Wave Systems Appoints Will Stefan Roth Vice President, EMEA Sales

LEE, MA--(Marketwired - Feb 26, 2015) - Wave Systems Corp. (NASDAQ: WAVX) announced the appointment of Will Stefan Roth as Vice President, EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) Sales. Mr. Roth is tasked with leading Wave's continued expansion in the EMEA market and spearheading initiatives to accelerate the company's growth throughout the region. Roth succeeds interim VP Jan Dauman, who returns to a Wave advisory role, concentrating on business development in EMEA.

Prior to his promotion to Vice President, Mr. Roth served as Wave's Director of Sales Engineering, EMEA. Before joining Wave, he represented Tufin Technologies as the Director of Sales Engineering, EMEA. During his tenure there, Mr. Roth was instrumental in developing the EMEA regions, where he helped generate six times the revenues in under four years. Earlier in his career, Mr. Roth was employed at Check Point Software Technologies, where he served first as the Technical Manager MSSP's and was then promoted to Technical Manager Endpoint Security Solutions.

"Wave has a strong team in EMEA, which has always been an important market for us. With Will's appointment, we're better positioned to execute our sales strategy, providing hardened cybersecurity solutions to enterprise and government customers," said Bill Solms, President and CEO, Wave Systems. "We welcome Will to our executive team, and look forward to the energy, enthusiasm and EMEA-based experience he brings to Wave."

About Wave Systems
Wave Systems Corp. (NASDAQ: WAVX) reduces the complexity, cost and uncertainty of data protection by starting inside the device. Unlike other vendors who try to secure information by adding layers of software for security, Wave leverages the security capabilities built directly into endpoint computing platforms themselves. Wave has been a foremost expert on this growing trend, leading the way with first-to-market solutions and helping shape standards through its work as a board member for the Trusted Computing Group.

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