Phil Saunders leads all of SafeNet's global sales and customer service functions, including direct and indirect sales, sales operations, maintenance services, order administration, as well as a global team of technical support specialists.

Mr. Saunders originally joined SafeNet in 1996 as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development where he was responsible for developing strategic relationships with leading companies to drive valuation, revenues and long-term viability. Mr. Saunders led SafeNet’s marketing transformation of the company’s product line, brand image and revenue model.

During the two years Mr. Saunders left SafeNet, he was Senior Vice President of Business Development at OpenReach (now known as Corente), a security services and application provider. While at OpenReach, he led a team focused on establishing joint ventures and other strategic engagements with leading telco, technology, and consulting firms around the globe.

In 2002, Mr. Saunders returned to SafeNet and since that time has held several highly successful positions in Sales and Marketing, including Vice President, Worldwide Enterprise Sales, Vice President of Americas Sales, and Vice President and General Manager of the Borderless Security Business Unit. In July of 2006, Mr. Saunders was promoted to Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales, where he is responsible for delivering the company’s overall revenue and senior sales leadership across all business lines globally. Mr. Saunders is also responsible for joining forces with the business unit product and marketing groups to ensure accurate and rich representation of SafeNet products in the marketplace.

Before joining SafeNet, Mr. Saunders was Director of Sales at Nuera Communications for a newly formed business unit focused on global service providers. Mr. Saunders has received numerous leadership awards for his outstanding achievements including awards from the American Marketing Association (AMA) and has an M.B.A. from Seton Hall University’s W. Paul Stillman School of Business.