Paton joined Riverbed in 2012, as a result of Riverbed’s acquisition of OPNET Technologies, Inc, when he managed the SteelCentral Business Unit as Regional Sales Director for UK and South Africa during the remainder of 2013 and 2014. In January 2015, Paton became Regional Director, Major Accounts for the UK, leading the team with responsibility for some of Riverbed’s large global customers. Prior to Riverbed, Paton has held several senior account management and channel sales positions at OPNET Technologies, and Network Physics.
As Regional Vice President of the UK at Riverbed, Paton will be tasked with leading the team to sell solutions from across the Riverbed Application Performance Platform™, ensure closer engagement with existing customers, drive deeper penetration into important vertical sectors, as well as generate new business opportunities with strategic partners.
Kristian Thyregod, Senior Vice President, EMEA, at Riverbed, comments, “Delivering relevant solutions for software-defined networks to meet the challenges of the hybrid enterprise presents a huge market opportunity for Riverbed in the UK. As we build upon our continued success in the region and enter our next phase of growth, Allan’s leadership, industry experience, hands-on approach and enthusiasm make him the ideal candidate for this role.”
Allan Paton, Regional Vice President, UK at Riverbed, adds, “In a world where optimal application performance equals optimal business performance, Riverbed offers a complete solutions platform, delivering end-to-end visibility, optimization, and control for superior application performance to organisations in an increasingly hybrid IT environment. I look forward to continuing this momentum and creating new revenue streams for Riverbed and our partners.”
