{"id":194395,"date":"2026-03-10T04:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T08:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/10\/darktrace-appoints-ed-jennings-as-president-and-ceo-to-steer-next-phase-of-cybersecurity-growth\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T05:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T09:00:12","slug":"darktrace-appoints-ed-jennings-as-president-and-ceo-to-steer-next-phase-of-cybersecurity-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/10\/darktrace-appoints-ed-jennings-as-president-and-ceo-to-steer-next-phase-of-cybersecurity-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Darktrace appoints Ed Jennings as president and CEO to steer next phase of cybersecurity growth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Darktrace appoints Ed Jennings as president and CEO to steer next phase of cybersecurity growth<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/industrialcyber.co\/news\/darktrace-appoints-ed-jennings-as-president-and-ceo-to-steer-next-phase-of-cybersecurity-growth\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-03-10 04:55:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: industrialcyber.co<\/a><\/p>\n

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Darktrace, vendor of AI for cybersecurity, announced that Ed Jennings has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Jennings will join Darktrace on March 23.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Charles Goodman, chairman and interim CEO of Darktrace, said in a Monday media statement, \u201cEd is a veteran technology leader who has successfully scaled other cybersecurity and software category leaders. He will bring strong strategic focus to Darktrace as it brings more of its AI-native cybersecurity capabilities to organizations around the world. Ed is a people-focused leader with a skill for building high-trust, high-performance teams. I am delighted that he has chosen to join Darktrace.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jennings most recently served as CEO of Boston-based Quickbase, the cloud-based work management platform, where annual revenue doubled under his leadership. Before Quickbase, Jennings served as chief operating officer at London-based cybersecurity company Mimecast, where he helped lead its IPO and significant international expansion. He also previously held go-to-market leadership roles at Veracode, ADP, Copanion, and PTC.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Commenting on his appointment, Jennings said, \u201cDarktrace has incredible first-mover advantage. As an AI-native cybersecurity company, its behavioral AI platform is uniquely positioned to detect and respond to attacks, even if they\u2019ve never been seen before. As society grapples with a fast-moving geopolitical landscape and unprecedented technology adoption, the market for Darktrace\u2019s products and services is immense. I am excited to join such a talented and mission-driven team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jennings succeeds Jill Popelka who stepped down as CEO at the end of January.<\/p>\n

Last month, Darktrace announced the findings of its Annual Threat Report 2026, a comprehensive assessment of the global cyber threat landscape and the trends shaping cyber risk in 2026. Among its key findings, the report highlights a 20% year\u2011over\u2011year increase in publicly disclosed vulnerabilities, even as attackers increasingly bypass these weaknesses in favor of credential abuse and identity\u2011led intrusions.<\/p>\n

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