Dr. Christopher Brennan
Angestellt, Regional Director Germany Switzerland + Austria (DACH), (EE) + Russia, Checkmarx GmbH
Munich, Germany
Timeline
Professional experience for Christopher Brennan
Current 4 years and 6 months, since Jan 2019
Regional Director Germany Switzerland + Austria (DACH), (EE) + Russia
Checkmarx GmbH
15 years, Jan 2006 - Dec 2020
OSB AG Non Executive Director/ Aufsichtsrat / External Board of Directors
OSB AGNon Executive Director/ Aufsichtsrat / External Board of Directors
1 year and 10 months, Mar 2017 - Dec 2018
Regional Director Skybox Security DACH, Israel, Russia & Eastern Europe
Skybox Cyber Security (Attack surface analytics, forensic analysis + SCADA)
Attack surface security analytics context-aware intelligence of the OT, SCADA and IT networks,: vulnerability and threat management and continuous compliance monitoring + SCADA.
9 months, Jul 2016 - Mar 2017
EMEA Firemon Director Channel & Strategic Enterprise Customers
Firemon EMEA (Cyber Security, Cloud & Forensic Analysis)
1 year and 2 months, Jun 2015 - Jul 2016
Regional Director Firemon DACH, Central, Eastern Europe & Turkey
FireMon Deutschland GmbH (Cyber Security, Cloud & Forensic Analysis)
Focus: sales, regional business development and team leadership in the cyber security, firewall management and forensic risk analysis sectors; post-start up regional expansion in DACH and EE; DAX customers, large Mittelstand and value added channel.
2 years, Jul 2013 - Jun 2015
Managing Director & Sales Director Avid Technologies
Avid Technology GmbH1 year and 11 months, Oct 2011 - Aug 2013
Vice President Central & Eurasia
Grass Valley / Belden ( SaaS & Cloud Solutions for IT Broadcast Industry)
2 years, Nov 2009 - Oct 2011
McAfee Vice President East Europe, Middle East & Africa
McAfee
1 year and 4 months, Dec 2009 - Mar 2011
Info AG Non Executive Director/ Aufsichtsrat
Info AG/Ltd
External member of the board, non executive director. Info AG is a leading company in the outsourcing, storage & cloud computing markets for medium sized companies in Germany and Switzerland. Company was sold to another German company, QSC in Cologne.
3 years and 11 months, Jan 2006 - Nov 2009
Adobe General Manager & Director East Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Adobe Systems Corporation
General Manager and Director Adobe Systems Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa.
2 years and 3 months, Nov 2003 - Jan 2006
Microsoft General Manager Easter Europe
Microsoft
General Manager Eastern Europe
5 years and 10 months, Feb 1998 - Nov 2003
IBM Regional Executive Software CEMA
IBM Corp Vienna
Regional Director Software Group CEMA (Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa)
1999 - 2000
IBM Executive Operations Manager
IBM/Lotus
• Staff position used to develop future executives • Organised and supported the office of the VP EMEA IBM/Lotus • Preparation of EMEA and world-wide meetings • Coordination of in-country reviews • Budget and planning • Preparation and research of major business decision papers for EMEA board
1998 - 1999
IBM Global Account Manager
IBM/Lotus
• Global Account Manager for the global customer Deutsche Bank • Account team leadership of 15 people in Germany, UK and USA • Grew revenue from $3m to $10m (including services revenue)
6 years and 1 month, Sep 1992 - Sep 1998
BP Oil EMEA Manager for Retail Market Leadership Programme
BP Oil Europe France, Germany, Belgium, EMEA
• Led a team of 20 persons for a complete revamp in Europe of the premium BP filling stations in Europe • Main focus areas were core customer offer (shop, forecourt and other facilities) • Competitive benchmarking with Shell, ÖMV and other key competitors
Educational background for Christopher Brennan
3 years and 10 months, Sep 1999 - Jun 2003
Innovation and information technology
Cranfield School of Management UK
Information technology and radical innovation
1989 - 1992
International Management
EAP European School of Management Paris, Oxford & Berlin
marketing, law, innovation, economics
1985 - 1989
law, economics, marketing
University College Cork Ireland
Languages
German
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English
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French
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