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Trellix Strengthens Focus on Customer Engagement and Regulated Industries with Executive Appointments

Cybersecurity industry veteran Nanhi Singh, additional leaders join to accelerate customer value and success

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Trellix, the company delivering the future of AI-powered cybersecurity, today announced the appointment and promotion of members to the Trellix executive leadership team. These appointments enable Trellix to wrap all operations and functions around customer value as Trellix enters its next phase of growth, focused on driving innovation, customer experience, and market expansion.

“Trellix customers are some of the most important organizations in the world. We exist to serve and protect them, and this year, our customers will see us invest in their success with intensity and focus,” said Vishal Rao, CEO, Trellix.

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Nanhi Singh joins Trellix as President, Chief Customer Officer (CCO), while James Denena and Joe Gonyea, have joined as EVP, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and EVP, Chief Legal Officer (CLO), respectively. Further, Kenneth Kartsen was promoted to SVP, Global Public Sector, joining the executive leadership team.

“Trellix customers are some of the most important organizations in the world. We exist to serve and protect them, and this year, our customers will see us invest in their success with intensity and focus,” said Vishal Rao, CEO, Trellix. “Nanhi brings tremendous talent and experience as a customer advocate and strategist to Trellix. With her leadership and these additional appointments, I have every confidence our leadership team will guide Trellix to new growth and to realize new value for our customer base.”

Expanding customer value
As President, CCO, Singh will lead all portions of customer engagement post-sales, including customer health, education services, professional services, support, and customer marketing, to drive customer value and ensure a consistent feedback loop for Trellix. She joins Trellix from Thales Cloud Security, where she was chief customer officer and general manager of application security. She’s previously held executive and senior roles supporting customers at leading organizations, including Imperva, Symantec, Blue Coat, Nokia, and NIIT.

“Trellix secures critical infrastructure, advances business resilience, and makes it possible for everything to be done safely and securely for our customers,” said Nanhi Singh, President, CCO, Trellix. “I’m eager to collaborate with our people, partners, and customers in this role to create an exceptional customer experience.”

Denena comes to Trellix from sister company Skyhigh Security, and leads finance at both organizations, including financial planning and analysis, accounting, global compliance, tax, treasury, and investor relations, and brings extensive financial, operational, and strategic experience at both public and private companies. Gonyea specializes in business transformation and corporate development, with a focus on rapid and efficient growth, and leads the Trellix and Skyhigh Security global legal teams.

Focus on regulated industries
Public sector organizations and enterprises require best in class security technology to enable them to stay ahead of threats so they can prioritize their own resilience and success. Trellix serves customers extensively across the public sector, government, and other regulated industries and aims to be the first and only choice in their security. As SVP, Global Public Sector, Kartsen guides business operations and field sales for the company’s largest verticals inclusive of Federal, State, and Local Government; Critical Infrastructure; Defense; Higher Education; Healthcare; and more.

“The pressurized threat landscape, especially when it comes to heavily regulated sectors and segments, creates great relevance for Trellix to deepen its customer relationships and deliver innovation specific to these industries,” said Kenneth Kartsen, SVP, Global Public Sector.

About Trellix
Trellix is a global company redefining the future of cybersecurity and soulful work. The company’s comprehensive, open and native cybersecurity platform helps organizations confronted by today’s most advanced threats gain confidence in the protection and resilience of their operations. Trellix, along with an extensive partner ecosystem, accelerates technology innovation through artificial intelligence, automation, and analytics to empower over 50,000 business and government customers with responsibly architected security. More at https://trellix.com.

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Headquarters: San Jose, California
CEO: Vishal Rao
Employees: 5000
Organization: PRI

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Trellix announced the appointment and promotion of members to its executive leadership team.
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