Abelino “Al” Ochoa is Appointed Managing Director of Kaspersky Lab for the Region
Miami, FL, June 1st, 2011 - -Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content and threat management solutions, announced the realignment of Kaspersky Lab Latin America. The new structure reinforces the company’s commitment to the region and will be focused on the development of customer solutions and value-added partner programs specific to Latin America.
With the realignment, Kaspersky Lab Latin America becomes part of the company’s Emerging Markets Division, headed by Garry Kondakov, executive vice-president of Emerging Markets. According to Kaspersky Lab’s operational results for 2010*, the company experienced significant growth in the Americas region, including the USA, North and South America, which saw growth of 68 percent and revenues of $134 million.
Al Ochoa, formerly director of consumer sales, has been appointed managing director for the region. Since joining Kaspersky Lab in 2010, Al has been responsible for driving the sales growth of consumer products in Latin America and has significantly contributed to the annual growth in total revenue across all consumer channels as well as units. Under his direction and supervision of a highly dedicated team of sales managers and value-added distribution partners, Kaspersky claimed the number one retail position in many markets across the region.
Kaspersky Lab also announced the following appointments in the region:
*Unaudited revenue
Quotes:
Garry Kondakov, executive vice-president of Emerging Markets, Kaspersky Lab
“The realignment of our business unit in the region represents the next step of Kaspersky Lab’s development, where Latin America will play a key role within the emerging markets territories to help strengthen the company’s overall position in the global IT security market. This new structure allows our executives in the region to better focus on our partners and develop business opportunities that are in line with local market needs.”
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