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IGEL, a global leader in secure endpoint delivery and the IGEL Secure Endpoint OS Platform, has appointed Ash Chowdappa as Chief Product & Development Officer (CPO). In this role, Chowdappa will oversee the company’s product organization and engineering functions, including strategy, product management, design, and execution. His appointment supports IGEL’s ongoing global expansion and commitment to delivering innovative, secure, and customer-centric solutions for modern endpoint computing.
“As IGEL grows, we’re making sure we have the right leadership in place to keep execution strong and always have customers at the center of everything we do,” said Klaus Oestermann, CEO of IGEL. “Ash has spent his career building and scaling world-class product and engineering teams. He understands what it takes to deliver innovation that’s practical and global in scope, secure, and built for the real-world needs of enterprise customers. We’re thrilled to welcome him to IGEL.”
“IGEL has built a strong reputation for helping customers modernize endpoint computing securely—without adding complexity,” said Ash Chowdappa, Chief Product & Development Officer at IGEL. “I’m excited to join at a time when the company is growing and investing in what’s next. I’m looking forward to working with the product and engineering teams to keep raising the bar on the platform, how we deliver it, and the experience we provide to customers and partners.”
The leadership expansion aligns with IGEL’s rapid geographic and operational growth, including new office openings and a strengthened focus on Zero Trust endpoint security, adaptive workspace delivery, and sustainability through extended device lifecycles and reduced software footprint. IGEL’s Preventative Security Model and immutable architecture continue to differentiate the platform in hybrid work, cloud adoption, and IT/OT environments.
IGEL will showcase its latest advancements at the annual Now & Next® event from March 30 to April 2, 2026, at the Fontainebleau Resort in Miami Beach.
About IGEL
IGEL is a global leader in secure endpoint delivery, adaptive secure desktop solutions, and the IGEL Secure Endpoint OS Platform for now and next. It enables hybrid work, accelerates cloud adoption, and enforces Zero Trust across IT and OT environments, while delivering high performance with less complexity, cost, and risk. The IGEL Preventative Security Model™, central to IGEL’s approach, removes attack surfaces and enforces Zero Trust principles through the IGEL Preventative Security Architecture™, an immutable, modular design with no local data. Safeguarded by the Trusted Application Platform and supported by built-in Business Continuity, IGEL delivers operational resilience. Through the IGEL Adaptive Secure Desktop™, organizations gain role-based workspace delivery tailored to user needs while maintaining failsafe security. By extending device lifecycles and minimizing the software footprint, IGEL delivers significant TCO savings and advances sustainability. Founded in 2001 in Bremen, Germany, IGEL operates globally, with U.S. offices and a technology ecosystem of over 100 IGEL Ready partners in more than 50 countries.
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