SANTA CLARA, Calif.,
March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW), the global cybersecurity
leader, today announced the appointment of Dipak Golechha to the role of chief financial
officer, effective immediately. Golechha will succeed Luis Visoso.
A seasoned finance leader, Golechha joined Palo Alto Networks in
late 2020 as senior vice president of finance. Golechha spent 18
years at Procter & Gamble, including in roles as divisional CFO
and chief operating officer. Golechha also served for four years as
CEO of Excelligence Learning Corporation, a privately held
tech-enabled education company.
Jean Compeau is being appointed
deputy CFO, and will remain senior vice president and chief
accounting officer, taking on more responsibility within the
finance organization. Compeau joined Palo Alto Networks in her
current capacity in 2012.
"Our world-class finance team has supported our company's
transformation from leadership in network security to being at the
vanguard of Cloud and AI," said Nikesh
Arora, CEO and chairman, Palo Alto Networks. "We're grateful
to the whole team for setting us on a solid path for further
growth, which Dipak and Jean will take forward. We thank Luis for
his contributions and wish him the best in his new role."
"I've seen firsthand the deep bench of expertise in this
finance team," said incoming CFO Golechha. "I couldn't be more
excited to lead us forward and help create further value for
shareholders and the company with the innovative work they have
been doing."
Visoso departs Palo Alto Networks to become CFO of Unity, where
he has served as a board member.
About Palo Alto Networks
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the cloud-centric future with technology that is transforming the
way people and organizations operate. Our mission is to be the
cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of
life. We help address the world's greatest security challenges with
continuous innovation that seizes the latest breakthroughs in
artificial intelligence, analytics, automation, and orchestration.
By delivering an integrated platform and empowering a growing
ecosystem of partners, we are at the forefront of protecting tens
of thousands of organizations across clouds, networks, and mobile
devices. Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more
secure than the one before. For more information, visit
www.paloaltonetworks.com.
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