WatchGuard Technologies names Scott Robertson as Vice President for Sales in Asia Pacific

The former Country Manager for Australia & New Zealand has been elevated to oversee APAC.

WatchGuard Technologies, a global leader in business security solutions, today announced the appointment of Scott Robertson from Country Manager, Australia/New Zealand to Vice President, Asia Pacific Sales. In this new role, Robertson will oversee WatchGuard’s Asia Pacific sales, which includes general oversight of South Korea, Japan, South East Asia, Australia, New Zealand, China and India.

“Asia Pacific continues to be one of WatchGuard’s high-growth markets,” said Joe Wang, CEO of WatchGuard Technologies. “Given Scott’s consistent record of sales growth, his hands-on experience, and his unyielding commitment to his channel partners, Scott will prove to be a tremendous asset in growing our presence throughout Asia Pacific.”

Robertson, who has been with WatchGuard for five years, is cited for consistently and significantly growing WatchGuard’s presence in the Australia/New Zealand markets. Robertson replaces Terry Haas who is stepping down for personal reasons.

Robertson concludes, “This new role offers an exciting opportunity for me to extend the outstanding experience I have gained in the Australia/New Zealand market to not only sustain, but significantly boost our success in the Asia Pacific region."

Robertson has 20 years’ experience in the IT industry and prior to joining WatchGuard was General Manager Asia Pacific for CRYPTOCard, where he held overall responsibility for the organisation’s establishment and business growth in the region, including customer acquisition, marketing and partner development. Previously, Robertson worked in various sales and marketing management capacities with leading vendors such as Red Hat Asia Pacific, Microsoft and Visio.