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Tripwire Appoints Mitchell Jukanovich VP Of Federal Sales

Tripwire has appointed Mitchell Jukanovich as vice president of federal sales. In this role, Mr. Jukanovich will be responsible for the leadership and management of sales in the public sector.

Previously, Mr. Jukanovich was the senior director of intelligence and international sales for Raytheon|Websense, now named Forcepoint. Prior to joining Raytheon, Mr. Jukanovich served as vice president of advanced solutions at DTECH LABS. He has also held senior positions with Intelligent Decisions and Northrop Grumman.

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