Roshi Balendran Joins BeyondTrust As Regional Sales Director for Australia and New Zealand

    Roshi Balendran as Regional Sales Director for Australia and New Zealand (ANZ)

    BeyondTrust, the global identity security leader protecting Paths to Privilege™, has announced the appointment of Roshi Balendran as Regional Sales Director for Australia and New Zealand (ANZ).

    Based in Canberra, Balendran will be responsible for accelerating business growth across Australia and New Zealand markets while supporting organisations to proactively protect their identities and safeguard critical assets in today’s evolving threat landscape.

    “BeyondTrust is experiencing increasing demand for our solutions and to support that demand we are committed to building a team with impressive experience and talent,” said John Hathaway, VP for APJ, BeyondTrust.

    “We are thrilled to welcome Roshi Balendran, a dynamic executive with deep knowledge of the government market as well as proven record in customer growth and account management excellence across the region. His experience accelerating growth and leading sales teams make him a perfect fit for BeyondTrust and where we are in our transformation.”

    Balendran brings over 18 years of distinguished sales and leadership experience across the IT industry. Before joining BeyondTrust, he served as Director of ANZ Public Sector at NetApp, where he spearheaded the transformation and accelerated growth of their public sector business.

    Prior to NetApp, he was National Solutions Manager at NEC Australia, where he led identity and biometrics initiatives within their Public Safety and Smart Cities portfolio.

    “Leading the BeyondTrust ANZ business represents a strategic opportunity to drive meaningful impact in a critical industry,” said Roshi Balendran.  “I’m looking forward to leading a world-class team focused on delivering solutions that directly address the unprecedented identity security-related challenges organisations face as they seek to protect their digital assets and infrastructure.

    “In addition, I’ll be working to forge new partnerships across ANZ and strengthen existing relationships as we collaborate to build more secure and resilient organisations. My commitment is to ensure our customers navigate today’s threat landscape successfully while confidently facing tomorrow’s challenges.”

    Learn more at www.beyondtrust.com. 

    John Bigelow
    John is the Editor of Security Solutions. With over 25 years experience in media within the security industry, John has written for a wide variety of national and internal publications including Cards Asia, Security New Zealand, and the Journal of Security Administration in the United States, as well as giving expert commentary in regard to security issues through various media outlets including 3AW, 2GB, 4GB and television programs such as Sunrise and the Today Show.