Kudelski Group announced that it has named Derek Phillips Kudelski Security's Chief Revenue Officer, effective December 2, 2019. Phillips brings more than 20 years of executive sales and technology experience to Kudelski Security. He joins from Deloitte, where he was the SVP of Sales and Market Development focused on managed services solutions and technology product portfolios. Phillips is charged with leading Kudelski Security's U.S. sales efforts with special focus on proprietary Group technologies and on continued growth of the company's strategic services, which includes a rapidly growing Managed Security Services practice that has earned multiple recognitions from the likes of Gartner, Forrester, IDC, and Frost & Sullivan. Other strategic offerings include advisory consulting, innovation, technology sales and services, and device support. Phillips will also be responsible for expanding indirect sales channels through new strategic alliances enabled to sell Kudelski Security offerings, as well as optimizing existing channel partner relationships for security technologies used to enhance client security. Phillips was with Deloitte for almost four years. His prior experience includes four years of technology sales and leadership at JDA Software, and nearly 15 years with IBM across a range of sales and leadership positions. He will be based in the company's Phoenix headquarters but will routinely work in person with clients across the United States.