Posted by Mumbai: Securonix, Inc., a cybersecurity major in Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), has announced the appointment of Kash Shaikh as the President and CEO and member of its Board of Directors, effective immediately.
Kash is succeeding Nayaki Nayyar, who has decided to step down from the CEO’s role to pursue her career in public Board service. Nayyar joined Securonix in December 2022.
Kash has over 30 years of experience in fostering business transformation and delivering innovative technology solutions for global enterprise organisations. He most recently served as President and CEO of Virtana, a leading hybrid-cloud infrastructure observability solutions provider.
Before Virtana, Shaikh served as Global VP and GM for Dell’s Enterprise Solutions Unit. He has also held leadership and executive positions at Ruckus Wireless, Hewlett Packard, Cisco, and Nortel Networks.
“I am honoured to join Securonix, a pioneer in the cybersecurity industry and a five-time leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for SIEM. With its best-in-class, innovative unified platform offering SIEM, SOAR, and UEBA, Securonix is at a pivotal moment for both the company and the industry,” said Kash Shaikh, President and CEO of Securonix.
“As the chosen SIEM provider by 1,000 of the world’s largest and most respected enterprise customers, Securonix is well-positioned for its next phase of profitable growth. The company’s success relies on continuous innovation and strong relationships with customers and partners. I am excited to bring my customer-centric approach and servant leadership to achieve our mission of securing the world by staying ahead of cyber threats,” added Shaikh.
“Kash is a veteran, customer-focused technology executive with extensive experience leading and scaling businesses providing mission-critical software products to enterprise customers around the world,” said Nadeem Syed, Vista Equity Partners‘ Senior MD and Head of Value Creation and Securonix board member.
“We look forward to working closely with Kash and the entire Securonix team during this exciting next phase of accelerated profitable growth,” added Syed.
Under former CEO Nayyar, Securonix moved on a path toward profitable growth and further advancing Securonix’s strong legacy of innovation by introducing Unified Defense SIEM and Securonix EON – AI-Reinforced CyberOps Platform.
The Board of Directors, Advisory Board members, and all our employees thank Nayaki and wish her all the best in her future endeavours.