Qualys names Sumedh Thakar as new CEO

Qualys, Inc, today announced that its Board of Directors has named Sumedh Thakar as President and Chief Executive Officer. Sumedh, long-standing Qualys executive and chief product officer, was previously Interim CEO.

“After careful consideration, the board has concluded that Sumedh is the right person to lead Qualys into the future, especially given his tenure with the company, expert guidance since taking on the role of interim CEO in February, and his proven ability to execute on a vision and bring together teams and ecosystems,” said Sandra E. Bergeron, Qualys’ Lead Independent Director. “As he moves into the CEO role long term, the board has the utmost confidence that his deep knowledge of every aspect of the company will enable him to move Qualys forward with the speed required to capitalize on the momentous growth in the cloud security market.”

Sumedh has been with Qualys for nearly 20 years in various positions starting as a software engineer. Since 2014, he has served as Chief Product Officer overseeing product strategy and leading the transformation of the Qualys Cloud Platform from a single security solution to an evolving portfolio of integrated apps that deliver 360-degree visibility across on-premises, endpoints, cloud, containers, and mobile environments providing the visibility businesses need to assess critical security intelligence and to automate the full spectrum of auditing, compliance, and protection for IT systems and web applications. As president since 2019, Sumedh has been deeply involved in expanding Qualys’ go-to-market strategy and building and driving the sales and partner teams to expand Qualys’ addressable market and drive customer retention and revenue growth.

“I have been fortunate to be part of Qualys’ journey of innovation from the early days when Qualys started as one of the first cloud-based security solutions. We’ve made great strides since then, expanding our cloud platform to address the security and compliance needs of today’s modern IT infrastructure,” said Thakar. “I’m thankful to the Qualys board and excited to have the opportunity to take Qualys to the next level and lead the incredibly talented global Qualys team. I look forward to continuing to accelerate innovation, advance our go-to-market strategy and create value for our customers and shareholders.” CT Bureau