Darktrace bolsters expansion plans with double C-suite appointment
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Darktrace bolsters expansion plans with double C-suite appointment
"In an announcement, Darktrace said the pair's arrival marks the next stage of its plans to scale its global operations and deliver sustainable growth. "I'm thrilled to welcome Suman and Hein to the executive team," said Dartrace CEO, Jill Popelka. "Hein leads with a deep focus on customer excellence, and Suman brings exceptional global finance experience from high-growth software businesses. Their expertise will be critical as we continue to scale and transform.""
"The seasoned industry executives add more than 40 years combined leadership experience across finance and go-to-market functions at enterprise software companies. As CFO, Raju will head up the cyber security vendor's financial strategy and execution, ensuring alignment of resources and investment to support long-term goals, while new CRO Hellemons will lead global sales and solutions engineering with a focus on strengthening customer engagement across industries."
"Raju brings extensive experience in scaling public and private B2B enterprise SaaS companies and steering global finance organizations through periods of transformation. Most recently, he served as CFO at Ivalua, where he helped to prepare the company for public markets, led strategic transactions, and is credited with driving growth in recurring revenue and profitability. He has also previously held the same title at Crownpeak Technologies and SAP Ariba."
Darktrace appointed Samun Raju as chief financial officer and Hein Hellemons as chief revenue officer. The executives bring more than 40 years of combined leadership across finance and go-to-market functions at enterprise software companies. Raju will lead financial strategy and execution to align resources and investments for long-term objectives. Hellemons will oversee global sales and solutions engineering with a focus on strengthening customer engagement across industries. The hires aim to scale global operations and deliver sustainable growth amid industry transformation driven by AI. Raju previously served as CFO at Ivalua and held finance roles at Crownpeak Technologies and SAP Ariba.
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