Claroty appoints new CEO

Cybersecurity

Inka Krischke, 23.10.2019, 10:19

Claroty appoints new CEO

Thorsten Freitag is the new CEO of Claroty, a specialist in protecting industrial control systems and networks against cyber threats.

Thorsten Freitag. is the new CEO of Claroty.

Thorsten Freitag has leadership experience in global sales and services for network and security vendors in both the IT and OT industries. In his role as Chief Revenue Officer at Druva and Infoblox, as Head of EMEA Operations at F5 Networks and in international leadership positions at Cisco Systems and Siemens, Freitag has supported a number of companies in high-growth markets. Under his leadership, Claroty will focus on expanding its global footprint and accelerating innovation cycles to protect its customers from increasingly complex OT/IoT cyber threats.

Former CEO and co-founder Amir Zilberstein has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Claroty and will continue to actively advise the company's management.

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