Judith Sim, chief marketing officer (CMO) at Oracle Corporation, has joined Fortinet’s Board of Directors, effective from June, 2015.
Sim, who joined Oracle in 1991 when the company had just reached $1bn in annual revenue, brings more than 25 years of marketing experience, drawing from her roles at Oracle, where she currently oversees the company’s global marketing programmes. During her tenure with the company, she has held various customer and industry-focused marketing positions, helping scale the business to its current state of more than $38bn in annual revenue.
As CMO, Sim heads corporate marketing programmes including corporate communications, global customer programmes, advertising, campaigns, events, and corporate branding. “Much like Oracle, Fortinet is dedicated to providing customers with the highest quality solutions on the market,” said Sim. “They are leading a fundamental change in how organisations around the world protect themselves from the ever-growing number of sophisticated cyber threats. I look forward to working with the Fortinet team to further strengthen the company’s leadership position in the industry.”
Sim has received numerous accolades during her career, and was recently named one of the “Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business 2015” by the San Francisco Business Times. She holds a bachelor’s of science degree from the University of California, Davis.
“We are very pleased to welcome Judy to our Board of Directors,” said Ken Xie, founder, chairman and CEO of Fortinet. “Her experience helping Oracle scale and establishing itself as a leading and transformative technology brand makes her an invaluable addition to our board. I have no doubt she will be a key contributor to our growth strategy.”
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