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Chief Marketing Officer

Optiv is the largest holistic pure-play cyber security solutions provider in North America. The company help clients plan, build and run successful cyber security programs that achieve business objectives through our depth and breadth of cyber security offerings, extensive capabilities and proven expertise in cyber security strategy, managed security services, incident response, risk and compliance, security consulting, training and support, integration and architecture services, and security technology.

Entrepreneurial and results-driven executive with 20+ years of full stack marketing experience, largely in the cybersecurity sector. •Growth and Startups: Contributed to the 4,700% growth of a company, from $50M to $2.4B in revenue, over a 10-year period. Well versed in marketing small, midsized, and large businesses. •Leadership: Helped build a marketing team from the ground up – from 3 employees to 60+ – and led nearly every function during growth phases. Expertise hiring, mentoring, and retaining high- performing, global teams extending across North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa. •M&A and IPO: Led renaming/rebranding/repositioning efforts for the merger of two $750M companies, communications/marketing activities for six acquisitions in 18 months, and external/internal communications for a Nasdaq IPO.