Shane Close

Shane Close is a seasoned sales professional with extensive experience in the DACH region, currently serving as a Senior Regional Sales Manager at Contrast Security since March 2023. Prior to this role, Shane held positions as an Enterprise Account Executive at Secure Code Warrior, focusing on security training for DAX customers, and as Regional Director for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland at Sonatype, where Shane contributed to software innovation and quality improvement. Shane's earlier experience includes roles at Opsview Ltd, where strategic IT monitoring solutions were provided to major clients, and C2B2 Consulting Limited, emphasizing middleware consultancy. Shane's career began at Red Hat, where capabilities in global and named account management were developed, following the completion of an Abitur at St Wolfhelm Gymnasium.