BRATISLAVA - CRN, leading international IT trade magazine, has recognized ESET‘s CEO Miroslav Trnka among the most innovative managers in the field of information technology. In the list of 25 executives, Mr. Trnka ranked fourth. “No one has delivered better technology to snuff out viruses. For 20 years no one has come close. He's got the technical know-how and channel commitment,” CRN said.
ESET‘s CEO Miroslav Trnka commented on the award: “CRN is a valuable recognition for the entire company. It is also a big privilege to be the only Slovak firm included. I would like to thank the entire team, which I hold the most talented in the industry.”
CRN recognizes the Top 100 nominees for being “determined executives whose technology vision, strategic smarts and bold sales strategies forever changed the uncertain technology terrain.” The list was based on nominations from solution providers and industry executives rating channel influence, effectiveness and visibility, along with business and sales impact. A panel of ”Everything Channel editors,” a part of CRN made the final selections.
ESET is the 343th fastest growing technology company in Europe, Middle East and Africa. According to this year’s ranking by Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA, ESET has registered a 530% growth within the past five years making it the 25th fastest growing technology company in the region of Central Europe, and the fastest growing technology firm in Slovakia. Here, it was also recognized as the third-time consecutive winner of the prestigious "Company of the Year" award presented by the TREND weekly.
ESET‘s CEO Miroslav Trnka and ESET headquarters in Bratislava, Slovakia
About ESET
Founded in 1992, ESET is a global provider of security solutions for the home and business segment. The industry leader in proactive malware detection, ESET NOD32 Antivirus holds the world record for the number of Virus Bulletin "VB100 Awards," never to have missed a single “In-the-Wild” worm or virus since the inception of testing in 1998.
ESET has global headquarters in Bratislava, Slovakia and offices in San Diego, USA; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Prague, Czech Republic; Singapore and an extensive partner network in more than 180 countries. In 2008, ESET has opened a new research center in Krakow, Poland. ESET was named by Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 as one of the fastest-growing technology companies in the region of Europe, Middle East and Africa.