KnowBe4 announced that cybersecurity industry veteran Bryan Palma has been appointed president and chief executive officer of KnowBe4, effective May 5. KnowBe4’s founder and current chief executive officer Stu Sjouwerman has transitioned to the role of executive chairman.
Palma is a highly regarded technology executive with over twenty-five years of experience and a proven track record of scaling global technology enterprises by driving profitable growth, improving customer experience, and delivering operational agility. Most recently, he was the chief executive officer of Trellix, a multi-billion dollar cybersecurity market leader formed through the merger of FireEye and McAfee Enterprise. Prior to joining Trellix, he guided some of the world’s leading organizations through pivotal technology and business transformations including Cisco, Boeing, EDS, PepsiCo, and the US Secret Service. Palma earned a masters of business administration from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, masters of education from the University of Maryland, and bachelor of arts from the University of Richmond. Palma serves on the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee and the CloudBees board of directors.
Executive chairman, Stu Sjouwerman founded KnowBe4 over fifteen years ago and over the last two decades has led the company through multiple rounds of venture capital funding, executed key strategic acquisitions, successfully led a public offering, and grew KnowBe4 to serve over 70,000 customers.
For more information on KnowBe4, visit www.knowbe4.com.
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KnowBe4 Appoints Bryan Palma as President and CEO
KnowBe4 announced that cybersecurity industry veteran Bryan Palma has been appointed president and chief executive officer of KnowBe4, effective May 5. KnowBe4’s founder and current chief executive officer Stu Sjouwerman has transitioned to the role of executive chairman.
Palma is a highly regarded technology executive with over twenty-five years of experience and a proven track record of scaling global technology enterprises by driving profitable growth, improving customer experience, and delivering operational agility. Most recently, he was the chief executive officer of Trellix, a multi-billion dollar cybersecurity market leader formed through the merger of FireEye and McAfee Enterprise. Prior to joining Trellix, he guided some of the world’s leading organizations through pivotal technology and business transformations including Cisco, Boeing, EDS, PepsiCo, and the US Secret Service. Palma earned a masters of business administration from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, masters of education from the University of Maryland, and bachelor of arts from the University of Richmond. Palma serves on the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee and the CloudBees board of directors.
Executive chairman, Stu Sjouwerman founded KnowBe4 over fifteen years ago and over the last two decades has led the company through multiple rounds of venture capital funding, executed key strategic acquisitions, successfully led a public offering, and grew KnowBe4 to serve over 70,000 customers.
For more information on KnowBe4, visit www.knowbe4.com.
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