Secureworks Appoints Alpana Wegner as Chief Financial Officer and Allan Peters as Chief Revenue Officer
Secureworks (NASDAQ: SCWX) has appointed Alpana Wegner as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective June 9, 2023, and Allan Peters as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) effective May 8, 2023. Both executives bring over 20 years of experience in software and cybersecurity. Wegner previously served as CFO at Benefitfocus and has held leadership roles at Blackbaud and Allied Waste Industries. She aims to drive sustainable growth for Secureworks. Peters, with a background in scaling security software firms, previously worked at Qualys and Trustwave, and is positioned to enhance revenue from the Taegis platform. The transitions follow the retirement of former CFO Paul Parrish, effective May 5, 2023. CEO Wendy Thomas expressed confidence in their ability to seize market opportunities and deliver superior security outcomes.
- Appointment of Alpana Wegner as CFO and Allan Peters as CRO, both with 20+ years of experience.
- Expectations of accelerated revenue growth due to new leadership.
- Strong potential for Secureworks to lead in the growing XDR market.
- Concerns may arise regarding the continuity of leadership during transitions.
- Departure of former CFO Paul Parrish could create temporary operational gaps.
Leaders with 20+ Years Experience in Software and Cybersecurity Will Scale Secureworks to Accelerate Revenue-Generating Performance
Wegner most recently served as CFO at
"I believe in Secureworks' mission to secure human progress, and I'm excited to further that mission by driving sustainable growth and value creation for all of our stakeholders," said
Wegner succeeds
Peters joins Secureworks as CRO having scaled leading security software and managed services organizations from private growth companies to large public companies. Most recently, Peters served as CRO at Qualys, which provides information security and compliance cloud solutions to their customers. He previously served as the CRO of Trustwave, a leader in managed security services. Prior to Trustwave, Allan held executive sales leadership positions in both public and private companies, including BigFix, SecurityFocus, IBM and Symantec.
"I've admired Secureworks' brand and expertise for many years," said
"One of the best parts of my job is the opportunity to work with talented, passionate leaders who are committed to delivering exceptional results for our business and our customers." said
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Secureworks (NASDAQ: SCWX) is a global cybersecurity leader that protects customer progress with Secureworks® Taegis™, a cloud-native security analytics platform built on 20+ years of real-world threat intelligence and research, improving customers' ability to detect advanced threats, streamline and collaborate on investigations, and automate the right actions.
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