About F5

Executive Profiles

Dave Feringa

Senior Vice President of Sales in North and South America

Dave Feringa is responsible for all F5 sales activities in North and South America, including field sales and engineering, inside sales, and channel strategy. Feringa has over 20 years of sales leadership experience with companies such as Cisco and Lucent Technologies. He has extensive experience leading highly productive teams, developing strategic accounts and sales partnerships, and implementing comprehensive pre- and post-sales practices to improve customer satisfaction. Throughout his career, his teams have also made significant contributions in shaping product direction and acquisition strategies based on market knowledge and customer requirements. Feringa holds a B.A. from Wake Forest University, and lives in New Jersey with his wife and children.


Erik Giesa SVP of Product Management and Product Marketing
Laurie Likai SVP of Human Resources
Mark Kramer SVP Customer Support
Mark Terenzoni SVP Global Manufacturing
Ryan Kearny SVP Product Development
Dean Darwin SVP Worldwide Partner Organization
Thorsten Freitag SVP EMEA Sales
Dave Feringa SVP Americas Sales
Christian Hentschel SVP Japan and Asia Pacific Sales