Apax sells down sophos stake, sending shares 7% lower. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover kris. While sophos have certainly been successful, much of their success is due to the brains of their ceo mr. The deal took sophos private, and the companys stock is no longer being traded on the london stock exchange. I know chris since he joined sophos in 2015 and thoroughly enjoyed working with him. Read on to learn its capabilities and how it works. The 11 coolest endpoint security ceos of 2019 you should. After selling 5 per cent of sophos two weeks after it listed in july 2015, in december that year apax sold 60m shares around a per cent stake at a price of 265p a share. Kris hagerman sophos ceo were delighted to say that kris hagerman, our ceo and fearless leader, has been ranked 14 th in crns top 25 most influential executives and crns top 100 executives us.
Losses and sales up, shares down at sophos the register. Sophos is a global leader in nextgeneration cybersecurity solutions spanning endpoint, nextgeneration. Furthermore, this offloading isnt the first of its kind. View chris paces profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Sophos ceo chris hagerman unveiled the companys vision to north american partners in may, which. Sophos home watches for signs of ransomwarelike behavior on your mac to catch brand new ransomware that other security software cant recognize. Kris hagerman is chief executive officer at sophos group plc. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. As we noted in our last update on sophos, chief executive kris hagerman sold 185,500 shares worth. What sophos senior management is saying about our vision of synchronized security video start a sophos demo in less than a minute.
Based in the united states, thoma bravo focuses on the software and. Tulchan communications financial pr adviser to sophos james macey white. The company is a large software supplier to manufacturing companies, industrial design firms, aec and civil design firms, and the government. Hagerman has a bachelors degree in russian and economics from dartmouth college, an m. Feb 28, 2020 sophos executives, including ceo kris hagerman, attended thoma bravos press event tuesday at rsa conference 2020.
Sophos ceo kris hagerman recognized as 14th most influential executive by crn. Sophosstanford university graduate school of business. Sophos ceo kris hagerman recognized as 14th most influential. Sophoss ceo kris hagerman stated, sophos is excited to work with thoma bravo as we begin our next chapter of growth and success, continuing in our mission to deliver the worlds most effective nextgeneration cybersecurity technology. Kris hagerman, ceo of sophos, stands to earn more than.
It combines advanced networking controls, with multiple layers of protection, and application controls in a single virtual firewall that scans, controls and reports on traffic entering and leaving a vpc. Boston, ma and oxford, uk september 5, 2012 sophos today announced that kris hagerman will become the companys new chief executive officer effective immediately, and will join the companys board. The acquirer, thoma bravo, is a private equity firm focused on the software and technologyenabled services sectors. Beyond that, chris is an impressive networker who managed to understand the complexity of the federated nature of the collegiate university of oxford within record time. During this time chris was an invaluable member of my extended team and was of great assistance in helping to grow sophos s healthcare business. Sophos chief kris hagerman said at the time that the deal, which put. The top sophos staff community contributors of 2020. Dig deeper on security vendor mergers and acquisitions zeroday flaw in sophos xg.
A new remote access trojan for mac os x surfaced in the lab showing malware authors are actively developing for apple computers. Nov 09, 2016 losses at london stock exchangelisted sophos have gone up despite increasing sales. The sophos utm home edition contains its own operating system and overwrites all data on the computer during the installation process. Hagerman also said the merger provides exciting opportunities for sophos to grow its channel partners and customers. See exactly how our solutions work in a full environment without a commitment. Chief executive officer kris hagerman joined sophos in 2012 as ceo. Feb 26, 2011 a new remote access trojan for mac os x surfaced in the lab showing malware authors are actively developing for apple computers. Sophos xg firewall is a nextgeneration firewall in an allinone solution.
Ai can constantly learn and selfimprove, allowing it to adapt to changes in the environment, making it more robust than antivirus programs that are built for an unchanging world. Cyber security is a burgeoning market thanks to recent highprofile breaches. Sophos executives, including ceo kris hagerman, attended thoma bravos press event tuesday at rsa conference 2020. Chris pace vice president, product and content marketing. Its time security became a business enabler, not a hindrance. Why britain is losing so many of its tech darlings like sophos. He is honest, dependable, and incredibly hardworking. Meanwhile, chief financial officer nick bray offloaded a total of 450,000 shares worth. Its time security became a business enabler, not a. As steve munford assumes role of nonexecutive chairman business strategy, security, it business. Information age caught up with ceo kris hagerman, who joined the company in 2012 as a symantec veteran, to find out the companys next plan of attack.
Sophos home includes just three components each of which can be individually switched on or off automatic virus protection or realtime protection, detect potentially unwanted programs pups in realtime, and web protection. View kris hagerman s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. The top sophos community user contributors of 2020. Prior to sophos, kris was ceo of corel corporation. He was excellent with customers at meeting, on calls and on webcasts and became a trusted advisor to many of my clients. Sophos home premium goes far beyond traditional antivirus with powerful artificial intelligence ai and realtime behavioral detection.
Mr bray and mr hagerman both made significant sales back in may. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. These two high profile lists recognize kris as a leader and visionary in the channel, security sector and technology in general. It wasnt until most recently with the arrival of our new ceo kris hagerman where things literally gone from bad to worse. George kurtz leads crowdstrike as one of the coolest endpoint security ceos and as its cofounder. Sophos central is the unified console for managing all your sophos products. Sophos group plc is a british security software and hardware company. Sophos develops products for communication endpoint, encryption, network security, email security, mobile security and unified threat management. See who you know at sophos, leverage your professional network, and get hired. Peter gyenes, the current chairman, will continue as a member of the sophos board as its lead.
Hagerman succeeds steve munford, who will become nonexecutive chairman of the board. While not a primary focus, sophos also protects home users, through free and paid antivirus solutions sophos homehome premium intended to demonstrate product functionality. View kris hagermans profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. If sophos shares hadnt enjoyed such serious momentum since its 2015 ipo, we might be more concerned. Nov 28, 2017 after selling 5 per cent of sophos two weeks after it listed in july 2015, in december that year apax sold 60m shares around a per cent stake at a price of 265p a share. The merger adds cyberoams 65,000 customers to sophos client base and 550. Meanwhile, chief financial officer nick bray offloaded a. Jun 01, 2015 he was also vp and gm at veritas software, ceo of bigbook, and held a position at silicon graphics, and others. Kurtz is a recognized and respected cybersecurity expert, and his expertise guides crowdstrikes endpoint protection and threat intelligence services.
They are a british security software and hardware developing organisation and are currently leading the field in cybersecurity. If we detect something unknown encrypting your data, well terminate the action and roll back your data to a pretampered state. In 2012, kris hagerman, formerly ceo at corel corporation, was named ceo of sophos and joined the companys board. Click on the name in this case windbsoun7751h to view and manage settings for that particular device. Sophos is primarily focused on providing security software to the mid market and pragmatic enterprise from 100 to 5,000seat organizations. Sep 05, 2012 sophos appoints kris hagerman ceo steve munford assumes role of nonexecutive chairman boston, ma and oxford, uk september 5, 2012 sophos today announced that kris hagerman will become the companys new chief executive officer effective immediately, and will join the companys board. This software version of the sophos utm firewall features full network, web, mail and web application security, with vpn functionality, for as many as 50 ip addresses. Kris hagerman, sophos security has to be an enabler, it cant sit in the way of enterprise progress founded by two oxford phd students, data security firm sophos has been on the front lines of the fight against cyber baddies for more than 30 years, and now has over 100,000.
Aug 28, 2014 sophos ranks sixth when factoring consumer antivirus, ranking behind eset and kaspersky lab. Kris hagerman is pushing sophos to new heights, first with the fall launch of security heartbeat the vendors vision for integrating endpoint and network security and then with the may rollout of a new program that ports that technology to a managed services model, giving channel partners total flexibility in how they deliver synchronized security. Thoma bravo has deep sector expertise in cybersecurity software as well as a long and successful track. Founded by two oxford phd students, data security firm sophos has been on the front lines of the fight against cyber baddies for more than 30 years, and now has over 100,000 business customers in more than 150 countries. He is responsible for all aspects of sophos strategic direction and business operations. Sophos s slogan is security made simple for business, which describes their services aptly. Chris major education account manager he fe sophos. Losses at london stock exchangelisted sophos have gone up despite increasing sales. Sophos solutions are designed to be highly innovative and e. Sophos ceo kris hagerman recognized as 14th most influential executive by crn 11 nov cloud corporate enduser network what sophos senior management is saying about our vision of synchronized. Sign into your account, take a tour, or start a trial from here. Sophos ranks sixth when factoring consumer antivirus, ranking behind eset and kaspersky lab.
He was also vp and gm at veritas software, ceo of bigbook, and held a position at silicon graphics, and others. The 11 coolest endpoint security ceos of 2019 you should know. Then, just for fun, we created a line of simple, awesome, useful, amazing, smileinducing goods. Beyond that, chris is an impressive networker who managed to understand the complexity of the federated nature of the collegiate university of. Sophos ceo, kris hagerman, said that the acquisition of the indian security software firm gives the company access to the right markets at the right. Sep 02, 2016 sophos ceo were delighted to say that kris hagerman, our ceo and fearless leader, has been ranked 14 th in crns top 25 most influential executives and crns top 100 executives us.
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