Kaspersky Appoints Mike Parise as SVP of Corporate Sales

Kaspersky Lab North America appointed Mike Parise its new senior vice president of Corporate Sales, responsible for developing and leading all sectors of the company’s North America business-to-business sales activities, according to the company. Parise will report to Chris Doggett, Kaspersky Lab’s Managing Director.

“The upcoming year is sure to be big for Kaspersky’s push into the enterprise space and Mike brings with him a drive that will help lead the charge,” said Doggett in a statement. “Additionally, Mike’s experience driving growth for companies of all sizes means he’s an expert in all sectors: from our smallest targets up to the enterprise, Mike is sure to continue to move the needle forward for the entire B2B side of the business.”

Parise is a 30-year veteran of the software industry, and most recently served as vice president of North American Field Sales at Core Security, where he was responsible for establishing and executing an enterprise sales initiative for vulnerability management and attack intelligence tools, according to the press release. He has also held senior sales leadership roles at companies including Courion, Parametric Technology, EMC and Data General.

“This is a pivotal time for Kaspersky Lab as the company continues to expand into the enterprise space, and the opportunity for growth that the company has in what may be the hottest segment of the IT market is tremendous,” said Parise. “I’m looking forward to joining the already strong team and building on the impressive growth that Kaspersky has demonstrated, and having a hand in moving the company on to greater and greater heights.”