Forescout Technologies Inc., the world leader in compliance and cybersecurity for all connected devices, today announced that Barry Mainz will join the company as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.
Barry Mainz brings more than 25 years of executive leadership experience in cybersecurity and infrastructure software companies. Mainz served as CEO and member of the Board of Directors of MobileIron, and also led Wind River Systems, a division of Intel, as President during key years of growth. In addition, Mainz has held leadership roles as well as advisory and board positions at private and public companies such as Mercury Interactive, Makara (acquired by Red Hat, Inc.) and Sun Microsystems.
“Barry has been working with Wael, our advisor and myself over the last few months as we prepare to execute our next stage of growth. Barry is a passionate and inspiring leader who delivers customer value, builds great teams, and drives operational discipline and rigor,” said Greg Clark, chairman of Forescout and former CEO of cybersecurity companies BlueCoat and Symantec. “His experience in innovative and scaled companies makes him an ideal leader to take the company to the next level. Barry rounds out a fantastic team at Forescout and will be solidly building our foundation. We are pleased with the results of Forescout’s journey to date and excited regarding the new value Forescout is bringing to our customers through our acquisitions as well as our organic development.”
Bryan Taylor, head of Advent’s technology investment team and managing partner in Palo Alto, added, “We are thrilled with the appointment of Barry as CEO, as he brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the role, as well as confidence that under his leadership the company will continue to prosper and achieve even greater success. We also want to thank Wael Mohamed for his leadership and his significant contribution to Forescout.”
“I am very excited regarding the work we have done to plan Forescout’s next horizon and excited to partner with our board, our strong management team and employees as we execute on our plans,” said Barry Mainz, CEO of Forescout. “Working closely with Greg and our board over the last few months gives me a lot of confidence that we are on the right strategy and that we will deliver immense value to our clients.”
About Forescout
Forescout Technologies, Inc. delivers cybersecurity and compliance for all connected devices, including IT, IoT, OT, IoT, and cloud environments. The Forescout platform provides complete 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 relied on Forescout to deliver automated cybersecurity at scale. Forescout equips clients with data-driven intelligence to accurately detect risks and quickly remediate cyber threats without disrupting critical business assets. www.forescout.com
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