Vehere appoints Somnath Banerjee to senior support role

Vehere has appointed Somnath Banerjee as Director of Customer Support and Professional Services for its Network Security Division, adding a senior cybersecurity executive to its leadership team.

Banerjee joins the New Delhi-based cyber defence software company after a career spanning more than three decades in cybersecurity, services, pre-sales and business development. He has held roles at Check Point Software Technologies, McAfee, Microsoft, Novell, Infosys and Tata Unisys.

He will lead customer support and professional services within Vehere's network security business, covering customer deployment, service delivery and ongoing operational support. His experience includes network detection and response, endpoint detection and response, extended detection and response, data loss prevention, intrusion prevention systems, firewalls and cloud security.

His track record also includes large cybersecurity transformation programmes for enterprise and government organisations across Asia Pacific and the Middle East. That work has involved designing security frameworks and reducing exposure to cyber risk in complex operating environments.

Services focus

The appointment highlights the growing importance of support and professional services as cybersecurity suppliers look to deepen customer relationships beyond the initial software sale. In network security, buyers often need help with deployment, tuning, incident workflows and integration with existing tools, particularly when managing hybrid estates across on-premise and cloud systems.

For vendors in this market, customer support and professional services can also influence retention and expansion. Security teams are under pressure to show results from the products they deploy, and service quality can shape whether customers expand a contract, renew it or look elsewhere.

Banerjee's experience spans both technical and commercial functions, including pre-sales, business development and service delivery. That mix is often valuable in security markets where customers want support teams that understand both operational demands and purchasing priorities.

Vehere has built its business around network detection and response and what it describes as cyber network intelligence. Its products are used by enterprise and government customers, including organisations operating critical infrastructure. The company also says it has supported counter-terror operations for more than a decade across defence and intelligence communities.

Market backdrop

Demand for network-based detection tools remains strong as companies deal with more fragmented technology estates and a steady flow of cyber threats. While endpoint and identity security have attracted significant investment, network visibility remains important for organisations that need to detect suspicious lateral movement across systems, monitor unmanaged devices, or inspect traffic patterns that endpoint agents alone may not capture.

This has increased pressure on cybersecurity providers to offer not only software but also the expertise needed to deploy it effectively. Senior hires in services and support can therefore signal where a company sees its next phase of growth, especially when targeting larger organisations or public sector buyers with more demanding implementation requirements.

Naveen Jaiswal, Vehere's co-founder and chief technology officer, commented on the appointment.

"Vehere's ability to attract world-class talent underscores the strength of our technology and vision. Somnath's decades of cybersecurity expertise will be invaluable as we accelerate our footprint across enterprise security," Jaiswal said.

Banerjee's career spans roles at established software and security groups as well as Indian technology services businesses. That breadth may prove useful in a role that combines customer-facing delivery with coordination across technical, sales and operational teams.

His hiring also reflects continued movement among senior executives across the cybersecurity sector, where firms are competing for leaders with experience in government, regulated industries and regional markets outside North America and Europe. Asia Pacific and the Middle East have become increasingly important for many security suppliers because of rising digitalisation, growing regulatory scrutiny and a widening range of cyber risks affecting both public and private sector organisations.

Vehere serves customers in sectors including banking and financial services, telecoms, defence, intelligence and critical infrastructure. In these markets, product performance is often only part of the buying decision, with service responsiveness, deployment support and domain knowledge also carrying substantial weight.

"Vehere's mission to make enterprises resilient against advanced and stealthy cyber threats is strongly aligned with my personal and professional goals. I look forward to driving meaningful impact in my role while helping scale Vehere's leadership across global markets," Banerjee said.