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Trend Micro may be a global organization of more than 5,000 employees, but we\u2019re also a tight-knit family. So it was with great sadness and shock that we heard of the passing of Tamir Segal, who has served as our Israel Country Manager for the past eight years. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this difficult time.<\/p>\n
Making a difference<\/strong><\/p>\n Tamir enriched the lives of everyone he worked with \u2014 as evidenced by the huge outpouring of sadness and sympathy that greeted the news of his untimely passing. We\u2019ve been inundated with tributes to the man. They tell of an optimistic, kind, smart and creative talent, a dedicated and modest but energetic and bright member of the team. Tamir was an inspirational manager \u2014 someone who always took the time to listen and consult his team, but also led by example. And he was a fantastic sales person, regularly pulling in major six-figure wins.<\/p>\n The scores of endorsements on Tamir\u2019s LinkedIn profile page will tell you of the high esteem in which he was held by partners, colleagues and everyone he worked with. As CEO of several start-ups in the 1990s Tamir honed his entrepreneurial flair. Most notably, as boss of New Age Ventures, he helped to build what became a global success story in Playtech \u2014 now the world\u2019s largest supplier of online gaming and sports betting software.<\/p>\n Joining Trend Micro in 2010 from internet company Walla! Communications, Tamir became a key strategic figure, his humour and kindness winning him friends wherever he went.<\/p>\n Some tributes<\/strong><\/p>\n We don\u2019t have the space to republish all of the huge number of tributes we\u2019ve received to our much-loved colleague Tamir. Here\u2019s a relatively small selection which will hopefully still illustrate just how much he meant to those he worked with:<\/p>\n
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