SonicWALL Names John DiLullo as Vice President of Worldwide Sales
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 8 -- SonicWALL, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNWL) , a leading provider of integrated security, productivity and mobility solutions, today announced that John DiLullo has been appointed Vice President, Worldwide Sales, effective immediately. DiLullo brings to SonicWALL extensive experience as an accomplished sales and channels executive, having served most recently as Vice President Channels, Worldwide Distribution at Cisco.
"I am extremely pleased that John DiLullo has joined our management team," said Matthew Medeiros, president and chief executive officer at SonicWALL. "He brings to SonicWALL an impressive background in international sales, experience with multi-billion dollar companies, and an excellent reputation with the channel. John is a seasoned executive whose leadership capabilities will help SonicWALL on its accelerated growth path."
DiLullo joins SonicWALL with over 15 years of experience in sales management roles at leading technology companies including General Electric Company, Lucent and Cisco. "SonicWALL`s strategy and product set are extremely well positioned to meet the needs of its customers and the channel partners that support them," commented DiLullo. "The company has a strong executive team, an outstanding reputation with its channel, and an advanced product line which has been enhanced by its recent acquisitions of Lasso Logic and enKoo. I look forward to helping SonicWALL achieve its goals of moving to the next level."
Earlier in his career, DiLullo served in sales positions in companies such as Isoetec and SRX, before joining Octel prior to its acquisition by Lucent. DiLullo holds two US patents based on his engineering work in signal processing. DiLullo was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Villanova University, Philadelphia, PA and held a research fellowship at Stanford University.
About SonicWALL, Inc.
SonicWALL, Inc. is a leading provider of integrated network security, mobility, and productivity solutions for the SMB, enterprise, e-commerce, education, healthcare, retail/point-of-sale, and government markets. SonicWALL, Inc. is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. SonicWALL trades on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol SNWL. For more information, contact SonicWALL at +1-408-745-9600 or visit the company web site at http://www.sonicwall.com/ .
Safe Harbor Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements include but are not limited to statements regarding the strength of SonicWALL`s executive team, the loyalty of its channel, and the capabilities of its product set. These forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management at the time the statements are made and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. In addition, please see the "Risk Factors" described in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2004, and our reports on Form 10-Q for interim periods thereafter, for a more detailed description of the risks facing our business. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based upon information available to SonicWALL as of the date of the release, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based upon information available to SonicWALL as of the date of the release, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement.
NOTE: SonicWALL is a registered trademark of SonicWALL, Inc. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies."
CONTACT:
Mary McEvoy
SonicWALL, Inc.
+1-408-962-7110
mmcevoy@sonicwall.com
Erin Collopy
The Hoffman Agency
+1-408-975-3041
ecollopy@hoffman.com
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