” said Batka.

With over 4,500 employees globally, Trellix is focused on offering XDR architecture across the enterprise, businesses and government In September this year, Trellix appointed a new chief information officer (CIO), Kim Anstett to lead its global information and technology systems.