Tenable, Inc., the Cyber Exposure company, has announced it has appointed Mark Thurmond as Chief Operating Officer (COO). In this role, Thurmond will lead Tenables international field operations, which includes sales, expert services and technical support. Thurmonds appointment provides another layer of depth to Tenables executive bench as the company continues to deliver on its Cyber Exposure vision to assist business executives and security teams recognize and reduce cybersecurity risk.

Mark is one of the technology industrys most notably respected go-to-market executives, with a validated track record of driving income boom and operational excellence for remarkable cloud and cybersecurity companies, stated Amit Yoran, Chairman and CEO, Tenable. Mark shares our passion and vision to assist clients understand their Cyber Exposure and risk as we enter our next part of growth. Were delighted to have him on board.

Thurmond is an accomplished executive leading international sales, services, and operations companies in high growth technology companies. He joins Tenable from Turbonomic where he served as COO and was accountable for aligning the companys international operations to assist clients on their journey to hybrid cloud. Prior to Turbonomic, he was Executive Vice President at Qlik Technologies where he led Worldwide Sales and Services. Thurmond also held multiple international sales and operations leadership positions for divisions of Dell EMC, including Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales at VCE and RSA.

Cybersecurity is essential to digital business and Tenable is transforming the enterprise with progressive solutions to assist customers manage, measure and minimize their risk in organization environments, stated Thurmond. Im excited to be a part of this magnificent group and keen to get to work, furthering our Cyber Exposure vision and expanding our footprint throughout the world.