With over 20 years of proven worldwide market development success and a background in networking products and network security, Tom Schuster leads Reva Systems with an eye toward global expansion. Prior to Reva, Schuster served as president of Arbor Networks, an industry-leading network security appliance vendor, where he led the company's global expansion to market leadership in 30 countries. Arbor's business grew more than 100 percent annually during his four years as president. Schuster was instrumental in realizing the majority of this growth through programs and strategies that included close partnerships with major partners such as Cisco, Juniper and ISS. Prior to leading Arbor, Schuster was vice president of worldwide sales and professional services for RSA Security, where he first served as the company's London-based managing director of EMEA. Earlier in his career, Schuster held senior-level positions with Novell EMEA, Uniplex GmbH, and IBM's AIX Division in Munich, Germany. He started his career in South Africa at Siemens, NCR and Persetel. Schuster holds a bachelor's degree in Business from Natal University and an MBA from the University of Witwatersand, South Africa. |