ExtraHop has appointed Kenneth Chen as the Vice President of Asia Pacific. This promotion expands the purview and responsibilities of Chen across the Asia Pacific region, including ASEAN, South Korea, India, Australia, and New Zealand.
In this role, Chen is responsible for the business strategy, sales, and execution for ExtraHop in Asia Pacific, with a focus on expanding key partnerships and building high-performance go-to-market teams. This encompassing Asia Pacific leadership role underlines the company’s commitment to international growth and expansion.
Chen joined ExtraHop in March 2022 as the VP of Asia, focused on the ASEAN market. During his time in this role, he doubled the team in the region, extending support for customers and partners in Asia.
“I see an incredible opportunity to help organizations elevate their cybersecurity posture and harness the power of their network to identify, investigate, and stop today’s sophisticated attacks,” Chen said. “I look forward to continuing to build the company’s momentum in Asia Pacific with the help of our great partners and our laser focus on customer satisfaction.”
Based in Singapore, Chen has more than 20 years of enterprise technology and cybersecurity experience. Before joining ExtraHop, Chen was the managing director at Forescout Technologies for the ASEAN region. Prior to that, he was responsible for driving strategic growth for Broadcom’s cybersecurity, networking, and infrastructure business and developing effective routes to market through channel partnerships and technology alliances. Chen also served as vice president for the ASEAN region for Symantec Corporation, where he was responsible for strategy and operations in the region. Chen started his career in the Singapore Armed Forces.
