Forescout Technologies Inc.the global leader in compliance and cybersecurity for all connected devices, today announced that Barry Mainz has joined the company as CEO, effective immediately.
Barry Mainz brings more than 25 years of leadership experience from infrastructure software and cybersecurity companies. Mainz served as CEO and member of the Board of Directors of MobileIron and also served as President of Wind River Systems, a division of Intel, during key growth years. Additionally, Mainz has held executive, consulting and board positions at private and public companies including Mercury Interactive, Makara (acquired by Red Hat, Inc.) and Sun Microsystems.
“Barry has worked closely with Wael, our Board of Directors and myself over the past few months as we prepare to execute our next phase of growth. Barry is a passionate and inspiring leader who delivers customer value, builds strong teams and drives operational discipline and rigor,” said Greg Clark, chairman of the board of Forescout and former CEO of cybersecurity companies BlueCoat and Symantec. “His experience in scaled and innovative companies makes him an ideal leader to take the company to the next level. Barry rounds out a fantastic team at Forescout and will build on our strong foundation. We are very pleased with Forescout’s results to date and look forward to the new value Forescout will bring to our clients through our acquisitions as well as through our organic development.”
Bryan Taylor, head of Advent’s technology investment team and Managing Partner in Palo Alto, added, “We are delighted with the appointment of Barry as CEO as he brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the role and we are confident that under his leadership the company will continue to thrive and achieve even greater success. We would also like to thank Wael Mohamed for his leadership and significant contribution to Forescout.”
“I am delighted with the work we have done to plan Forescout’s next horizon and look forward to working with our board, strong management team and employees as we execute on our plans,” said Barry Mainz, CEO by Forescout. “Working with Greg and our Board of Directors over the past few months gives me great confidence that we are on the right strategy and will deliver immense value to our clients.”
About Forescout
Forescout Technologies, Inc. provides compliance and cybersecurity for all connected devices including IT, IoT, OT, IoMT and cloud environments. The Forescout platform provides full asset visibility, continuous compliance, network segmentation, and a solid foundation for Zero Trust. For more than 20 years, Fortune 100 organizations and government agencies have trusted Forescout to deliver automated cybersecurity at scale. Forescout arms customers with data-driven intelligence to accurately identify risk and quickly remediate cyberthreats without disrupting critical business assets. www.forescout.com
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