Wedge Networks is a Canadian cybersecurity company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta.
The company’s WedgeSecure Platform provides intelligent-edge, network management and security capabilities to larger enterprise and government organizations with in-house network management teams. We also support managed service providers (MSPs) who integrate powerful WedgeSecure edge-security protection into their service offerings using our APIs.
At its core, WedgeSecure includes three foundational components:
WedgeSecure Nucleator – AI-powered detection of novel and known threats.
WedgeSecure IQ – software-defined network orchestration and deep analytics.
WedgeSecure Engine – edge-deployed, real-time traffic inspection and threat response, protecting endpoints without requiring endpoint agents.
The platform supports four deployment-ready packages to manage and secure networks wherever the organization’s edge topology demands: in the cloud, at customer-premises equipment (CPE), embedded in Wi-Fi access points, or hosted on data center servers.The WedgeSecure Platform (previously WedgeARP) and flexible licensing packages, are deployed in some 20 countries securing millions of connected devices. We support our customers from Wedge Networks offices in Calgary and Ottawa, Canada (North America), Brussels, Belgium (EU), and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Asia Pacific).
CEO, CTO and Co-Founder
Dr. Zhang sets the company’s business and technology strategies and leads the development of the WedgeSecure Platform. In prior ventures, he has built multiple successful software products for global markets. Dr. Zhang holds leadership and advisory roles in shaping emerging standards and architectures for next-generation network security, and is a speaker and writer on industry challenges and best practices. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science and a M.Sc. in Computer Engineering.
SVP Government Services
Kevin Higgins is responsible for the introduction of the WedgeSecure Platform to the departments and agencies of the Government of Canada. He has co-founded and built several successful software companies in Canada and MENA. Higgins holds a B.Sc. in Physics from Carleton University.
VP Business Development
With 25 years of experience in the oil and gas, real estate, finance and IT industries, Dr. Amery leads global business development for the company. He completed his undergraduate education in Canada and his post-graduate education in California, earning a Ph.D. in psychology.
VP Special Projects
With broad IT executive experience across system integration, telecommunication and manufacturing companies in North America and Asia, Owen Peng leads the company’s new product initiatives. He holds a B.Eng. in Automation and a M.Eng. in Artificial Intelligence.
VP Technology
Zubair Ashraf leads the company’s cybersecurity research into emerging threats and effective responses building on deep experience at IBM, Microsoft and CrowdStrike. He holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Toronto.
Chairman
As CEO, CTO and Co-founder, Dr. Zhang sets the company’s business and technology strategy and chairs the company’s Board of Directors.
Director
Sheikh Isa bin Khalid Al Khalifa is the Founder and Managing Director of SeaSpring Consulting WLL, a Bahrain-based consulting company introducing leading technology solutions for the IT, oil and gas, metals and mining, and healthcare industries into the GCC region.
Prior to founding SeaSpring Consulting, Sheikh Al Khalifa was a Private Equity Associate with Oasis Capital Bank in Bahrain where he raised over US$245M.
Sheikh Al Khalifa holds a B.Sc. in Economics and Finance, and a M.Sc. in Global Financial Analysis, both from Bentley University.
Dr. Betts is a current and past board director and committee chair of many public and private companies and civil society organizations, including the Bank of Canada, University of New Brunswick Academic Pension Plan and New Brunswick Power.
He has had a distinguished public service career as a Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly with several cabinet appointments including as Minister of Finance. His academic career at the University of New Brunswick as an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Business Administration, and as Assistant Dean of the MBA Programme spans 4 decades.
Dr. Betts holds a B.BA. in Accounting and Business Management from the University of New Brunswick, and a Ph.D. in Management from Queen’s University.
Over his investment banking career Rehan Huda has helped structure and fund many private and public companies in the areas of biotechnology, education and information technology. Currently, he is CEO of Green Sky Labs Inc, a corporate incubator developing innovative technologies in the healthcare sector. In his early career, he was a senior economist with the Canadian federal government.
Huda is a present and past board director and committee chair of many public and private companies.
He holds a B.A. and M.A. in Economics and Psychology from the University of Manitoba.
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Wedge Networks is always looking for talented people to join us in our mission. Please send your resume to HR@WedgeNetworks.com, along with a cover letter describing your interest.