About F5

Executive Profiles

Christian Hentschel

Senior Vice President of Sales in Asia Pacific and Japan

Christian Hentschel joined F5 in October 2010 and is Senior Vice President of Sales in Asia Pacific and Japan. Based in Singapore, Christian is responsible for growing the F5 business across 14 countries in the region. Christian has more than 17 years of experience in the technology market. Prior to F5, Christian held various positions in the Asia Pacific region and Germany during a successful 13-year career at Cisco, where he gained expertise in sales and channel leadership, business development, and product marketing. Christian has a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Business Studies from Germany's Worms University of Applied Sciences.


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