Singapore, 9 September 2009 - Imperva, the Data Security Leader, today announced the appointment of Kane Lightowler as Regional Sales Director of Australia and New Zealand. Based out of Sydney, Lightowler is responsible for the Business Development and Channel Development initiatives in the ANZ region. He will play a key role in helping Imperva build its presences in ANZ's data security market.
 
"Imperva continues our commitment in expanding our international business and ANZ is a focused region in this expansion effort. Lightowler's solid technical background and proven business development track record are key components to Imperva's growth in the Australia and New Zealand market," said Stree Naidu, Vice President of Asia Pacific, Imperva.
 
Lightowler brings with him a wealth of Information Security knowledge and experience. He has intimate understanding of the ANZ channel having been on both sides of the fence and held prior Distributor, Reseller and Vendor roles.  Most recently Lightowler was the Regional Sales Manager for ANZ at Tumbleweed Communications and contributed an integral part of the triple digit growth Tumbleweed accomplished in the region.  He has significant knowledge of forming channels and partnerships and built a number of small startup businesses both locally and internationally. He also held previous roles with Alstom It (Now iTX) and Content Security.