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Orange Cyberdefense: Geographic Expansion
Orange Cyberdefense established new offices in Barcelona and Madrid with initial team of 100 experts, launching a Security Centre and localizing services for Spanish businesses. Operating under parent company MasOrange, targeting €400M+ in public sector tenders.
Source: Mobile World Live
The leadership read
Market entry of this kind typically deepens demand for cybersecurity leadership bench strength in the region over the following 12–18 months.
Market context: This lands while the Talent Market Index reads 112.9 (Hot) — up 11.4 versus the prior month — and EMEA signal share is easing (-3.2pts).
Orange Cyberdefense: 1 signal in the last 90 days — in line with the Cybersecurity median of 1 across 32 tracked companies; 0.1% of MitchelLake's EMEA signal flow.
Market entry — the MitchelLake playbook
When a company expands into a new market, the first leadership hires decide whether it lands. A selection of market entries we've run:
Market entry · Oceania
Square
Executive Search Fintech
Market entry
Dropbox
Executive Search for SaaS
Market entry · Asia
Deliveroo
Executive Search in ASEAN
Market entry · Oceania
SurveyMonkey
Managing Director APAC (first hire in region) / Country Manager
Market entry · Asia
LivePerson
Director ASEAN (first hire in region); also Head of Presales APAC
Market entry · Oceania
Etsy
Managing Director, Australia + Asia (MD APAC)
MitchelLake in this thematic
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Product Launch · EMEA
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