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Science and Technology 
Wed, July 29, 2009
Tue, July 28, 2009
Websense, Inc.: Websense Expands Management Team to Support Growing Leadership in Internet Security and Data Loss Prevention
SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - July 28, 2009) - Websense, Inc. (
Guibal brings more than 20 years of experience in sales and marketing and more than 12 years as a senior executive at publicly-traded and private companies, including security and software-as-a-service providers McAfee, RightNow Technologies, and Panda Security, where he was most recently president.
Locke has more than 23 years of experience in finance, tax and accounting and most recently was Executive Vice President & CFO at MicroStrategy Incorporated, a publicly-traded worldwide provider of business intelligence software and services.
"I'm delighted to welcome Didier and Art to the executive team. Websense has the right strategy, and adding depth to our management team will help us hone our ability to execute during these difficult financial times," said Websense Chief Executive Officer Gene Hodges. "Their extensive industry experience will play a pivotal role in the continued growth of Websense and the innovation and delivery of our content-based security product suite."
Guibal to Integrate Sales Globally to Drive Future Growth
At Panda Security, Guibal oversaw the company's U.S. corporate and consumer security products business and architected the company's turnaround strategy. Reporting to the CEO, he worked closely with the board and management team to define and roll out best practices throughout the organization and to bring the organization back to growth.
For more than six years, Guibal was vice president of sales at RightNow Technologies, a successful pioneer in software-as-a-service (SaaS) business applications. There he grew the business from the early start-up phase to a successful initial public offering and beyond.
At security vendor McAfee, he grew through the ranks and held multiple strategic roles from Managing Director for Southern Europe to Vice President of EMEA and Latin America Sales. He was appointed Vice President Worldwide of Marketing and Alliances and Vice President of Sales for the Americas. His background also includes sales roles at Sun Microsystems, Wyse Technologies and UNILOG.
Locke to Lead Finance, Tax and Accounting
Arthur S. Locke will join Websense as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), reporting to Hodges, on July 31, 2009. Websense announced the search for a new CFO on March 12, 2009.
Locke most recently was Executive Vice President & CFO at MicroStrategy Inc. During his eight year tenure he led the global accounting and finance team as the company grew from 809 employees with $148 million in revenue to 1,915 employees with $360 million in revenue, while the business expanded its operations worldwide. He has led finance, tax and accounting at multiple publicly-traded and private companies including EIS International, Inc. and Biospherics Inc.
Doug Wride, who joined Websense in 1999 as CFO and became Chief Operating Officer (COO) in January 2009, will retain the title of COO through at least the end of 2009.
"Doug will reduce his operational responsibilities sometime in the first half of 2010 and will be working to hand off many of his key responsibilities to Art Locke, Didier Gubail and John McCormack," added Hodges. "Given the depth and breadth of his experience with Websense, there will be many operational areas where he will be able to contribute meaningfully. We expect he will remain actively involved with Websense for years to come."
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