Nikos Mourtzinos is the Cisco EMEA Service Providers Cyber Security Sales director. Before taking on this role, Nikos held the position of Sales Director for the Cisco Cyber Security business in Central Europe, overseeing Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, CIS, Serbia, and the Balkans. He has been with Cisco since August 2010. He is an experienced sales and technical professional with solid business development knowledge, a deep understanding of Cyber Security and the ICT market, trends, and technologies, combined with knowledge of operations. He has delivered presentations at significant conferences across multiple countries. Prior to joining Cisco, Nikos served as the Line of Business Manager of HP Network Solution Group. He worked for HP for ten years, and his main focus was the overall management of the “Network Solution Group” of HP Greece. Before his tenure at Hewlett-Packard, Nikos worked as a network consultant, gaining international experience at IBM Global Services Greece for five years. Nikos completed his studies in Electrical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and holds an M.Sc. in Data Telecommunications and Networks from the University of Salford, Manchester, UK. Additionally, he holds the prestigious Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) certification with the number 9763.