Sectigo boosts APAC leadership for regional expansion with ex-DigiCert talent

US-based digital certificate and automated certificate lifecycle management (CLM) vendor Sectigo has made several leadership hires within the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, including a number of local appointments.

Leading the hiring blitz is Ray Garnie as vice president of sales. Operating remotely from Australia, Garnie’s appointment is considered to be “instrumental” to the vendor and is tasked with leading its enterprise and partner sales focus.

He brings 15 years of experience in technology and cyber security companies to the role, having previously worked at DigiCert from 2017 to 2023. Prior to this he also held positions at Symantec and VeriSign.

Alongside Garnie’s appointment are Ryan Philp as Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ) regional sales director and Gabriel Chan as APAC solutions engineer.

Philp’s role sees him manage the A/NZ region, while Chan will provide technical leadership and support for enterprise customers.

Like Garnie, both Philp and Chan both previously worked at DigiCert – from 2018 to 2021 and 2017 to 2025, respectively.

“We’re strategically investing in the APAC region to bring our world-class PKI [public key infrastructure] solutions to a market that has long been underserved,” said Sectigo vice president of global partner sales Jairo Fraile.

“Until now, organisations in the region had limited options. With this expansion, we’re giving customers and partners a stronger, more capable certificate lifecycle management alternative backed by a proven team and trusted technology.”

In addition to Garnie, Philp and Chan, the vendor also hired Sarabjeet Khurana as India and ASEAN regional sales director. Like the other hires, Khurana also spent several years at DigiCert, working from 2017 to 2023.

In a statement, Sectigo said the appointments come as the industry moves towards a phased reduction towards 47-day SSL/TLS certificate lifespans by 2029.

“With the industry’s move to 47-day certificates now a reality, enterprises across APAC are seeking comprehensive solutions to automate and secure their digital identities,” added Garnie.