Fortinet Announced as Official Cybersecurity Partner of the BMW
Ladies Championship in 2022
Fortinet, a global leader in broad, integrated and automated
cybersecurity solutions, will become the Official Cybersecurity
Partner of the BMW Ladies Championship, taking place at the Oak
Valley Country Club in the Republic of Korea. The partnership with
the BMW Ladies Championship will represent Fortinet’s first
sponsorship with the LPGA and in Asia.
The 2022 BMW Ladies Championship will take place
at Oak Valley Country Club from October 20-23, where 78 players,
including 68-top class LPGA Tour players will compete for a prize
fund of $2,000,000. The Tournament began in 2016 as an LPGA of
Korea Tour event and became a co-sanctioned LPGA event in 2019. It
remains as the only LPGA event in Korea. World No.1 and Seoul
native, Jin Young Ko will return to Oak Valley Country Club in
October as defending champion after beating fellow Korean Heejeong
Lim in a playoff last year to secure her third victory at this
event.
Sangyun Han, Representative Director and CEO of
BMW Korea commented, "I am thrilled to announce this partnership
with Fortinet. We will promote tournaments and create events that
will contribute to the development of the Korean golf and sports
industry while expanding our partnership with a wide range of
well-known corporate sponsors.”
John Maddison, EVP of products and CMO at
Fortinet commented: “To help foster inclusion and diversity,
Fortinet supports women’s career development through the Fortinet
Training Advancement Agenda and Training Institute initiatives. As
part of this work, Fortinet is excited to support LPGA tournaments
and events for talented women.”
The partnerships with BMW further extend
Fortinet’s involvement with a diverse group of organizations
focused on benefitting local communities and closing
the cybersecurity skills gap worldwide. For example,
Fortinet was an Official Cybersecurity Partner of the Kroger Queen
City Championship which took place in Cincinnati, OH, September 8 –
11, 2022.
As part of the company’s dedication to the
community, Fortinet has designated proceeds from the Fortinet
Championship to benefit nonprofit organizations in the areas of
science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM); diversity and
inclusion; and reskilling programs, including organizations like
non-profit WINE WOMEN, focused on advancing women in their
careers.
About the LPGA The
LPGA is the world’s leading professional golf organization for
women. Founded in 1950 and headquartered in Daytona Beach, Fla.,
the association celebrates a diverse and storied membership with
more than 2,300 members representing more than 30 countries. With a
vision to inspire, empower, educate and entertain by showcasing the
very best of women’s golf, LPGA Tour Professionals compete across
the globe, while the Symetra Tour, the official qualifying tour of
the LPGA, consistently produces a pipeline of talent ready for the
world stage. Additionally, LPGA Teaching and Club
Professionals directly impact the game through teaching, coaching
and management.
The LPGA demonstrates its dedication to the
development of the game through The LPGA Foundation. Since 1991,
this charitable organization has been committed to empowering and
supporting girls and women through developmental, humanitarian and
golf community initiatives, including LPGA*USGA Girls Golf, the
LPGA Women’s Network and the LPGA Amateur Golf Association.
Follow the LPGA on its television home, Golf
Channel, and on the web via www.LPGA.com. Join the social
conversation at www.facebook.com/lpga, www.twitter.com/lpga and
www.youtube.com/lpgavideo, and on Instagram at @lpga_tour.
About The BMW GroupWith its
four brands BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad, the BMW Group
is the world’s leading premium manufacturer of automobiles and
motorcycles and also provides premium financial and mobility
services. The BMW Group production network comprises over 30
production sites worldwide; the company has a global sales network
in more than 140 countries.
In 2021, the BMW Group sold over 2.5 million
passenger vehicles and more than 194,000 motorcycles worldwide. The
profit before tax in the financial year 2021 was € 16.1 billion on
revenues amounting to € 111.2 billion. As of 31 December 2021, the
BMW Group had a workforce of 118,909 employees.
The success of the BMW Group has always been
based on long-term thinking and responsible action. The company set
the course for the future at an early stage and consistently makes
sustainability and efficient resource management central to its
strategic direction, from the supply chain through production to
the end of the use phase of all products.
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About IMG IMG is a global
leader in sports, fashion, events and media. The company manages
some of the world’s greatest athletes and fashion icons; owns and
operates hundreds of live events annually; and is a leading
independent producer and distributor of sports and entertainment
media. IMG also specializes in licensing, sports training and
league development. IMG is a subsidiary of Endeavor, a global
sports and entertainment company.
About Fortinet
Fortinet makes possible a digital world that we
can always trust through its mission to protect people, devices,
and data everywhere. This is why the world’s largest enterprises,
service providers, and government organizations choose Fortinet to
securely accelerate their digital journey. The Fortinet Security
Fabric platform delivers broad, integrated, and automated
protections across the entire digital attack surface, securing
critical devices, data, applications, and connections from the data
center to the cloud to the home office. Ranking #1 in the most
security appliances shipped worldwide, more than 595,000 customers
trust Fortinet to protect their businesses. And the Fortinet NSE
Training Institute, an initiative of Fortinet’s Training
Advancement Agenda (TAA), provides one of the largest and broadest
training programs in the industry to make cyber training and new
career opportunities available to everyone. Learn more
at https://www.fortinet.com, the Fortinet Blog,
or FortiGuard Labs.
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