Forcepoint Names John Sorensen as Senior Vice President of Americas Sales

Seasoned cybersecurity sales leader to accelerate adoption of Forcepoint’s Self-Aware Data Security across the enterprise and government markets

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global cybersecurity leader Forcepoint today announced John Sorensen has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Americas Sales. He will focus on field execution, strengthening partner engagement and aligning closely with customer priorities while reshaping the Americas sales organization for how data is protected today in the AI era. Sorensen will report to Rick Hanson, President of Go-to-Market.

Organizations face a widening visibility-to-control gap as sensitive data moves fluidly across tools, teams and formats — generated by AI automation, shared in documents and collaboration apps, or pulled into analyses far from where it began. Traditional tools may detect a risky action forming but often cannot respond quickly or accurately enough to prevent a breach or compliance failure. As data becomes both a catalyst for innovation and a growing source of exposure, customers need clearer, more immediate ways to intervene, not simply observing, when risk emerges.

Forcepoint’s AI-native data security approach closes that gap by helping customers identify sensitive data in context, understand how it is being used, evaluate intent and risk signals, and automate protection within a unified, single-policy framework. Delivered through Forcepoint’s Data Security Cloud, recent advances in deep discovery, classification, risk scoring and continuous protection enable organizations to translate visibility into accurate and precise control across modern enterprises and government environments.

Sorensen brings more than three decades of security and technology leadership to Forcepoint. He most recently served as Vice President of Global Sales for Data Security at Entrust. He also brings prior Forcepoint leadership experience, having previously served as the company’s Vice President of Global Sales Strategy and Execution — perspective that strengthens continuity at a time when customers are reassessing data protection. Earlier in his career, he held executive roles at Symantec, RSA Security and McAfee, with responsibilities spanning revenue strategy, channel expansion and leading high-performing sales teams.

“John returns to Forcepoint at a pivotal moment for the company and the industry,” said Hanson, Forcepoint’s President of Go-to-Market. “Customers want a simpler, AI-driven way to control data risk across cloud, SaaS, endpoint and emerging AI workflows. John’s leadership, deep data-security experience and trusted relationships across the partner ecosystem make him an ideal fit to scale our momentum in the Americas.”

“Forcepoint is reshaping how leaders think about data security,” said Sorensen. “Forcepoint Data Security Cloud gives customers a direct way to close the gap between identifying risk and acting on it, a critical need today. As data becomes both the center of opportunity and risk, customers and partners need security solutions that bring clarity and control without slowing innovation. Joining Forcepoint is an opportunity to help them meet this challenge as they embrace GenAI and navigate rising compliance demands worldwide.

Security leaders and analysts researching actionable strategies to manage AI-driven data risks can access on-demand sessions from AWARE 2025, Forcepoint’s annual virtual user conference on AI and data risk.

About Forcepoint

Forcepoint enables Self-Aware Data Security, an AI-native approach that helps enterprises and governments know their data everywhere, adapt to evolving risks and regulations in real-time, and protect at scale with a unified, single-policy framework. Based in Austin, Texas, Forcepoint creates safe, trusted environments for customers and their employees in more than 150 countries.