Darktrace appoints Chris Kozup as Chief Marketing Officer

Cybersecurity AI specialist Darktrace has announced the appointment of Chris Kozup as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Chris will join the leadership team on June 6, 2023, reporting to Chief Executive Officer Poppy Gustafsson.

Based in the US, Chris joins Darktrace from Zscaler where he served as CMO and was responsible for global marketing strategy and execution across a team of hundreds of marketing and sales development professionals. Chris has over 20 years of experience leading high-performing marketing initiatives and teams for enterprise technology companies such as Cisco, HPE Aruba Networking and Nutanix. Chris brings extensive expertise in product marketing, demand generation, digital marketing, cloud marketplaces and brand strategy.

Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson said: “Chris is an accomplished executive with a proven track record of leading high-performing marketing teams at fast-growing enterprise technology companies. I am pleased to welcome Chris to the leadership team as we continue to strengthen and deepen our leadership in core areas and markets. Chris and the marketing team will play a critical role in leading the brand and driving demand as we advance our AI and cybersecurity technologies and help organizations protect their most important digital assets.”

Commenting on his appointment, Chris Kozup said: “Organizations of all sizes continue to face challenges from a growing number of cybersecurity threats – both in their frequency and complexity. Darktrace offers a truly unique approach to mitigating such risks by harnessing the power of self-learning AI to better detect and remediate emerging cybersecurity threats. I am excited to join this talented and growing team to further help existing and future customers protect their digital assets by leveraging the power of Darktrace’s Cyber ​​AI technology.”

The appointment of Chris Kozup as Chief Marketing Officer follows the recent appointment of Denise Walter as Chief Revenue Officer.

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