Wes Simons

Senior Vice President, North America

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

About

Experienced sales executive with a demonstrated history of success in the cybersecurity industry. A strong background in building teams, customer relationship management, and strategic messaging spanning financial services, retail, healthcare, and public sector verticals. I manage via a balanced approach supporting individual employee growth/development, team building, customer and partner satisfaction, business results, and operational excellence. I have a very strong network of relationships throughout the cybersecurity community as well a track record of helping clients and security leaders succeed. On the personal front, I enjoy playing guitar in multiple venues/groups and spending time with my wife and three adventurous children.

Experience

  • Senior Vice President, North America at Netskope
    Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Head of Americas Security Sales at Google
    Nov 2022 - Sep 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos

    Sales leader responsible for Google Cloud's security portfolio across the Americas

  • SVP, Americas Sales at Mandiant
    Sep 2021 - Nov 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos

    (Acquired by Google Cloud) SVP responsible for the Americas field organization including field sales, sales engineers, our channel team, inside sales and the business development representatives.

  • VP of Sales, Global Solution Specialists at FireEye, Inc.
    Feb 2017 - Oct 2021 · 4 yrs 9 mos

    (Moved to Mandiant via FireEye divestiture) Sales leader responsible for a global team of sellers and managers representing a prioritized set of FireEye's fastest-growing solutions. This team achieved all established sales targets and business goals each year, overachieved quota 15 of 16 quarters and helped grow the solution portfolio that moved to Mandiant upon the divestiture of FireEye.

  • Director, Global 500 at SecureWorks
    Aug 2014 - Feb 2017 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    Business leader responsible for managing the relationship with SecureWorks largest customer and renegotiating a nine-figure agreement between companies. Upon successful completion of that agreement, moved into a role helping lead and grow the Global 500 team, a team of top sellers focused on the largest and most complex customers.