Atlanta, April 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Lancope, Inc., the
leader in NetFlow™ collection and analysis
(http://news.lancope.com/press.php?include=141667) and the provider
of the StealthWatch® System for flow-based network performance and
security monitoring, today announced the appointment of
Mike Potts as president and CEO.
Potts joins Lancope with more than 20 years of hands-on operational
experience in the enterprise software and security industry.
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Prior to joining Lancope, Potts served as president and CEO of
AirDefense, where he led the company through an accelerated growth
phase of more than 300% in 2-1/2 years. Under his leadership,
AirDefense became the recognized global leader in wireless security
and was strategically acquired by Motorola in September 2008. Potts takes the helm at
Lancope following the retirement of Harland
LaVigne, the chairman, president and CEO since 2002.
"Mike has tremendous experience in the technology industry and
proven success leading public and private enterprise software
companies," said Fred Sturgis,
managing director at H.I.G. Ventures and a member of Lancope's
board of directors. "We are excited to have Mike Potts as our new president and CEO. He has
the strategic vision and operational acumen required to effectively
implement Lancope's plans for future growth and success."
"End-to-end network visibility is a critical requirement for
organizations that need to manage, secure and optimize network
performance," said Potts. "As the flood of data traffic multiplies,
Lancope is uniquely positioned to more rapidly identify network
bottlenecks and remediate the underlying problems than any other
solution on the market today. I look forward to leading the
company during this pivotal, exciting time."
Before AirDefense, Potts served as president of Jacada (Nasdaq:
JCDA), a software integration company. During his seven year tenure
at Jacada, the company acquired more than 1,000 customers and
completed a successful public offering in 1999. Prior to Jacada,
Potts served in several sales and management roles at MSA, a
financial application software company subsequently acquired by Dun
and Bradsteet.
Potts graduated from the University of
Georgia in 1984 with a BBA in Marketing.
About Lancope
Lancope®, Inc. is the leader in NetFlow collection and analysis
and the provider of the StealthWatch® System for flow-based network
performance and security monitoring. Delivering unified visibility
across physical and virtual networks, StealthWatch eliminates
network blind spots and reduces total network and security
management costs. Both OPSEC and Common Criteria-certified,
StealthWatch monitors the networks of Global 2000 organizations,
academic institutions and government entities worldwide. Lancope
also partners with fellow best-of-breed solution providers through
its Technology Alliance Program, which includes Cisco Systems,
Brocade, Blue Coat, VMware, IBM Tivoli, Check Point, TippingPoint,
ArcSight and A10 Networks. Lancope is a privately held,
venture-backed company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, visit
www.lancope.com.
Lancope, StealthWatch, and other trademarks are registered or
unregistered trademarks of Lancope, Inc. All other trademarks are
properties of their respective owners.
SOURCE Lancope, Inc.