Brian Marlier takes over as Virsec’s chief revenue officer

Virsec, the cybersecurity company has announced the appointment of Brian Marlier as its chief revenue officer.

Marlier is responsible for all aspects of revenue performance and will oversee all go-to-market and revenue-generating activities.

Virsec is excited to welcome Brian Marlier to the team! https://t.co/TlMI3TOuvC pic.twitter.com/VecdgA46TG

— Virsec Systems Inc (@virsecsystems) January 19, 2022

“With Brian joining the team, Virsec is on an even faster track to change how Fortune 1000 corporations and government agencies protect their software workloads with a deterministic approach to true runtime protection,” said Dave Furneaux, co-founder and CEO of Virsec.

Marlier has over 35 years of experience and was the former chief executive officer and co-founder of Focal Point Data Risk.

He sold Focal Point to CDW for an undisclosed amount in 2021. He was previously at Cisco for 21 years, most notably as senior vice president of Global Architectures and Global Enterprise Sales.

“Combining its innovative, deterministic approach to protecting software with one of the industry’s best leadership teams, Virsec is on a fast path to disrupting the cybersecurity market. I am excited to work closely with our stellar sales team to accelerate our growth by expanding into new vertical and regional markets, and also work closely with our customers to gather their ongoing feedback and deliver excellent support to successfully protect their organizations,” Marlier said.

In 2021, Virsec experienced a 700 per cent growth in customer adoption and an increase in staff to nearly 200 employees around the globe.

The company also expanded and onboarded a network of partners to 20+ across North America, the Middle East, and Asia.

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