Manchester-based global聽security software company Avecto bolstered its executive team with two key appointments.
Robin Saitz has joined as chief marketing officer (CMO) and Andrew Avanessian has taken up the position of chief operating officer (COO) at the company, which enjoyed record results in its latest financial year.
Saitz, who has a proven track record of building high-performance teams and brands, was previously CMO at sales enablement software company Brainshark and senior vice president of global marketing and operations at PTC, where she spent 25 years.
Avanessian has been promoted from vice president of technology to the role of COO. In his new role, he will be responsible for key operations in the company, leading Avecto鈥檚 international pre- and post-sales teams as well as the company鈥檚 customer success, support and IT department.
Avecto co-founder and co-CEO Paul Kenyon said the appointments come at an important time in the company鈥檚 journey.
“The pace of growth we’ve experienced has been phenomenal and these key, strategic appointments will ensure that momentum continues,鈥� he said.
Robin Saitz said: “Preventing security breaches is a number one priority for CIOs/CISOs, CEOs, and board members. Privileged access management is fundamental to helping business achieve this goal, whether for compliance reasons or to protect company data.
鈥淲ith Avecto, companies can accomplish a least privilege environment very easily and I鈥檓 excited to help the company build on its prior successes to grow as the definitive leader in this space.”
Andrew Avanessian added: 鈥淎lthough the size and scope of the business has changed dramatically since I joined, its culture of ambition and innovation has remained. I have seen the company grow from strength to strength and I鈥檓 excited to extend my remit to further optimise our operations.鈥�
Last month, Avecto revealed it had enjoyed its ninth year of consecutive revenue growth since it was established in 2008. Revenue for the firm exceeded 拢23.5 million, representing growth of 51 per cent on the previous year.
Last year the firm was recognised as one of the UK鈥檚 鈥楤est Small Companies to Work For鈥� by The Sunday Times and earlier this year Avecto was named one of the 鈥楥ompanies Inspiring Britain鈥� by the London Stock Exchange Group.
The business operates from offices in Manchester; Boston, USA; and Frankfurt, Germany.