Deepwatch, the managed detection and response (MDR) security provider, has hired Lori Cornmesser as senior vice president of global channel sales and alliances.

Deepwatch’s Lori Cornmesser

Cornmesser brings decades of commercial leadership experience to the role. She’ll be responsible for driving Deepwatch’s channel strategy and expanding the partner ecosystem.

Cornmesser was previously with CyCognito. There, she built the first partner program for the company as vice president of worldwide channel sales. Prior to that, she held channel leadership roles at Infoblox, Ixia and Juniper Networks.

“Deepwatch continues to meet the rapidly growing need for MDR services,” she said. “I’m extremely excited about the opportunity Deepwatch has for continued growth through the channel. I’m thrilled to join the Deepwatch team. And I look forward to building upon our valued partner relationships to capitalize on the tremendous demand for security services together.”

Deepwatch has had a partner-first approach since its founding. The company continuously collaborates with partners on marketing and sales strategies. It also provides technical support, training and advanced certifications.

Carl Helle is Deepwatch’s chief revenue officer.

“Our go-to-market is 100% channel and Lori will play a key role in achieving our company mission and growth goals,” he said. “We are excited to see the Deepwatch channel strategy evolve and expand under Lori’s guidance. We will leverage her proven leadership experience in sales, business development and marketing for the channel and our technology alliance partners.”

In addition to MDR, Deepwatch offers managed services for endpoint detection and response (EDR), vulnerability management (VM), advanced threat hunting and firewall management.