Trend Micro Incorporated has appointed Rupesh Hirapurkar as Director for Channel and Alliances, India and SAARC. With over 16 years of experience in the cybersecurity field, Rupesh is a seasoned professional who has successfully formulated and executed cybersecurity strategies across different regions. He has been associated with Trend Micro team for more than 8 years in various roles, and has now been appointed to lead the channel and alliances team for India and SAARC. Through his varied expertise and experience, he will be instrumental in building and strengthening partnerships with top cybersecurity partners in the region, driving the growth of Trend Micro's channel and alliances. In his new role, with a primary focus on building and bolstering the channel strategy, he will propel Trend
Micro's channel operations to new heights. Supported by a skilled and strategically positioned team across the
nation, he will be working closely with cybersecurity partners to expand company's reach to a wider customer
base. As organizations rapidly adopt cloud technologies and embark on digital transformation journeys, the
identification and collaboration with cloud-specific partners, becomes all the more important and this will be
one of the key responsibility areas for Rupesh, ensuring seamless delivery of Trend Micro's solutions to valued
customers.