ADAMnetworks Appoints Philippe Johnston as Field CIO and Strategic Advisor

Veteran CIO and Digital Transformation Leader Joins ADAMnetworks to Drive Global Growth and Cybersecurity Innovation

OTTAWA, Canada--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ADAMnetworks, a Canadian born cybersecurity leader in Preemptive Security and pioneer of Zero Trust AI secure enablement, today announced the appointment of Philippe Johnston as Field CIO and Strategic Advisor.

The appointment reflects ADAMnetworks’ expansion into enterprise, government, and global cybersecurity markets. As organizations increasingly seek practical solutions to prevent AI enhanced ransomware, data exfiltration, and cyberattacks before they spread, ADAMnetworks continues to lead the way with innovative preemptive measures.

In his new role, Johnston will collaborate closely with the executive team to shape the company’s global strategy, strengthen relationships with government and enterprise leaders, and provide strategic direction across AI cybersecurity, digital transformation, and innovation initiatives.

Johnston is widely recognized as one of Canada’s most respected technology executives and digital transformation leaders. Over a distinguished career spanning multiple decades, he has held senior executive leadership roles as Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) across numerous federal government departments and agencies. He has led national-scale transformation programs, modernized critical IT infrastructures, strengthened cyber resilience strategies, and supported digital operations impacting millions of Canadians and critical government services. He was also recognized as one of Canada’s Top Tech Influencers in 2022 from IT World Magazine.

Johnston also served as President of the CIO Association of Canada (CIOCAN), where he championed innovation, leadership, and the advancement of Canada’s digital economy. His contributions to technology leadership and public sector modernization have earned him national recognition, including the prestigious CIOCAN Lifetime Achievement Award.

“Philippe brings a unique combination of executive leadership, cybersecurity expertise, and trusted relationships across both government and industry,” said David Redekop, CEO and Founder of ADAMnetworks. “As organizations globalize their search for defenses against AI-orchestrated threats and Zero Day attacks (such as what is embodied in the industry by Mythos), Philippe’s influence will accelerate our growth and help secure mission-critical operations and infrastructure worldwide.”

As Field CIO, Johnston will represent ADAMnetworks to global enterprise and government leaders, helping them rethink their approach to ransomware prevention and network protection.

“Cybersecurity can no longer be reactive,” said Johnston. “Organizations must adopt prevention and containment strategies that stop attacks before they become a crisis. ADAMnetworks offers a fundamentally different approach than I’ve seen before; solving the problem of novel threats like AI augmented ransomware and data exfiltration before they can execute. These are the tools I wish I had in the field, and I’m excited to help make them widely available.”

ADAMnetworks continues to enhance its focus on protecting critical infrastructure through its agentless, Preemptive Defense platform. The platform is specifically designed to stop ransomware propagation and data exfiltration through Zero Trust Connectivity before an attack can spread.

About ADAMnetworks

ADAMnetworks is a market leader in preemptive security and the creator of the world’s first Zero Trust resolver, enabling defenders to protect against advanced threats before they can execute or even be detected by conventional security tools. Its flagship solution, adam:ONE® facilitates AI enhanced Zero Trust connectivity to secure mission critical operations, agentic AI deployments, and protects organizations against novel threats without needing to rely on detecting the intrusion to neutralize the threat.