Frederiksen joins Heimdal to accelerate its rapid revenue growth
and enhance the delivery of its unified cybersecurity platform
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May 8, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Heimdal®, a global leader in
cybersecurity solutions, is excited to announce the appointment
of Jesper Frederiksen as its new Chief Executive Officer.
Bringing a wealth of experience from the SaaS and cloud security
sectors, Frederiksen is renowned for his expertise in scaling IT
technology organizations and enhancing their global presence
through innovative Go-to-Market strategies.
His leadership is characterized by a relentless focus on partner
and customer centricity alongside technological excellence.
Frederiksen joins Heimdal with
over 25 years of experience in spearheading IT technology
organizations toward exponential growth. Prior to his new role, he
successfully led the EMEA operations at Lacework as General
Manager, served as EMEA VP and General Manager at DocuSign and
Okta, and holds ongoing roles as a non-executive board member for
Keepit, Siteimprove, Signaturit and LearnUpon.
Under Frederiksen's leadership, Heimdal aims to build on the significant
growth and global expansion achieved over the past decade.
As CEO, Frederiksen will focus on accelerating the company's
rapid revenue growth, expanding its customer and partner base, and
enhancing the delivery of Heimdal's unified cybersecurity platform.
Heimdal offers partners
substantial cost efficiencies through consolidation and automation,
while enriching their service offerings with advanced SOC services.
Furthermore, it supports end customers in significantly elevating
their security postures through the widest attack surface
coverage.
Jesper Frederiksen expressed his
enthusiasm about his new role, stating:
"As the digital landscape evolves and automation becomes
increasingly integral, the need for robust cybersecurity measures
has never been greater. I am thrilled to join Heimdal at this pivotal moment. My commitment
is to ensure that we meet and exceed the cybersecurity needs of our
customers by safeguarding their operational integrity with
cutting-edge solutions, and to enable our partners to enrich their
offerings and maximize growth potential. All the while, we will
continue to make Heimdal a great
place to work."
Morten Kjaersgaard, the founder
of Heimdal who has driven the
company's transformative journey over the last decade, will pass
the leadership torch to Jesper
Frederiksen and assume the role of Chairman.
With this transition, Kjaersgaard will shift his focus to
strategic partnerships and brand evangelism. Leveraging his unique
understanding of Heimdal's
customers and partners, he will collaborate closely with
Frederiksen to elevate the organization to the next level of
growth.
"Jesper Frederiksen is the leader
Heimdal needs to propel the legacy
that has been built so far and to take our unique platform to the
next phase of growth." said Kjaersgaard. "With Jesper at the helm,
I am confident that our thought leadership, innovative culture and
global growth momentum will continue to strengthen in his capable
hands. Meanwhile, I will dedicate my efforts to helping land new
business and ensuring that our product strategy and offerings
continue to outpace the market."
With these changes, Heimdal is
poised to continue its trajectory of growth and innovation in the
cybersecurity industry. The company looks forward to achieving new
milestones under Jesper
Frederiksen's leadership while benefitting from Morten Kjaersgaard's continued support and
guidance.
About Heimdal
Heimdal is an industry-leading
unified and AI-powered cybersecurity solutions provider established
in Copenhagen in 2014. With an
integrated approach to cybersecurity, Heimdal has dramatically boosted operational
efficiency and security effectiveness for over 15k+ customers
globally. Heimdal empowers CISOs,
Security Teams, and IT admins to enhance their SecOps, reduce alert
fatigue, and be proactive using one seamless XDR security
platform.
Our award-winning line-up of 12 fully integrated cybersecurity
solutions span the entire IT estate, allowing organizations to be
proactive, whether remote or onsite. That's why Heimdal's XDR platform and managed services
offer solutions for every attack surface, whether at the Endpoint
or Network, in Vulnerability Management, Privileged Access,
implementing Zero Trust, thwarting Ransomware, preventing Business
Email Compromises, and much more.
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