--- title: "New Country Manager of Fortinet Colombia - Ventas de Seguridad" description: "The latest news for Latin American integrators, contractors and wholesalers in electronic security." url: "https://www.ventasdeseguridad.com/en/news/latest-news/430-people/16802-new-country-manager-of-fortinet-colombia.html" date: "2026-07-23T15:09:47+00:00" language: "en-GB" --- # [ New Country Manager of Fortinet Colombia](https://www.ventasdeseguridad.com/en/news/latest-news/430-people/16802-new-country-manager-of-fortinet-colombia.html "New Country Manager of Fortinet Colombia") Details 04 April 2016 ![](https://www.ventasdeseguridad.com/images/stories/VDS/fortinetnombra.jpg)*Colombia.* Fortinet unveiled the company's new structure in Colombia to continue its growth objective. Juan Carlos Puentes was appointed as the new manager of Fortinet Colombia, with a senior management profile. The role of the new general manager of Fortinet Colombia, is born from the great performance that Colombia has had in recent years in the region and for that reason, the company is betting on a growth and strengthening of the team of professionals of the company and the network of business partners and wholesalers that grow more and more in the market. "We are very happy for the incorporation of Juan Carlos Puentes to the Fortinet Colombia team, he is a great leader who has achieved significant achievements in the technology industry and has had important recognitions in the sector in recent years," says Nuno Mantinhas, sales director of Fortinet, for Latin America and the Caribbean. Juan Carlos' main objective is to direct the growth and positioning of Fortinet in the Colombian market as the number one company in cybersecurity. Thanks to his impeccable professional career, Juan Carlos Puentes, has more than 22 years of experience in the IT sector through several regional and country managements. - Publicidad - Fortinet already has more than 4 years of experience in Colombia, the company is projected to grow further in 2016 in structure, operations and sales, thanks to the experience of Juan Carlos Puentes and the entire team in the technology industry. One of its main challenges is to lead the strategy and positioning of Fortinet as the number one player in Colombia in terms of cybersecurity for all industries and take advantage of the great moment of the Internet of Things, where we require structures designed to guarantee cybersecurity. "My interest is to develop and strengthen the skills and competences of my collaborators (Fortinet Professionals, Distributors and Business Associates) and generate a synergy in the Colombian market with the support of academia, guilds and companies in the private / public sector that day by day are contributing to the topic of computer security" highlights Juan Carlos Puentes, manager of Fortinet Colombia. ![Santiago Jaramillo](https://www.ventasdeseguridad.com/images/latinpress/editor-sjaramillo.jpeg) Santiago JaramilloEmail: sjaramillo@latinpressinc.com Editor Comunicador social y periodista con más de 15 años de trayectoria en medios digitales e impresos especializados para América Latina. 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