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Checkmarx is strengthening its focus on the U.S. federal government's application security needs with a key leadership appointment. The company has announced Kevin Hayes, a retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral with extensive cybersecurity sales experience, as its new Director of Federal Sales, tasked with accelerating growth within the Department of Defense, Civilian Agencies, and FedRAMP-authorized opportunities.
Checkmarx appoints Kevin Hayes as Director of Federal Sales.
Hayes is a retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral with over 25 years of sales and leadership experience.
He previously held sales leadership roles at Splunk and FireEye.
His mandate is to lead federal growth strategy for DoD and Civilian Agencies.
The hire supports Checkmarx's FedRAMP Ready status at the High Impact Level.
The move aims to help federal agencies secure their software supply chains.
Kevin Hayes brings a rare combination of distinguished military service and commercial cybersecurity expertise to the role. As a retired Rear Admiral, he held senior leadership positions including Deputy Commander of the U.S. Military Sealift Command. His commercial background includes key sales roles at Splunk, where he oversaw business with DoD and Civilian agencies, and at FireEye. This unique blend of operational insight and business acumen positions him to effectively guide Checkmarx's expansion in the complex federal cybersecurity market.
The appointment comes at a critical time as federal agencies intensify their focus on securing software supply chains and accelerating modernization efforts. Hayes' role will be to oversee Checkmarx's federal go-to-market strategy and drive strategic relationships. This effort is bolstered by Checkmarx's recent achievement of FedRAMP Ready status at the High Impact Level for its Checkmarx One for Government platform, making it the first AppSec platform to reach this readiness level with full software development lifecycle coverage.
“Kevin’s extensive federal background and leadership experience are exactly what Checkmarx needs as we continue to grow our federal business,” said Scott Walston, head of sales for the Americas at Checkmarx. “His proven ability to align technology solutions with mission outcomes will be instrumental in helping federal agencies secure their software supply chains and accelerate modernization efforts.”
“I’m honored to join Checkmarx at such a pivotal time in cybersecurity,” said Kevin Hayes. “Federal agencies are increasingly focused on securing the software that drives their missions, and Checkmarx is uniquely positioned to help them achieve that goal through innovation and trusted technology.”
This strategic hire underscores Checkmarx's commitment to providing the federal government with cutting-edge, agentic AI-powered application security testing to meet evolving threats and stringent compliance mandates.
Checkmarx delivers a FedRAMP High Ready cloud-native AppSec platform purpose-built for federal agencies to empower secure, compliant development from the first line of code to cloud deployment. The platform enforces consistent policies, reduces tool sprawl, and provides full lifecycle risk visibility. With support for SAST, SCA, IaC, Container Security, Malicious Package Detection, and ASPM, Checkmarx One for Government helps agencies meet Zero Trust, NIST, and executive order mandates while streamlining AppSec operations across hybrid environments.
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