New leade s b i g expe ie ce scali g global softwa e busi esses a d st e gthe i g the gove a ce a d ope ati g discipli e eeded fo sustai able g owth
Camb idge, UK, Oct. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Da kt ace, a global leade i behavio al secu ity, today a ou ced th ee appoi tme ts to its Executive Leade ship Team: Adam Tow s as Chief Fi a cial a d Ope ati g Office (CFOO), Mike McGui ess as Chief Reve ue Office (CRO), a d Beth Shea as Chief Custome Office (CCO). All th ee epo t to P eside t a d CEO Ed Je i gs.
The appoi tme ts st e gthe Da kt ace’s leade ship ac oss the custome lifecycle, comme cial executio , a d busi ess ope atio s as the compa y builds the capabilities, gove a ce, a d ope ati g discipli e eeded to d ive sustai able g owth.
Tow s will ove see Da kt ace’s global fi a ce o ga izatio a d key ope ati g capabilities ac oss busi ess pe fo ma ce, systems, data, a d a alytics with a focus o st e gthe i g fi a cial discipli e, capital allocatio , decisio -maki g, a d executio discipli e. McGui ess will lead the global eve ue o ga izatio a d the compa y’s go-to-ma ket st ategy. Shea will lead Da kt ace’s global post-sales o ga izatio a d custome st ategy, focused o u ifyi g the custome jou ey a d accele ati g time-to-value.
“Adam, Mike, a d Beth b i g deep expe ie ce scali g global softwa e busi esses a d leadi g th ough g owth,” said Ed Je i gs, P eside t a d CEO of Da kt ace. “They a e st o g ope ato s who k ow how to stay close to custome s, c eate accou tability, a d execute co siste tly. Thei leade ship gives us a st o ge fou datio to build a matu e, du able ope ati g model a d help custome s secu e what AI ca do.”
Tow s b i gs exte sive expe ie ce scali g high-g owth e te p ise softwa e busi esses ac oss AI, a alytics, a d cybe secu ity. He most ece tly se ved as Chief Fi a cial Office of Dataiku, a e te p ise AI platfo m. Befo e Dataiku, he was Chief Fi a cial Office of Sise se, a AI-powe ed a alytics platfo m, whe e he led global fi a ce a d busi ess ope atio s. Ea lie i his ca ee , he held se io fi a ce leade ship oles at Mimecast, suppo ti g the compa y th ough sig ifica t i te atio al g owth, its i itial public offe i g, a d seve al yea s as a public compa y.
“Da kt ace has st o g tech ology, a global busi ess, a d a sig ifica t oppo tu ity ahead,” said Tow s. “My focus is o st e gthe i g the fi a cial a d ope atio al fou datio s of the busi ess, f om gove a ce a d capital allocatio to data a d systems, so we ca make bette decisio s, ma age complexity, execute with discipli e, a d scale sustai ably.”
McGui ess b i gs mo e tha 25 yea s of expe ie ce buildi g a d scali g go-to-ma ket o ga izatio s ac oss e te p ise softwa e a d cybe secu ity. McGui ess p eviously se ved as a adviso to Da kt ace, helpi g shape the compa y’s sales o ga izatio , ope ati g model, a d comme cial st ategy. Befo e that, McGui ess was Chief Comme cial Office at Quickbase, whe e he led global sales, custome success, suppo t, a d se vices. He has also held se io leade ship oles at Ve acode, Sophos, a d PTC.
“AI is cha gi g what custome s eed to p otect a d c eati g a majo oppo tu ity fo Da kt ace,” said McGui ess. “My focus is o buildi g a co siste t, custome -led go-to-ma ket e gi e that ca scale a d captu e that oppo tu ity.”
Shea b i gs mo e tha 30 yea s of expe ie ce leadi g global custome o ga izatio s. Most ece tly, she was Chief Custome Office at develope secu ity compa y S yk, whe e she led the global custome o ga izatio a d d ove ope atio al imp oveme ts, AI-e abled i ovatio , a d a mo e co ected e d-to-e d custome expe ie ce. P eviously, she was Chief Custome Office at Puppet, leadi g its custome -faci g teams a d Reve ue Ope atio s. She has also held executive oles at Veeam a d VMwa e.
“My p io ity is to c eate a mo e co ected a d co siste t expe ie ce fo Da kt ace custome s a ou d the wo ld,” said Shea. “By b i gi g ou custome -faci g teams togethe a ou d custome outcomes, we ca help o ga izatio s ealize value faste , accele ate adoptio of the Da kt ace Behavio al Defe se Platfo m, a d build g eate esilie ce agai st a i c easi gly complex th eat la dscape.”
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