Optiv Security Appoints Dave DeWalt and General (Ret.) David Petraeus to Board of Directors
September 07 2017 - 11:05AM
Business Wire
New Vice Chairman and Director Bring Decades of
Cyber Security Leadership Experience, Product Company Knowledge and
Global Threat Intelligence Insight
Optiv Security, a market-leading provider of end-to-end cyber
security solutions, today announced two new appointments to its
Board of Directors: Dave DeWalt, former FireEye and McAfee chief
executive officer, who will serve as vice chairman of the board,
and retired United States Army General David Petraeus.
“Dave and Gen. Petraeus are experts in their respective domains
and we are really excited to welcome them to Optiv’s Board of
Directors,” said Dan Burns, Optiv chief executive officer. “A cyber
security industry icon, Dave has a track record of building
innovative, industry-leading technology companies. His experience
advising Fortune 1000 CXOs and strong understanding of the
heterogeneous platform delivery model are invaluable to Optiv, our
partners and our clients in this new digital business
environment.
“As a decorated retired U.S. Army commander and former CIA
director, Gen. Petraeus brings to Optiv unique insight into the
global threat intelligence landscape,” continued Burns. “For years,
Optiv has been working with local, state and federal government
agencies to successfully apply innovative private sector security
practices. Now, with Gen. Petraeus as an advisor, we can step up
our efforts and do even more for our country. Our lab capabilities
are ideal for helping federal, government and non-governmental
entities vet technologies and diffuse new threats as they are
discovered.”
DeWalt has more than 25 years in the technology space, holding a
series of leadership positions in some of the industry’s most
innovative and successful companies. He most recently served as
FireEye’s chief executive officer. Previously, DeWalt was McAfee’s
president and chief executive officer, and led the acquisition of
McAfee by Intel for $7.7 billion in 2010. Prior to McAfee, DeWalt
served in a number of executive positions at EMC Corporation. He
also has held top leadership positions at Documentum, Quest
Software, Segue and Oracle Corporation.
Gen. (Ret.) Petraeus is a Member of KKR and Chairman of the KKR
Global Institute, which integrates geopolitical and global trends
expertise, macroeconomic analyses, and environmental, social and
governance issues and opportunities into KKR’s investment process.
Prior to joining KKR, Gen. Petraeus served more than 37 years in
the U.S. military, including command of coalition forces in Iraq,
command of U.S. Central Command, and command of coalition forces in
Afghanistan. Following his service in the military, Gen. Petraeus
served as the director of the CIA.
With the appointments of DeWalt and Gen. Petraeus, Optiv’s board
currently consists of six members, including: Dan Burns, Optiv’s
chief executive officer; Herald Chen, head of KKR’s Technology
investment team, who serves as chairman of the board; John Park,
member of KKR’s Technology industry team; and Anushka Sunder,
principal in Blackstone’s Private Equity Group.
Optiv is continuing to build its Board of Directors and client
advisory board with top cyber security experts. The company also is
expanding its platform with new innovations with next generation
security operations center (SOC), and orchestration and automation
that meet clients’ ever-expanding global needs.
About Optiv SecurityOptiv is a market-leading provider of
end-to-end cyber security solutions. We 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.
Optiv maintains premium partnerships with more than 350 of the
leading security technology manufacturers. For more information,
visit www.optiv.com or follow us at www.twitter.com/optiv,
www.facebook.com/optivinc and
www.linkedin.com/company/optiv-inc.
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Optiv SecuritySusan Vaillancourt,
603-459-8906susan.vaillancourt@optiv.comorLauren Howe,
443-519-5455lauren.howe@optiv.com
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