Open Systems Expands Board of Directors with Marketing Expert and Diversity Champion Maggie Chan Jones

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Open Systems, a secure access service edge (SASE) pioneer with cloud-native architecture, secure intelligent edge, and hybrid cloud support, today announced that its board of directors named marketing expert and diversity champion Maggie Chan Jones to its advisory board. Chan Jones, a widely recognized thought leader in technology marketing, adds a deep understanding of the U.S. cloud technology market, along with unique insights into enterprise sales.

“We are very excited that someone with Maggie’s extraordinary marketing experience in cloud technologies will be adding her insights and thought leadership to the board,” said Open Systems Chairman of the Board Dr. Bernd-Michael Rumpf. “Her commitment to diversity also aligns with our culture, and we look forward to working closely with her in the months and years ahead.”

Chan Jones is currently founder and CEO of Tenshey, Inc., a tech-enabled executive coaching company that helps more women advance into leadership roles and the boardroom. Her illustrious career includes serving as the first female CMO at SAP and the inaugural CMO of the North America region at Level 3 Communications. Prior to those roles, she spent over seven years at Microsoft where her positions included marketing director of U.S. Cloud Services and Office 365. In 2018, the Women Economic Forum presented her with the Women of the Decade in Marketing, Branding and Communication award, and in 2017, Forbes named her one of the top 20 World’s Most Influential CMOs. Chan Jones currently serves on the board of directors of Avast.

“Major global trends, including IoT and Future of Work, change the way we live and work in a connected world. This digital era has created a tremendous opportunity for Open Systems to establish itself as the clear leader in delivering SASE, a solution that enables enterprises to meet the critical operational and cloud security challenges this transformation presents,” said Chan Jones. “I’ve been very impressed by the way customer after customer thinks of Open Systems as a highly trusted strategic partner, and I’m incredibly delighted to be working with a collaborative board and a company that consistently combines innovative technology with an overriding passion for customer care.”

SASE is the convergence of networking and security that is delivered as a service from the cloud to an enterprise’s network edge. Open Systems’ solution supports enterprises’ digital transformations and their increasing use of mobile devices, edge computing, and the cloud by increasing flexibility, security and scalability.

About Open Systems

Open Systems is an AI-first SASE platform company delivering secure access and networking to help enterprises connect users, applications and infrastructure across complex hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Its proprietary platform combines SSE capabilities, including ZTNA, SWG, CASB and FWaaS, with SD-WAN, end-to-end connectivity, unified policy management, and advanced analytics in a single architecture.

While many cybersecurity providers focus primarily on advancing technology capabilities, Open Systems combines its AI-first SASE platform with an execution model designed for real-world operability, ensuring services are not only deployed, but continuously run, adapted and improved through a combination of AI-enabled operations and NOC-based expertise (Mission Control), built on decades of operational experience, helping organizations reduce complexity, increase visibility and strengthen security outcomes at global scale.

Founded in Switzerland in 1990, Open Systems generates more than USD 100 million in annual revenue and supports global enterprise customers operating in more than 180 countries. Since 2024, the company has been part of Swiss Post, combining Swiss trust and stability with global reach. As a European alternative to US- and Israel-based cybersecurity providers, Open Systems is guided by strong principles around sovereignty requirements, regulatory alignment, transparency and shared responsibility - taking clear ownership for security, performance and operational outcomes, helping organizations maintain control in an increasingly complex digital landscape.