Protegrity, a global leader in data security and privacy, announced Michael Howard as Chief Executive Officer. Marked by a proven track record of driving innovation and transforming businesses into global powerhouses. Howard’s experience across enterprise software, specializing in database management, cloud computing, security, machine learning and Generative AI will prove invaluable as he leads Protegrity into its next phase of growth. Most recently, Howard led groundbreaking software initiatives in Deep tech at RoadRunner Ventures Studio and in Text-to Analytics at Bodo.ai. Prior to this, Michael served as CEO at MariaDB, where he evolved MariaDB into a global brand, top 5 database, used by 75% of the Fortune 500, and reaching 60m+ users via Linux Distros. While Howard has become a fierce advocate of Open-Source and Source-Available licenses, he has years of experience leading proprietary product lines at at Oracle, Veritas, EMC, and C9.
As security threats advance and increase, current and future Protegrity customers will continue to secure innovation under Howard’s leadership.
“The road forward for Protegrity is exciting and collaborative, and I’m pleased to be part of this new journey with our customers and partners,” said Howard. “Protegrity’s leadership team is unafraid to challenge outdated practices and misconceptions in the industry.”
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Howard’s appointment to CEO began December 9th, 2024, and preludes upcoming ventures in quantum resiliency, integrating GenAI into Protegrity data protection solutions for secure data utilization.
SOURCE: PRWeb