A10 Networks appoints new global field sales CTO

A10 Networks has announced that Ravi Raj Bhat has been appointed global field sales CTO and shared services SVP, reporting to Chris White, executive vice president of worldwide sales. Bhat’s responsibilities include driving a global technical community, both internally across sales, product management and engineering, and externally with the customer and partner ecosystem.
Further alignment of technology, sales services and partner solutions will ensure A10 Networks continues to drive technology leadership in 5G, multi-cloud and security infrastructures. Bhat joins A10 Networks from Ericsson where he was vice president of engineering. “Ravi brings a wealth of leadership and technical expertise to A10 Networks. He will be instrumental in engaging the company’s technical community to drive our 5G initiative and to help A10 Networks continue to deliver innovative products and services that address the technological and business challenges our customers face,” said Chris White, executive vice president of worldwide sales, A10 Networks. “Ravi’s background across a variety of technologies, including cloud, virtualization, telecommunications and networking will be a tremendous asset to the company.”