A10 Networks Hires Gunter Reiss as VP of Strategic Alliances

Reiss will oversee business development activities, including strategic alliances and technology partnerships, as well as OEM relationships

A10 Networks has appointed Ericsson veteran Gunter Reiss as vice president of strategic alliances. Reiss joins the company at a time of significant interest by customers, channel partners, and technology companies in the Thunder portfolio.

“Gunter joins A10 Networks at a great time where the interest in the market in working with us is high,” said Ray Smets, vice president global sales, A10 Networks. “His vast experience is a perfect fit for A10 Networks at this stage of our growth. The relationships he will develop with key technology partners globally will support our growth strategies in the enterprise, data center, cloud and service provider market.”

“A10 Networks is a leader in application networking and its agile and innovative Advanced Core Operating System (ACOS) and Thunder portfolio continue to disrupt the Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and cloud network security markets,” said Reiss. “I am ecstatic to join the team at A10 Networks and look forward to helping accelerate its growth by successfully expanding its strategic alliances and partnership ecosystem globally.”