Dubai, UAE-- January 18, 2016-- Mimecast Limited (NASDAQ: COMEDIAN), a leading email and information protection company, today introduced Eli Kalil joins the leadership group as the new Senior Vice President of Global Network Sales. In this recently created position, Eli will certainly be in charge of the approach and application of all Mimecast's global network programs.

" Mimecast values our connections with channel partners, as they are key to just how we support customers and increase our business right into new markets," stated Peter Bauer, Chief Executive Officer, Mimecast. "Eli is a tried and tested leader in the security area and we're thrilled to have him on board as we seek to speed up growth in the network and remain to advance our offerings to make email safer for business."

Eli is a 30 year veteran in the venture details administration and safety and security industry. As the new SVP of Global Channel Sales, Eli will be responsible for Mimecast's global network programs throughout current and potential System Integrators, VARs, MSPs, and distributors. In addition, Eli will be a member of the Best- Market Management team and will work very closely with the General Managers in each region to carry out new methods to speed up Mimecast's channel development.

" Mimecast thinks about its channel companions as calculated advisors and they look to make collaborating with them very easy with a high degree of success," commented Kalil. "As the industry continues to evolve from legacy appliance-based innovations to the cloud, Mimecast is well placed to remain to be a leader in making email more secure for companies around the globe.".

Most recently, Eli was Vice President of Business Protection, Global Network Partnership Sales for Hewlett-Packard Venture. He was in charge of leading all aspects of HP's Venture Channel Sales, Company, Equipment Integrators, and India Outsourced organizations worldwide. As a seasoned network executive, Eli has actually collaborated with all types of network companions, including: distributors, systems integrators, large account resellers, SAAS service providers, MSP hosted/cloud partners, outsourcers, and global expert solutions operations. He has actually managed channel sales and services teams locally and worldwide that have created partner programs for leading business such as HP, CA, RSA Protection, IBM, Dell, and EMC.