Exhibit 99.2
For Immediate Release
Blue Coat Names Gordon Brooks Chief Financial Officer
SUNNYVALE, Calif., August 25, 2009– Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), the technology leader inApplication Delivery Networking, today announced the appointment of Gordon C. Brooks to the position of senior vice president and chief financial officer. Mr. Brooks will join the company on September 1, 2009, and comes to Blue Coat with more than 20 years of financial, accounting and merger and acquisition experience.
“I am pleased to welcome Gordon to the Blue Coat executive management team,” said Brian NeSmith, president and chief executive officer, Blue Coat Systems. “Gordon brings tremendous experience and proven judgment and will be a valuable contributor in guiding our company forward as the technology leader in Application Delivery Networking.”
Mr. Brooks will lead Blue Coat’s worldwide finance and accounting organization and will report directly to Brian NeSmith, president and chief executive officer.
Mr. Brooks, age 47, joins Blue Coat from VMware where he served as vice president, corporate finance, following his role as chief financial officer for Spikesource, Inc. Prior to Spikesource, Mr. Brooks served as senior vice president of finance and corporate controller for BEA Systems, Inc. Before BEA Systems, Inc., he served in several other high-tech companies, including Microsoft and WebTV Networks. Mr. Brooks began his career as an auditor for Ernst & Young, LLP. He has a Master of Accounting from the University of Southern California.
About Blue Coat Systems
Blue Coat Systems is the technology leader in Application Delivery Networking. Blue Coat offers an Application Delivery Network Infrastructure that provides the visibility, acceleration and security required to optimize and secure the flow of information to any user, on any network, anywhere. This application intelligence enables enterprises to tightly align network investments with business requirements, speed decision making and secure business applications for long-term competitive advantage. For additional information, please visitwww.bluecoat.com.
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