Haiyan Song Named Executive Vice President of Security for F5 Networks

F5 Networks has tapped Haiyan Song as Executive Vice President of Security, a role she will assume on January 4, 2021. Haiyan most recently served as Splunk’s Senior Vice President and General Manager of Security Markets. She previously served Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) as Vice President and General Manager of ArcSight HP ESP after being promoted from Vice President of Engineering and Products. She joined HPE through its acquisition of ArcSight, during which time she was Vice President of Engineering. Her earlier career included executive roles with SenSage, Omniva Policy Systems, Ketera Technologies, Escalate and Informix.

F5 Networks is the global leader in Application Delivery Networking. F5 provides solutions that make applications secure, fast, and available for everyone, helping organizations get the most out of their investment. The company, headquartered in Seattle, WA, generated $2.2 billion in annual revenue for 2019 and has 4,400 employees.