Securonix Appoints Kash Shaikh as President and Chief Executive Officer
30 Julio 2024 - 7:55AM
Business Wire
Seasoned Enterprise Technology Executive with
Fortune 50 Experience Brings a Distinguished Record of Driving
Profitable Growth Across Software, SaaS, and AI Infrastructure
Markets
Securonix, Inc., a five-time Gartner Magic Quadrant
Cybersecurity leader in Security Information and Event Management
(SIEM), today announced that Kash Shaikh has been appointed
President and Chief Executive Officer and member of its Board of
Directors, effective immediately.
Shaikh has over 30 years of experience of fostering business
transformation and delivering innovative technology solutions for
global enterprise organizations. He most recently served as
President and CEO of Virtana, a leading hybrid-cloud infrastructure
observability solutions provider. Prior to Virtana, Shaikh served
as Global Vice President and General Manager for Dell’s Enterprise
Solutions Unit. Shaikh has also held leadership and executive
positions at Ruckus Wireless, Hewlett Packard, Cisco, and Nortel
Networks.
"I am honored to join Securonix, a pioneer in the cybersecurity
industry and a five-time leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for
SIEM. With its best-in-class, innovative unified platform offering
SIEM, SOAR, and UEBA, Securonix is at a pivotal moment for both the
company and the industry,” said Kash Shaikh, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Securonix. “As the chosen SIEM provider by
1,000 of the world's largest and most respected enterprise
customers, Securonix is well-positioned for its next phase of
profitable growth. The company's success relies on continuous
innovation and strong relationships with customers and partners. I
am excited to bring my customer-centric approach and servant
leadership to achieve our mission of securing the world by staying
ahead of cyber threats.”
“Kash is a veteran, customer-focused technology executive with
extensive experience leading and scaling businesses providing
mission-critical software products to enterprise customers around
the world,” said Nadeem Syed, Senior Managing Director and Head of
Value Creation at Vista Equity Partners and Securonix board member.
“We look forward to working closely with Kash and the entire
Securonix team during this exciting next phase of accelerated
profitable growth.”
Shaikh succeeds Nayaki Nayyar, who, after leading Securonix on a
path toward profitable growth and further advancing Securonix's
strong legacy of innovation by introducing Unified Defense SIEM and
Securonix EON - AI-Reinforced CyberOps Platform, has decided to
step down and focus the next phase of her career on public Board
service. The Board of Directors, Advisory Board members, and all
our employees thank Nayaki and wish her all the best in her future
endeavors.
About Securonix
Securonix is pushing forward in its mission to secure the world
by staying ahead of cyber threats, reinforcing all layers of its
platform with AI capabilities. Securonix Unified Defense SIEM
provides organizations with the first and only AI-Reinforced
solution built with a cybersecurity mesh architecture on a highly
scalable data cloud. The innovative cloud-native solution is
enhanced by Securonix EON to deliver a frictionless CyberOps
experience and enables organizations to scale up their security
operations and keep up with evolving threats. For more information
visit www.securonix.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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Caren Auchman cauchman@securonix.com