Sophos Group (SOPH) 2017年年度报告「LSE」.pdf

1、22017 Annual Report and AccountsINTRODUCTIONHighlights 01Investment Proposition 02Financial Stability and Visibility 04Chairmans Statement 06STRATEGIC REPORTMarkets 10Business Model 12Focus on Strategic Priorities 14Key Performance Indicators 15Chief Executive Officers Statement 16Q&A With Managemen

2、t Team 19Product Review 24Financial Review 28Principal Risks and Risk Management 34Corporate Responsibility Report 38GOVERNANCEBoard of Directors 42Corporate Governance Statement 46Nomination Committee Report 54Audit and Risk Committee Report 57Disclosure Committee 64Annual Statement of the Remunera

3、tion Committee Chairman 65Directors Remuneration Policy 67Annual Report on Remuneration 77Directors Report 88FINANCIAL STATEMENTSIndependent Auditors Report 96Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes 100Company Financial Statements and Notes 152Glossary 156Company Information 157A Proven Global L

4、eader in Delivering Innovative,Simple and Highly Effective Cybersecurity SolutionsThe Sophos Group is a leading global provider of cloud-enabled enduser and network security solutions,offering organisations end-to-end protection against known and unknown IT security threats through products that are

5、 easy to install,configure,update and maintain.The Group has more than 30 years of experience in enterprise security and has built a portfolio of products that protect more than 260,000 organisations and more than 100 million endusers in 150 countries across a variety of industries.ANOTHER HIGHLY SU

6、CCESSFUL YEAR IN WHICH SOPHOS MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS AGAINST ITS STRATEGIC OBJECTIVESHIGHLIGHTS Strong momentum across all regions and products Renewal rates from existing customers improved further Sophos Central remained a core driver of our business Focus on driving growth in our channel and c