Axonius Bolsters C-Suite with Strategic New Hires
22 May 2024 - 3:00PM
Axonius, the leader in cybersecurity asset management and SaaS
management, today announced the appointment of Wendy Zheng and Joe
Diamond as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Marketing
Officer (CMO), respectively.
Zheng and Diamond join Axonius following a record-breaking year.
In late 2023, the company achieved $100 ARR, the third fastest on
record of any other cybersecurity company. Following this, Axonius
announced it raised $200M in a Series E extension round led by
Accel and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The Axonius Correlated
Partner Program also recently received its fourth consecutive
5-star rating in the CRN® Partner Program.
“We’re excited to have Wendy and Joe joining our team, and the
timing couldn’t be better,” said Dean Sysman, CEO and Co-founder of
Axonius. “In their previous roles, both have demonstrated the
qualities we’re looking for in leadership as we enter a defining
period for our company — unwavering integrity, strategic minds, and
keen ability to execute on critical growth opportunities. We’ve
never been better poised for growth and long-term success, and we
know Joe and Wendy will be instrumental in building on this
momentum.”
Zheng joins Axonius from OneTrust, where she served as the
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer. She has led
numerous global accounting teams, providing financial and
operational leadership. Prior to OneTrust, Wendy served as the Vice
President, Corporate Controller of Okta, Inc., where she was an
instrumental leader of Okta’s initial public offering and helped
the business grow from $100 million to more than $1.3 billion in
revenues.
“I’m thrilled to join Axonius at such a pivotal point in the
company’s growth trajectory,” said Wendy Zheng, CFO of Axonius. “As
a leader in the cybersecurity asset management and SaaS management
spaces, Axonius has experienced incredible growth and momentum
since its founding. I’m honored to be a part of this incredibly
dedicated team, and to leverage my expertise to propel us forward
in our next phase of growth.”
Diamond joins from Okta where he most recently served as VP,
Global Demand Marketing, leading Okta’s global demand organization
including its field, regional, partner, solutions, and campaign
marketing teams. He previously served in leadership roles at Okta
for global product strategy and product marketing and played a
pivotal role in launching its Workforce and Customer Identity
platforms on Okta’s path from $100 million to more than $2.2
billion in revenues.
“Every organization in the world is transforming its security
and IT stacks to meet the demands of today’s security and business
landscapes,” said Joe Diamond, CMO, Axonius. “There’s no other
company doing this degree of significant work to equip companies of
any size to enable complete visibility and control of their
environments. We are in the prime position to disrupt the security
industry, and I couldn’t be more humbled and excited to get
started.”
About AxoniusAxonius gives customers the
confidence to control complexity by providing a system of record
for all digital infrastructure. With a comprehensive understanding
of all assets including devices, identities, software, SaaS
applications, vulnerabilities, security controls, and the context
between all assets, customers are able to mitigate threats,
navigate risk, decrease incident response time, automate action,
and inform business-level strategy — all while eliminating manual,
repetitive tasks. Recognized as creators of the Cyber Asset Attack
Surface Management (CAASM) category and innovators in SaaS
Management Platform (SMP) and SaaS Security Posture Management
(SSPM), Axonius is deployed in minutes and integrates with hundreds
of data sources to provide a comprehensive asset inventory, uncover
gaps, and automatically enforce policies and automate action. Cited
as one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity companies in history,
with accolades from Deloitte, CNBC, Forbes, and Fortune, the
Axonius Platform covers millions of assets for customers around the
world. To book a demo or start a free trial, visit Axonius.com.
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