“Simon brings a wealth of experience with cybersecurity in the APAC region,” said Onapsis COO Rick Hanson.

“Having spent three decades in APAC building teams and organisations responsible for customer and partner engagement, Simon is very familiar with the different cultures in this diverse region of multiple countries.

"The key factors influencing sustainable growth are having the market-leading product and consistently excellent customer experience. As we expand our footprint in APAC, we look forward to leveraging Simon’s personal experience and network of professional relationships to further accelerate our growth journey in this region.”

Naylor joins Onapsis from Brightcove, where he served as senior vice president of sales.

He previously held similar positions at Extreme Networks, Riverbed, Transmode Systems, Infinera, Sonus Networks, RSA, ITS/Equant, and Case Communications Systems, after starting his career in sales roles at GEC and Plessey.

Naylor holds a BA in economics from the University of Manchester.

“Onapsis already serves some of the largest organisations in the APAC region, and I look forward to contributing to the company’s continued growth. As enterprises around the globe look for advanced solutions for protecting their business-critical applications, it is a very exciting time to join Onapsis,” said Naylor.

"I am excited to once again be an evangelist and advocate for proactive and advanced cybersecurity. It has been a passion of mine and with the suite of products and services from Onapsis, I am very confident that we will bring immense value to our partners and customers in the Asia Pacific region."