Ex-Barracuda MD Paul Crighton joins Riverbed

Network performance vendor Riverbed has brought in Paul Crighton as its vice president of sales to drive its sales strategy and day-to-day operations in the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region.

Crighton will also be deliver continued success across the company’s artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Riverbed Platform, which includes AI operations (AIOps), enterprise observability and acceleration solutions.

He brings more than 25 years of experience in sales leadership experience across the technology industry and joins from Barracuda Networks where he served as managing director from 2023. Prior to this, he held many senior sales leadership positions across NetApp, Blackberry, PGi, Symantec and Intel Security/McAfee.

Crighton will report directly to Riverbed’s chief revenue officer, Kris Luhrsen, who described him as an “inspiring leader who puts people first”.

“Paul has a proven track record in leading sales organisations, navigating complex markets, and forging strong customer and partners relationship across APJ,” he said.

“As Riverbed continues to invest in its AI-powered platform and solutions, Paul will be instrumental in leading the APJ team to help our customers further leverage AI capabilities at scale.”