AUSTIN, Texas, April 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Global
cybersecurity leader Forcepoint™ today announced that its board of
directors has appointed Matthew P.
Moynahan as chief executive officer effective May 9, 2016. Moynahan, 45, joins Forcepoint with
more than 20 years of experience at some of the world's leading
security and information technology companies. As
Forcepoint's new CEO, Moynahan will lead the company's strategy to
accelerate delivery of a unified, cloud-centric security platform
to an expanding global customer base.
Thomas A. Kennedy, Forcepoint
chairman of the board, and chairman and chief executive officer of
Raytheon Company, commented on the appointment: "Forcepoint was
created to empower organizations to drive their business forward by
safely embracing transformative cybersecurity technologies.
As we conclude our integration activity from last year's
Raytheon|Websense merger, Matt's leadership will enable Forcepoint
to deliver on that promise as the company enters its next phase of
innovation and growth."
"I am honored to join Forcepoint at this exciting point in the
company's history," Moynahan said. "Forcepoint is a new brand with
a proud heritage, and I am committed to empowering this talented
team to realize its full potential as the world's leading security
company."
Moynahan is a seasoned executive with deep security expertise
and a background in sales, product management and general
management roles, as well as strong domain expertise in cloud
services and security intelligence. Since 1996 he has served
in a series of increasingly senior roles at companies including
Reciprocal, Symantec Corporation and Veracode, where he served as
president and CEO. Since 2012, Moynahan has served as
president of Arbor Networks, a fully-owned operating company of the
$20 billion Danaher Corporation,
which was recently acquired by NetScout Systems. Since the
acquisition, Moynahan has served as both a member of NetScout's
senior executive leadership team and president of its newly formed
security division.
Moynahan holds a bachelor's degree in economics from
Williams College and a Master of
Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School.
He currently serves on the board of directors of Care to Compete, a
nonprofit supporting athletes with brain damage and chronic
traumatic encephalopathy; and is a member of the Big Brothers Big
Sisters program.
Moynahan succeeds interim CEO Jim
Hagan, who will remain as Forcepoint chief operating
officer, and previous CEO John
McCormack, who served as CEO of Websense, Inc.,
Raytheon|Websense and Forcepoint from 2013-2016. McCormack will
remain as a strategic advisor to the board of directors through
2016.
About Forcepoint
Forcepoint's portfolio of products safeguards users, data and
networks against the most determined adversaries, from accidental
or malicious insider threats to outside attacks, across the entire
threat lifecycle. Forcepoint protects data everywhere – in the
cloud, on the road, in the office – simplifying compliance and
enabling better decision-making and more efficient security.
Forcepoint empowers organizations to concentrate on what's most
important to them while automating routine security tasks. More
than 20,000 organizations around the world rely on Forcepoint.
Based in Austin, Texas, with
worldwide sales, service, security laboratories and product
development, Forcepoint is a joint venture of Raytheon Company
(NYSE: RTN) and Vista Equity Partners. For more about Forcepoint,
visit www.Forcepoint.com and follow us on Twitter at
@ForcepointSec.
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