Infosec Institute Expands Channel and International Sales Presence with New Leadership

MADISON, Wis. - April 26, 2022 - PRLog -- Infosec Institute today announced the expansion of its international commercial business with the appointment of Jeffrey de Graaf as the SVP of international sales and Donna Turgeon as head of channel.

As SVP of international sales, Jeffrey will build and lead Infosec's global sales organization. Jeffrey de Graaf has 20+ years of experience as a sales and marketing professional, with a strong emphasis on IT security and channel relations. He was most recently responsible for leading KnowBe4's operations across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Ensuring growth aspirations were met, this included the build, growth and maturation of the Channel business, along with all foundational functions such as Sales and Account Management, Customer Success, pre and post-sales Technical support and Engineering, People Operations, Marketing and Administration functions.

"I am eager to join Infosec at this critical time in its international growth. My U.S. peers have done a tremendous job of building robust year-over-year growth. I'm looking forward to fostering a strong channel network and producing similar results by introducing our products and services to even more organizations worldwide," said Jeffrey De Graaf, SVP of international sales at Infosec.

In her role as head of channel, Donna will lead Infosec's channel sales team and indirect go-to-market strategy, operations and revenue globally. Donna brings 30 years' experience driving indirect and direct revenue, ensuring customer success, delivering global GTM programs, leading corporate Channel and Distribution strategy, recruiting and onboarding business partners, and building effective Global sales and support teams. Donna is a multiple-year CRN Channel Chief award winner. Before her role at Infosec, she built an excellent indirect and direct sales and Marketing organization as CRO of VIPRE Security Group. She has held various senior leadership roles at various companies, including KnowBe4, Tech Data, InspiredeLearning and AccentHealth.

"In today's dynamic market, partners are required to sort through the transitions of business models, the introduction of new technologies, and their customers' evolving demands. It is hard for them to know where to focus their efforts to ensure growth and prosperity. The channel partner community will know Infosec as a channel-friendly partnership that will help to equip all organizations and individuals with the knowledge, skills and confidence to outsmart cybercrime," said Turgeon.

In 2021 alone, Infosec's software platforms — Infosec IQ and Infosec Skills — helped millions of learners make the digital world safer by delivering 26 million minutes of cybersecurity training. The company has also received many awards for its online training platforms, Infosec Skills and Infosec IQ, and announced several strategic industry alliances with organizations like Microsoft and Check Point Software.

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