OREANDA-NEWS. Blancco Technology Group, a leading global provider of mobile device diagnostics and secure data erasure solutions, today announces the appointment of two senior executives to its leadership team. 

Richard Stiennon has been appointed as Chief Strategy Officer with effect from 1 July 2016.  Reporting into CEO Pat Clawson, he will be responsible for leading the company's overall corporate strategy, including long-term strategic planning, product positioning, public affairs, industry analyst relations, joint ventures and industry partnerships.

Richard is an experienced IT security and data privacy professional, who was previously Chief Marketing Officer for unified threat management solutions provider Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) and VP of Threat Research at Webroot Inc. Between 2000 and 2004, he was Vice President of Research at Gartner, the leading information technology research and advisory company, before founding IT-Harvest, a cyber security research organization. Richard has written three books on cyber security and its implications on businesses, with There Will Be Cyberwar named a Washington Post bestseller in 2016. 

Steve Holton has been appointed President and Chief Revenue Officer with effect from 25 July 2016. In this role, he will be responsible for building and scaling the company's global sales and revenue growth, inclusive of direct and channel sales, and will report directly to CEO Pat Clawson.

Steve is an experienced software industry veteran and has 20 years of experience selling B2B software solutions. Most recently, he was SVP of Worldwide Sales and Customer Success for mobile enterprise security company, Good Technologies, which he grew from a $200 million organization into a highly valued company that was acquired by BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) for $425 million in September 2015.

Patrick Clawson, Chief Executive Officer, commented:

"I am delighted to welcome Richard and Steve to the Blancco Technology Group leadership team. Their appointments reflect our ambitions to further build on our position as the world's leading provider of mobile device diagnostics and secure data erasure solutions. Both Richard and Steve have significant industry experience that will be of great benefit to the Group and I look forward to working closely with them."