Cyemptive Technologies hires Wessel Graatsma as VP cyber solutions Europe

SEATTLE—Cyemptive Technologies, a provider of preemptive cybersecurity solutions for business and government, announced that it has named former IBM and Hitachi partner executive and European entrepreneurial leader Wessel Graatsma as vice president cybersecurity solutions Europe.  

In his new role, Graatsma will be responsible for business development and directing Cyemptive’s business in select European markets.  His initial focus will be on developing business and partners in Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg), the Nordic countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland) and Spain.  

“Graatsma is an entrepreneurial leader with a proven track record of leading business growth and expansions across Europe,” said Rob Pike, founder and CEO of Cyemptive. “His expertise, network and experience will be invaluable to Cyemptive as we help our customers improve their cybersecurity posture.”

Graatsma brings more than 35 years of experience in developing business with channel partners, distributors, service providers, cloud providers and OEM partners.  He has served as a board member within the European Councils in EMEA for both IBM and Hitachi.  He founded his own company which became a significant data and security player in the European market. Graatsma is also a founding partner of CY Consulting, an international consulting firm specializing in helping businesses achieve their strategic objectives. 

“My role presents an exciting opportunity to spearhead growth and make a tangible impact in the realm of digital security,” said Graatsma. “Cyemptive is a unique cybersecurity company, where customers can achieve a truly optimized, pre-emptive security posture that safeguards their activities and business.”

Cyemptive offers military-grade layers of pre-emptive cybersecurity protection that are essential add-ons for businesses to achieve cyber safety.  Cyemptive’s ZeroStrike allows customers to be in command of their security by eliminating damage even from unknown attack vectors pre-zero-day discovery. With Cyemptive ZeroStrike there is no need for recovery and remediation, an industry-first capability, according to the company. 

This announcement is the latest in a series of international appointments the company has made in the past six months as it scales up for the next level of growth in Europe.

More information about Cyemptive Technologies is available at www.cyemptive.com.