Wes Wasson is a senior vice president and the chief marketing officer for Citrix. Wasson joined Citrix in August 2005 through its acquisition of NetScaler, Inc, where he served as vice president of worldwide marketing.

The former Sun Microsystems and Network Associates executive brings an extensive track record of success with nearly 20 years of experience in the datacenter infrastructure, networking and security market.

At Sun Microsystems, Wasson served as vice president for the Java Enterprise System line of business where he helped Sun achieve number one market share positions across several industry segments. Prior to Sun, Wasson held several leadership positions at Network Associates, where he helped them grow from a $200M single product company into a $1B industry leader in networking and security in just under four years.

Wasson earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Biola University where he received the President’s Award as top overall graduate. He also earned a master’s degree from the University of Phoenix, graduating with Summa Cum Laude honors.