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Orca Security Appoints Rachel Nislick as Chief Marketing Officer

Established cybersecurity marketing leader to accelerate global growth and advance Orca’s AI-first cloud security vision

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orca Security, the pioneer of agentless cloud security, today announced the appointment of Rachel Nislick as Chief Marketing Officer. Nislick brings more than 25 years of experience building and scaling global marketing organizations for some of the most recognized companies in cybersecurity.

Nislick will lead Orca’s global marketing strategy, driving brand, demand generation, product marketing and communications as the company continues to expand its AI-powered cloud security platform. Her appointment comes at a time of rapid innovation and growth for Orca, as enterprises seek to simplify security operations, reduce tool sprawl and secure increasingly complex multi-cloud and AI environments.

“Rachel is a transformational marketing leader with a proven track record of helping cybersecurity companies scale from momentum to market leadership,” said Gil Geron, CEO and co-founder of Orca Security. “As Orca continues its rapid growth, her leadership will be pivotal in amplifying our global brand, accelerating revenue, and positioning our AI-powered platform as the standard for securing today’s complex cloud environments. Rachel will help us convert innovation into category dominance.”

Most recently, Nislick served as Vice President of Revenue Marketing at Darktrace, where she led global demand generation, pipeline acceleration, and go-to-market initiatives, contributing to the company’s scale toward $1B in ARR and played a key role in its take-private acquisition by Thoma Bravo. Prior to that, she was VP of Growth Marketing at Mimecast, where she helped drive the company’s growth journey from $150M toward $1B in ARR and was part of its acquisition by Permira. Additionally, she held senior marketing roles at Veracode and PTC, building deep expertise across the full marketing function and significantly contributing to long-term growth.

Nislick is recognized for building collaborative, high-performing teams and for fostering strong cross-functional alignment across sales, product and customer success. Her leadership philosophy reflects Orca’s belief that security is a team sport, requiring close partnership across security, IT and DevOps to drive meaningful outcomes.

“Orca is redefining how organizations approach cloud security,” said Nislick. “Its independent, innovation-first mindset and AI-powered unified platform give customers the visibility, speed and clarity they need to protect and scale their cloud environments. I am excited to join a company that is empowering security teams to reduce complexity, demonstrate clear ROI and turn cloud security into a strategic advantage.”

With Nislick’s addition, Orca deepens its investment in building a world-class leadership team focused on scale, innovation, and customer impact. The company remains committed to advancing its unified, AI-driven platform, helping organizations simplify cloud security, eliminate tool sprawl, and achieve durable, future-ready protection.

About Orca Security
Orca enables organizations to make cloud security a strategic advantage. With the most comprehensive coverage and visibility across multi-cloud environments, the agentless-first Orca Platform unites teams to eliminate complexities, vulnerabilities and risks. Backed by Temasek, CapitalG, ICONIQ Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Notable and others, Orca is trusted by hundreds of organizations, including SAP, Gannett, Autodesk, Lemonade and Digital Turbine. Connect your first account in minutes: https://orca.security or book a personalized demo.

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Kaileigh Higgins
orcasecurity@inkhouse.com

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