Sophos announced today that Joe Levy is now the company’s chief executive officer (CEO), and Jim Dildine is the new chief financial officer (CFO) and a senior management team member.
During his nine years at Sophos, Levy led the company’s evolution from solely a product vendor to a major global player in cybersecurity, establishing an incident response team and a managed detection and response (MDR) service that safeguards over 21,000 organizations globally.
Levy’s leadership strategy includes appointing Jim Dildine as the new CFO to help Sophos reach its business goals and propel the company on its future growth trajectory. He brings exceptional operational expertise to Sophos and a strong background in channel partner-based cybersecurity business.
Levy established SophosAI and Sophos X-Ops, an operational threat intelligence division that brings together over 500 cybersecurity operators and experts from various departments.
As CEO, Levy plans to expand Sophos’ already strong customer base in the midmarket, which includes nearly 600,000 customers worldwide and generates more than $1.2 billion in annual revenue.
Joe Levy said, “Our goal is to help more organizations in the midmarket – the estimated 99% of organizations that are below the cybersecurity poverty line – be better at detecting and disrupting inevitable cyberattacks. Cyberattacks against the midmarket could severely impact the world’s ability to function; they are relatively under-protected compared to the 1%, and Sophos is on a mission to change that.”
Dildine joins Sophos most recently from cybersecurity software and services company Imperva, where he was CFO for more than four years.
Before Imperva, Dildine was CFO for Symantec’s $2.5 billion enterprise security business unit for three years. Dildine also previously held key financial leadership roles for nearly nine years at Blue Coat Systems, where Levy also served as chief technology officer.
“Having worked in technology and finance for more than 30 years, it is exciting to join Sophos at this juncture, when the company is well on its way to breaking through to the next level. Everything the company has accomplished thus far is impressive, including how dedicated Sophos is to constantly innovating its cybersecurity technology and managing security services for customers in the mid-market. Sophos is also equally committed to supporting its channel partners, MSPs, and staff around the world,” said Dildine. “I am looking forward to helping Joe accelerate growth and further position Sophos as a leader in the industry.”
“Thoma Bravo has worked with Joe through successful investments in SonicWall and Blue Coat Systems, and our relationship and experience together, coupled with his authentic style of leadership and impeccable reputation across the cybersecurity industry, make him the ideal CEO to lead this next chapter at Sophos,” said Chip Virnig, a partner at Thoma Bravo and a Sophos board member. “We’re also excited that Jim is joining Sophos as CFO and is a member of Joe’s senior management team.”
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