Cybersecurity
10 CMOs in Cybersecurity
These ten executives hold the chief marketing officer title at cybersecurity companies, and several held the same title at other companies before their current roles. A reader can learn how security marketing leaders build brand, generate demand and position products for security buyers.
Professionals to explore
01—10Adenike Cosgrove
LinkedInExperience: Chief Marketing Officer · Mimecast
Chief Marketing Officer at Mimecast since December 2024; the profile describes Mimecast as a provider of email security, threat protection, cloud archive and security awareness training. At Proofpoint she was VP, Marketing EMEA (2022–2024), Senior Director, International Product Marketing (2021–2022) and Director, International Product Marketing (2018–2021).
Aviv Cohen
LinkedInExperience: Chief Marketing Officer · Pentera
Chief Marketing Officer at Pentera since April 2018, where the profile says he forms and executes a marketing strategy to introduce automation to cyber risk validation practices. He was also VP of Marketing at Nexar Inc. (2016–2018) and at Earnix (2012–2016), and Sr. Director Product Marketing at NVIDIA (2007–2011).
Chris Kozup
LinkedInExperience: Chief Marketing Officer · Darktrace
Chief Marketing Officer at Darktrace since May 2023; the profile describes Darktrace as a company delivering AI-powered cyber security solutions. He was also Chief Marketing Officer at Zscaler (2020–2023) and at HPE Aruba Networking (2019–2020), and Vice President of Marketing Mobility and IoT at HPE Aruba Networking (2015–2017).
Heather Smith
LinkedInExperience: Chief Marketing Officer · SpyCloud
Chief Marketing Officer at SpyCloud since February 2023, after serving there as SVP, Marketing (2022–2023), Vice President of Marketing (2021–2022) and Head of Marketing (2019–2021). The profile says SpyCloud helps businesses disrupt cybercrime by automating identity threat protection for employees, third parties and consumers.
Isaac Roybal
LinkedInExperience: Chief Marketing Officer · Seclore
Chief Marketing Officer at Seclore since August 2025, after an earlier Chief Marketing Officer stint there from 2022 to 2024. His headline cites cybersecurity and data security go-to-market work, scaling ARR from $8M to $100M, and product marketing, demand generation and category creation; he was also Head of Product, Cloud & Solutions Marketing at Qumulo (2020–2022).
Joy Nemitz
LinkedInExperience: Chief Marketing Officer · Intel 471
Chief Marketing Officer at Intel 471 since April 2021; the profile describes Intel 471 as a provider of cybercrime intelligence for intelligence, security and fraud teams. She was also VP-Global Marketing at CybelAngel (2020–2021) and Chief Marketing Officer at GigaTrust (2019) and at LookingGlass Cyber Solutions, Now Part of ZeroFox (2016–2019).
Meghan AuBuchon
LinkedInExperience: Chief Marketing Officer · Cynet Security
Chief Marketing Officer at Cynet Security since February 2025; the profile describes Cynet as an all-in-one cybersecurity platform. At Arctic Wolf she was VP, Global Demand Generation (2023–2025), VP, Demand Generation (2021–2023) and Sr. Director, Demand Generation (2019–2021).
Michael Williams
LinkedInExperience: Chief Marketing Officer · Zimperium
Chief Marketing Officer at Zimperium since June 2024; the profile describes Zimperium as a mobile device and app security company offering on-device protection for Android, iOS and Chromebook endpoints. He was also Chief Marketing Officer at KnowBe4 (2021–2023), at D2iQ (2019–2021) and at Symantec (2016–2018).
Peter Alexander
LinkedInExperience: Chief Marketing Officer · Barracuda
Chief Marketing Officer at Barracuda since February 2025; the profile describes Barracuda as a cybersecurity platform covering email, application, network and data threats. He was also Chief Marketing Officer at Fastly (2023–2025), at Check Point Software (2017–2023) and at Harmonic (2012–2016), and VP, Worldwide Field Marketing at Cisco (1996–2011).
Tracey Moon
LinkedInExperience: Chief Marketing Officer · BLACKCLOAK
Chief Marketing Officer at BLACKCLOAK since November 2024; the profile says BlackCloak secures the personal digital lives of corporate executives, board members and high-net-worth individuals. She was also Chief Marketing Officer at Cybersixgill, a Bitsight Company (2022–2024) and at Verodin (2019–2022), and Vice President, Global Revenue & Digital Marketing at Mandiant (part of Google Cloud) (2019–2022).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's company stage and buyer to yours, since marketing a large platform vendor differs from building a category at a venture-backed startup. Also consider whether their background is mainly in demand generation, product marketing or brand, and pick the one closest to the problem you need to solve.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you build credibility with CISOs and security teams who distrust vendor claims?
- 02Which demand generation programs produce qualified pipeline for security products, and which have stopped working?
- 03How do you position a product in a crowded security category without relying on fear-based messaging?
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