Illumio appoints Pete Wilson as EMEA Channel Chief

Illumio, Inc., a Zero Trust Segmentation company, announced the appointment of Pete Wilson as Director of Channel Sales, EMEA. Based in the UK, Wilson will lead and scale Illumio’s channel and alliance operations in EMEA as it seeks to capitalise on the growing demand for Zero Trust and Microsegmentation. 

Wilson brings over 20 years of experience in networking and security, gained at top technology companies, including RSA and SailPoint. Before joining Illumio, he was Director of EMEA partnerships at Okta, where he led the growth of the Global Systems Integrators (GSI) community in Europe, doubling revenue Year-over-Year. 

Prior to Okta, he worked at Auth0, where he built the EMEA partner channel from the ground up, significantly increasing revenue from hyperscalers alone in just two years. 

Illumio’s partner-empowered ecosystem

Wilson’s primary focus will be solidifying Illumio’s partner-empowered ecosystem

Wilson’s primary focus will be solidifying Illumio’s partner-empowered ecosystem and diversifying its indirect go-to-market strategy across EMEA. He will report to Todd Palmer, Senior Vice President of Global Partner Sales and Alliances at Illumio. 

Commenting on Wilson’s appointment, Todd Palmer said: "The channel is instrumental to everything that we do at Illumio and EMEA is one of our most important markets. Pete’s experience, vision, and tenacity make him the ideal leader to steer us through our next phase of growth as we seek to strengthen and refine our partner ecosystem across EMEA." 

Zero Trust architecture

Illumio provides a powerful solution for channel partners in a market with huge growth potential. Gartner® predicts that by 2026, 60% of enterprises working toward Zero Trust architecture will use more than one deployment form of micro-segmentation, which is up from less than 5% in 2023. 

"It’s an exciting time to join Illumio. The micro-segmentation market is poised to explode, and Illumio is a clear pioneer in the field," says Pete Wilson, adding "The ransomware problem is not going away and together with our partners we have a huge opportunity to help organisations reduce risk and build resilience through Zero Trust Segmentation."

Illumio’s continued investment

Pete Wilson’s appointment follows continued channel success for Illumio. For the third consecutive year, Illumio was recognised by CRN with a prestigious 5-star ranking in its 2023 Partner Program Guide, highlighting Illumio’s continued investment in developing a best-in-class partner program to help organisations reduce risk, build resilience, and stop breaches from spreading. Illumio is hiring globally across all departments.