Anema will be tasked with handling the company’s channel in South Africa. This includes growing the partner community, driving service and supporting customers.
Alkesh Soneji, of Cyberoam SA, said: “We welcome Anema on board. His commitment, performance records and expertise will facilitate our partners in making Cyberoam the most preferred UTM [unified threat management] solution in the region.
“A high-growth but discerning market as in South Africa demands a comprehensive, professionally competent and motivated channel for driving growth. We are confident Anema is equipped to take up the challenge and deliver.”
Cyberoam provides information security appliances that secure organizations networks and information.
In previous roles, Anema has worked with other security companies in the IT industry such as IBM, Check Point and Barracuda.
Anema said: “The channel community in South Africa is highly motivated and marching towards an accelerated growth.
“With a strong and differentiated product such as Cyberoam, all we need is to focus on building relationships with our partners and empowering them in terms of training, support and marketing. I look forward to not only forging new and persistent synergies with our partners, but strengthening relationships and commitments with existing partners as well.”