Netwrix, a prominent specialist in identity and data security solutions, has announced three high-level appointments to its executive and leadership teams. Avesta Hojjati joins as Chief Technology Officer, Marcin Gierlak as Vice President of Engineering and Kraków Site Leader, and Natalie Tomlin as Head of Channel for North America. These appointments come as the company seeks to accelerate innovation in response to escalating security challenges driven by artificial intelligence, which have increased the complexity of managing identities and safeguarding sensitive data.
Avesta Hojjati, former CTO of SecurityScorecard, has been named Chief Technology Officer.
Hojjati holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science and is named on over 45 patents.
Marcin Gierlak joins as VP of Engineering and will lead Netwrix’s Kraków innovation center.
Natalie Tomlin, a CRN "Woman of the Channel," will lead North American channel strategy.
The leadership expansion focuses on improving AI governance and identity protection.
Over 13,000 customers, including 25% of the Fortune 500, currently utilize Netwrix.
The appointment of Avesta Hojjati as CTO brings deep expertise in AI, machine learning, and distributed systems to Netwrix. At SecurityScorecard, Hojjati was instrumental in taking a new platform from concept to production in less than a year. His background spans both offensive and defensive security, with previous leadership roles at DigiCert, Symantec, and Yahoo. This technical depth is expected to drive the evolution of the Netwrix 1Secure SaaS platform as it addresses the hybrid and AI-driven environments modern organizations operate within.
"With AI fueling both external attackers and data leakage, our customers are confronted by security challenges that are more complex than ever — more identities, more data, more risk," said Grady Summers, CEO at Netwrix. "We're bringing in leaders across engineering and channel to accelerate innovation and help partners improve customers' security posture and AI governance."
Marcin Gierlak’s role as VP of Engineering and Kraków Site Leader reinforces Netwrix’s commitment to its European engineering hub. Gierlak previously led machine learning and AI research at Napster and held engineering roles at IBM and HID Global. On the commercial side, Natalie Tomlin will leverage her experience from Trellix, McAfee, and Palo Alto Networks to expand the company’s partner network. Her focus will be on scaling growth through MSPs and major cloud providers like AWS and Azure, strengthening the company's market presence in North America.
Netwrix continues to focus on providing complete visibility into data locations and access governance. The company's 1Secure platform is designed to help security teams stay ahead of threats by unifying identity and data protection. With a reported 95% customer satisfaction rating, the new leadership team is tasked with ensuring these solutions remain quick to deploy and scalable for organizations of all sizes as the global threat landscape continues to shift.
About Netwrix
Netwrix's vision is to create a world where every organization has secured its data and identities. The 1Secure™ SaaS platform unifies identity and data security to provide complete visibility into where data lives, who can access it, and how it's governed. With Netwrix, security teams strengthen data protection, safeguard identities, and stay ahead of evolving threats. Today, more than 13,000 customers, including nearly 25% of the Fortune 500, rely on Netwrix solutions across hybrid and AI-driven environments. With a 95% customer satisfaction rating, Netwrix offers flexible delivery models that are quick to deploy, easy to use, and built to scale for organizations of all sizes.
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