SailPoint Names Charles Poff as Chief Information Security Officer

2019 APR 22 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Technology Business Daily -- SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SAIL), the leader in enterprise identity governance, announced the appointment of Charles Poff as the company’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). In this role, Charles will be responsible for the overall security of SailPoint’s products, services, networks and assets. He will also be a key stakeholder on SailPoint’s board-level Cybersecurity Committee, whose charter is to drive the company’s cyber risk resiliency across both its technology and its products.

“Securing our company and technology is critical to every aspect of our business, particularly as we grow and scale to meet our customers’ evolving security and compliance needs,” said Mark McClain, CEO and Co-founder of SailPoint. “The caliber of expertise and lengthy track record that Charles brings to SailPoint is impressive and we look forward to the impact he will have on the business.”

Charles brings more than twenty years of experience strengthening companies’ security posture while aligning with the business requirements of speed and agility. He has extensive expertise in building world-class security teams focused on delivering proactive security programs. He joins SailPoint after nearly ten years at HomeAway, Inc. where he led their security program.

“In the face of escalating cyber risks, organizations need to be increasingly agile and focused on cybersecurity and compliance,” said Jim Pflaging, SailPoint board of directors member and chair of the Cybersecurity Committee. “Charles’ approach to cyber risk management fits well with SailPoint’s deep-seated commitment to improving security and privacy for our customers, employees, and stakeholders.”

“SailPoint is very focused on driving security alignment across the business, a philosophy I strongly believe in,” said Poff. “I am honored to be joining SailPoint where I’ll have the opportunity to lead the company into a new chapter of maturity in how we protect our products, systems, data, and ultimately, our customers.” SailPoint: The Power of Identity™ SailPoint, the leader in enterprise identity governance, brings the Power of Identity to customers around the world. SailPoint’s open identity platform gives organizations the power to enter new markets, scale their workforces, embrace new technologies, innovate faster and compete on a global basis. As both an industry pioneer and market leader in identity governance, SailPoint delivers security, operational efficiency and compliance to enterprises with complex IT environments. SailPoint’s customers are among the world’s largest companies in a wide range of industries, including: 8 of the top 15 banks, 4 of the top 6 healthcare insurance and managed care providers, 9 of the top 15 property and casualty insurance providers, 5 of the top 13 pharmaceutical companies, and 11 of the largest 15 federal agencies.

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