Link11 completes baton handover. As planned, effective December 31, 2022, Marc Wilczek (COO) will step down from the Executive Board and transition into the company’s newly created Advisory Board as per January 1, 2023. In the future, Jens-Philipp Jung (CEO) will assume responsibility for sales, marketing, and business development, while Karsten Desler (CTO) remains in charge of all Technology-related aspects of the business. Going forward, the company’s strategy will be even more focused upon product development to set the company up for future growth.
Over the past five years, Marc Wilczek has done significant work to grow the company and contributed hugely to its success and expansion. Besides professionalizing sales and marketing, he spearheaded the internationalization of the business with great enthusiasm and initiated, among other things, Link11’s market entry in various countries as well as the acquisition of DOSarrest. Under his leadership, numerous key customers were acquired, and monthly subscription revenues nearly tripled.
“Since joining us in late 2017, Marc Wilczek has supported Link11’s journey with great dedication and professionalized the company structure for the next strategic phase. Together with Marc, we have driven internationalization and business development. We cordially want to thank him for his valuable contribution to sustainably developing and successfully expanding our company,” say Jens-Philipp Jung and Karsten Desler.
With his move to the Advisory Board, he will continue to support the two founders in an advising capacity as a valuable sparring partner and competent companion. “Link11 is a remarkable company, and I have enjoyed giving so much passion to it. I want cordially thank Jens-Philipp Jung and Karsten Desler for their trust, and the executives and all employees for the very positive teamwork. We have achieved an incredible amount together. I am looking forward to supporting the team in my new role as an advisor and as a friend in the future,” adds Marc Wilczek.
Besides this step, the IT company’s management is also building on a solid second management level. With a broad-based management team, a structured sales team and a stronger focus on product development, the company headquartered in Frankfurt am Main is preparing for the next growth phase.
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About Link11
Link11 is the leading European IT security providers in the field of protecting web services and infrastructures against cyber-attacks. Headquartered in Germany, Link11 maintains global locations, including in Europe, North America, and Asia. The company’s cloud-based IT security services help customers avoid business disruptions and strengthen the cyber-resilience of their business networks and critical applications.
Link11’s product portfolio includes a wide range of security services, such as web and infrastructure DDoS protection, Bot Management, Zero-Touch WAF, and Secure CDN Services. According to unanimous analyst opinion (Frost & Sullivan, Gartner a. o.), Link11 offers unique high-performance mitigation across all layers and for all attack vectors, including unknown ones, within seconds. The technological basis for this is Link11’s patented DDoS protection, which relies on machine learning and consistent automation. The company’s global multi-terabit network, which currently has 43 PoPs (Points of Presence), interconnects the DDoS filter clusters and is monitored 24/7 by the Link11 Security Operations Center.
The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) recognizes Link11 as a qualified DDoS protection provider for critical infrastructures. With ISO certification 27001, the company also offers high-level data security processes. Since founded in 2005, Link11 has received multiple awards for its innovative solutions and business growth.
