Sebastien Cano

Details

Education: Master in Management

Grenoble Graduate School of Business

1990 : 1993

Experience: Appointed after the acquisition of Gemalto by Thales (Apr 2019) to lead this newly created Thales division merging the former Thales eSecurity and Gemalto Enterprise & Cybersecurity business. Cloud Protection & Licensing is serving 3 vertical markets globally :

✔︎Data Protection : World leader in Data encryption solutions for cloud/on-premises resources and Hardware Security Modules (combination of former Vormetric and Safenet).

✔︎Identity & Access Management : Leading IDaaS provider offering Access Management cloud services, Multi Factor Authentication and PKI solutions.

✔︎Software Protection & Licensing : World leader in software licensing solutions for Software editors and Intelligent Device Vendors.

2019 : Present

Thales

SVP, Cloud Protection & Licensing Business Line

Managing the Enterprise & Cybersecurity BU of Gemalto (former Safenet). In charge of our Software and Cloud services offers for Encryption, Authentication and Software Monetization.

2016 :

Gemalto

EVP, Enterprise & Cybersecurity BU

In charge of Gemalto for the North America Area (Austin, TX).

2014 : 2016

Gemalto

President, North America

In charge of Gemalto Telecom operations for North America (Austin, TX).

2008 : 2013

Gemalto

SVP, Telecommunications North America

In charge of Product Development, Marketing, Worldwide Sales and Support for Gemalto Convergence Solutions.

2007 : 2008

Gemalto

SVP, Convergence Business Group

Company: Thales

Years of Experience: 29

Skills

account management, business development, Management, Marketing, marketing strategy, Mergers, mergers & acquisitions, mobile applications, mobile commerce, mobile communications, mobile devices, mobile payments, mobile technology, nfc, p&l management, product development, product management, sales, Selling, smart cards, solution selling, strategic partnerships, Strategy, Telecommunications, vendor management

About

Global executive with experience in Cybersecurity, Cloud Services, Enterprise Software and Wireless/IoT. Demonstrated ability to deliver high revenue and profit margins growth in a General Management role (full P&L management). Proven track record of successful business transformation (from HW to SW & Cloud Services) and M&A integrations. Held Senior Management positions in 5 different countries (USA, Spain, Brazil, France, Argentina). Fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French.