Alison Higgins-Miller has joined Websense as VP for Asia Pacific region. She will responsible for building and aligning the sales and channel strategy for APAC region to support business growth.
Higgins-Miller brings more than 10 years of management experience within the IT sector, most recently in SaaS.
"Websense has a very unique, compelling value proposition that provides unprecedented visibility into the internal and external movement of information in the Web 2.0 world," said she. "The threat landscape is changing rapidly and I am delighted to be joining the company at this exciting time in the industry."
Previous roles held by Higgins-Miller include MD at Acelarus, a full-service partnership for complementary SaaS vendors. Prior to Acelarus, she held the position of VPof Asia Pacific for RightNow Technologies, a successful pioneer in SaaS business applications. In this role, she grew the business from a virtual start-up, to a team of 34 in the region.
Higgins-Miller has also had a stint at Oracle where she held the role of regional manager.
Initially based out of Websense in Sydney, Higgins-Miller will report directly into Didier Guibal, EVP of worldwide sales.
