WSO2 expands Executive Team to advance customer adoption worldwide

WSO2 has announced the addition of two executives: Jeff Paul and Isabelle Mauny. 

Together, they will play strategic roles in expanding global adoption of WSO2’s offerings via initiatives aimed at customer advocacy, education, and counsel.

Jeff Paul joins WSO2 as senior vice president and global head of sales. He brings more than two decades of technology sales experience, including vice president roles at Red Hat, Intel and IBM.

Isabelle Mauny rejoins WSO2 as vice president – chief developer advocate. She has 25-plus years of integration and API industry experience, including roles as a 42Crunch co-founder and WSO2 vice president of product management.

Jeff Paul splits time between Bozeman, Montana and Southern California. As senior vice president and global head of sales, Jeff will spearhead WSO2’s global go-to-market and sales strategies, as well as customer impact across all industry verticals. 

Before joining WSO2, Jeff served as the west region vice president of sales for Red Hat where he was responsible for the company’s entire open-source software and services portfolio for all enterprise and commercial customers. 

Prior to Red Hat, Jeff worked as the general manager and global vice president for Intel where he led the API management business, industry solutions, and independent software vendor (ISV) and systems integrator (SI) sales. Prior to Intel, Jeff spent 17 years with IBM, rising to the role of vice president – worldwide enterprise marketing management sales.

Isabelle Mauny is based in Madrid, Spain. As vice president – chief developer advocate, Isabelle will act as a key bridge between WSO2’s engineering teams and the global developer community. 

Additionally, she will provide strategic guidance to enterprise customers and partners as a field CTO for Europe. Previously, Isabelle focused on API security at 42Crunch, a company she co-founded in 2017, serving as CTO. 

Prior to 42Crunch, Isabelle was vice president of product management at WSO2 for five years. She has deep experience in implementing complex enterprise architectures, working with numerous Forbes 500 companies, and helping place products in lead positions within tier-one analyst reports.