LogLogic Appoints Patricia C. Sueltz Chief Executive Officer
Former Sun, IBM and Salesforce.com executive to drive LogLogic's Market-Leading Log Management and Intelligence (LMI) solutions for global growth
SAN JOSE, CA – December 3, 2007 – LogLogic®, the log management leader, today announced that it has named Patricia C. Sueltz as the company's new chief executive officer. Sueltz, a veteran technology executive who has held senior leadership roles at Sun Microsystems, IBM and Salesforce.com, joins LogLogic from SurfControl where as CEO she led this public company through a transformational reorganization and into a new phase of growth as the leading provider of global on-demand, network and end-point content security solutions. This growth and transformational success led to an all cash offer from Websense, Inc. of more than $400 million representing a 63% premium to shareholders. Dominique Levin, who served as Acting CEO the past five months, will continue on as EVP Marketing, Products & Business Development reporting directly to Sueltz.
"LogLogic is experiencing growth well beyond market rates and is positioned at the center of major technology trends sweeping the industry around compliance, security and the provision of intelligent management information from multiple logs" Sueltz said. "As the market leader in log management and intelligence solutions, LogLogic is rapidly expanding its domestic and global channel and is well positioned to become an integral and core component of IT governance, risk and compliance solutions for customers worldwide."
"Pat brings proven leadership to LogLogic, an enviable track record of industry success and an unmatched commitment to customers," said Michael Goguen, General Partner, Sequoia Capital and Chairman of the LogLogic board. "LogLogic's cost effective log management and intelligence solutions have enjoyed remarkable success in the marketplace, and now Pat's unique combination of talent and experience will take the business to the next level of growth. We are delighted to welcome her to the team."
With a strong background in the security management and IT industry, Sueltz brings more than 25 years of executive experience to her position as CEO of LogLogic. Prior to LogLogic, Sueltz served as CEO of SurfControl. Before that she served as president of global operations at Salesforce.com through the company's IPO process. Sueltz also spent five years at Sun Microsystems, first as executive vice president of the Sun software systems group, then as executive vice president of Sun services where she was responsible for Java and Solaris and the creation of OpenOffice.org. Prior to joining Sun, Sueltz helped drive the software side of IBM's business, including stints as general manager of Java Software, vice president of Internet software and technical assistant to the chairman and CEO.
In addition to her contributions to the IT security and software development sector, Sueltz holds numerous positions and affiliations with non-profit organizations. Sueltz was recently elected to serve on the Cyber Security Industry Alliance's 2007 Board of Directors where she provides her expertise on Internet security to help CSIA advance cyber security policy. Sueltz has also served on the board of directors for Amgen and Delphi, both Fortune 500 companies, and is currently a member of the Board of Trustees for the America Foundation for the Blind. In 2000, Fortune magazine ranked Sueltz among the "50 Most Powerful Women in Business."
About LogLogic
LogLogic® (www.loglogic.com) is the leader in log management, compliance management and security management solutions designed to improve accountability and lower costs for organizations of all sizes. LogLogic’s unique open log management platform enables customers to collect, search and store 100 percent of IT log data for a comprehensive fingerprint of past and current activity across any organization. Powered by the industry’s leading open log management platform, LogLogic’s business applications correlate user activities and event data in real-time for a unique integrated approach to security event management, database security management and compliance management with industry and government regulations.
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