Ken Xie
Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Ken Xie, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer, has more than 20 years of technical and management experience in the networking and security industries. A seasoned and successful entrepreneur, Ken was Founder, President and CEO of NetScreen (NASDAQ: NSCN), which was acquired by Juniper (NASDAQ: JNPR) for $3.5 billion. Additionally, he was Managing Partner of Jedi Venture, Founder, President and CEO of Stanford Infosystems, and Security Architect for Healtheon (NASDAQ: HLTH) and Philips. Business success and technology innovation has garnered Ken numerous patents and accolades. In 2006, Ken was named a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum and Time Magazine and a Northern California Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young. He was also recognized as a Top 5 Entrepreneur by Entrepreneur Magazine in 2005 and a Top 15 Technology Innovator by Computer Reseller News magazine in 2004. Ken earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electronic Engineering from Tsinghua University in China, and also attended Stanford University where he pursued a graduate degree in electrical engineering before taking a leave of absence to found NetScreen.

Ken Goldman
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Ken Goldman is an accomplished executive with extensive financial, operational and business management experience and a solid track record of success. He served as senior vice president, finance and administration, and CFO of Siebel Systems from August 2000 until the close of Oracle Corporation's acquisition in January 2006. Prior to that, he held CFO positions at Excite@Home, Sybase, Inc., Cypress Semiconductor and VLSI Technology. Additionally, his experience includes board director, audit committee chairman, and financial advisory roles at several leading public and private technology companies. Ken earned his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Cornell University in 1971 and his master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School in 1974. He is a member and the former president of The Financial Executive Institute, Santa Clara chapter, and was formerly a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Advisory Council (FASAC) from 2000 to 2004.

Michael Xie
Founder, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Vice President of Engineering
Michael Xie, Founder, Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Engineering, has more than 15 years of experience in the network security industry. Previously, he held positions as Vice President of Engineering for ServGate, Software Director and Architect for NetScreen, and Security Architect for Milkyway Networks. He holds multiple U.S. patents and is the author of several books in the computer and network security markets. He was named a 2006 Northern California Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young and a Top Technology Innovator by VARBusiness Magazine in 2004. Michael has an M.S. degree in Computer Science from the University of Manitoba as well as B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Tsinghua University in China.

Anthony James
Vice President, Products
Anthony James, Vice President of Products, has more than 15 years of experience in the networking and security industries. He is responsible for defining and directing the strategy and marketing of Fortinet’s products. Prior to Fortinet, Anthony served in senior product management and product marketing roles at Network Associates, Foundry Networks and NetScaler, as well as well as held engineering support, technical instruction and network/security consulting positions.

Patrice Perche
Vice President of Sales, EMEA
Patrice Perche, Vice President of Sales, EMEA, joined Fortinet in 2005 and has nearly two decades of experience in the IT security industry. In his current position, Patrice has sales responsibility for for the pan-Europe Middle East Africa (EMEA) region, including India, and for driving Fortinet's penetration into the high-end security market. Prior to this, Patrice was regional vice president at Fortinet focusing on France, Benelux, Spain, India and the Middle East region. Patrice has extensive experience in launching innovative security technologies into new markets working closely with channel partners. Prior to joining Fortinet, he was co-founder and CEO of Risc Group, a French-based company focusing on IT Security with pan-European operations. Patrice graduated from Insa Lyon and holds a masters degree in computer engineering.

Akio Sakamoto
Vice President, Far East Asia
Akio Sakamoto, Vice President of Far East Asia Sales, which represents Japan and Korea, has more than 25 years of experience in the technology industry with a broad expertise in international business, having conducted business in more than 50 countries. Akio joined Fortinet through Fortinet's acquisition of database security company IPLocks, Inc., where he served as founder, chairman, CEO and president. Previously, Akio held positions as CEO and president of Auraline, Inc.; founder, chairman, CEO and president of HolonTech Corporation; and General Manager of NEC's Network Division. Akio holds 40 patents in database security, CPU, IP traffic management and VOIP among others. His core competency is to create new products, new market and new business processes.

Michelle Spolver
Vice President, Corporate Communications
Michelle Spolver, Vice President, Corporate Communications, has more than 15 years of experience helping technology companies gain mindshare and market share through the development, management and implementation of public, analyst and investor relations programs, corporate reputation management, executive communications, and customer and channel marketing activities. Prior to joining Fortinet in 2004, Michelle was director of worldwide public relations for Check Point Software Technologies, where she was instrumental in growing the company's brand awareness through business, financial and industry trade press. Prior to Check Point, Michelle held senior public relations positions at Compaq Computer Corporation (acquired by HP) and Weber Shandwick Public Relations. Michelle earned a B.A. degree in journalism from California State University, Long Beach, and is a member of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI).

Andre Stewart
Vice President of Worldwide Sales, Support & Business Development
Andre Stewart, Vice President of Worldwide Sales, Support & Business Development, has more than ten years of experience in the data communications industry. As a worldwide executive, Andre's mandate is to unify and strengthen Fortinet's sales leadership and prepare the company for an accelerated growth strategy. Prior to this global position, Andre was Fortinet's vice president of EMEA sales. Previous to Fortinet, Andre was a Regional Sales Manager at NetScreen where, prior to the Juniper acquisition, he helped increase European sales operations leading to company growth in the region. He has also set up Agora M&A, a consultancy company assisting IT consultancy companies, system integrators and distributors with aggressive cross border expansion plans within Europe. Andre is fluent in five European languages. In addition, he has served as a Pan-European headhunter and for the United Nations (UNESCAP) in Bangkok after graduating from Kingston University with a degree in Political Sciences and Languages.

Michael Valentine
Vice President, Americas Sales and Support
Michael Valentine, Vice President, Americas Sales and Support, brings to Fortinet more than 20 years of sales and channel experience. Michael has been with Fortinet since early 2007, when he joined as Vice President of Americas Channel Sales, during which time he expanded the company's network of North America technology distributors, signed more than 700 new Americas partners, grew the internal channel team by 82 percent and updated the award-winning FortiPartner Program with a stronger enterprise focus. He is a recognized and respected sales executive who in 2008 was named a top "Channel Chief" by CRN magazine. Prior to joining Fortinet, Mike held vice president of Americas sales positions at both SonicWALL and WatchGuard Technologies, as well as held senior sales positions at Panasonic. He holds a bachelors degree in business administration from The University of Texas at Arlington.

John Whittle
Vice President, General Counsel
John Whittle, Vice President, General Counsel, has significant experience managing a wide range of legal matters for technology companies. Most recently John was Vice President, General Counsel for Ingres Corporation, an open source database company formed by a divestiture from Computer Associates (CA). Prior to that, John was Vice President, General Counsel for Corio, Inc., an enterprise application services provider, where he managed the company's legal matters, which included an initial public offering process and acquisition by IBM. Prior to Corio, John was an attorney at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, representing technology companies in general corporate matters, initial public offerings and follow-on offerings. John holds a BA degree in history from the University of Virginia and a JD, magna cum laude, from Cornell University.