Securonix Appoints Kash Shaikh as President and CEO
Securonix, Inc., a five-time Gartner Magic Quadrant Cybersecurity leader in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), announced that Kash Shaikh has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer and member of its Board of Directors, effective immediately.
Kash 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.”
Kash 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.
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