Brian Ahearn

SVP Worldwide Sales

Lonergan Partners is pleased to announce that Brian Ahearn has been named Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales at Procera Networks. The search was led by Mark Lonergan.

About Brian

Brian has twenty years of senior management experience in telecom and high tech sales, professional services, and product development. He comes to Procera from 2Wire, Inc. (recently acquired by Pace plc), where he lead a team that included account management, field engineering, and professional services to achieve sales of approximately $550 million. Prior to 2Wire, he led the global service provider sales force at Avaya, focused on growing business and market share with major carriers like AT&T and Verizon. Prior to Avaya, he was responsible for selling complex solutions to Sun Microsystem’s largest accounts and carrier clients. He has also held a variety of leadership roles at Telecom New Zealand and was Chief Operating Officer at VoiceLink Systems.

Brian holds an MBA from Massey University and bachelor’s degrees in computer science, mathematics, and psychology from Victoria University.

About Procera

Procera Networks (NASDAQ: PKT) delivers industry-leading Intelligent Policy Enforcement (IPE) solutions for broadband network operators. Procera's PacketLogic solutions enable broadband operators of all types to capitalize on the latest consumer and application trends. As consumers continue to be more dependent on their broadband connections, the stress on the broadband networks will continue to grow. Procera has created a policy enforcement ecosystem to enable the largest operators in the world to become more agile and to capitalize on the latest in broadband applications and trends with innovative service plans.

Brian combines all the elements we were looking for in a sales leader—deep experience with major carriers, excellent knowledge of international markets, and a solid background in networking.

Jim Brear, President & CEO, Procera

I am very pleased to be joining Procera at this time. Procera promises to be one of the great networking companies in the world, and I’m excited about leading their sales efforts.

Brian Ahearn, SVP Worldwide Sales, Procera

Procera has taken the network gateway to a whole new level. It was a pleasure to work with Jim Brear and his team as they become one of the really important companies in heterogeneous networking.

Mark Lonergan, Founder & Managing Partner, Lonergan Partners