HANOVER, Md .– (WIRE OF BUSINESS)-Dragos Inc., the global leader in cybersecurity for industrial control systems (ICS)/operational technology (OT) environments, announced today that it has named Christophe Culine as the company’s first Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).
Culine is a proven strategic and operational leader known for building high-performance sales, marketing, professional services, and technical support teams driving accelerated and consistent growth across geographies. He brings more than two decades of experience leading early in mid-stage companies from ARR and revenues of $ 10 to $ 20 million to over $ 300 million. As CRO, Culine will be responsible for developing and managing strategies that will accelerate Dragos ’market leadership position and grow and augment global revenue.
“Christophe brings an incredible amount of expertise to Dragos as a successful sales leader and CRO for many high-growth organizations, from startups to public companies,” said Robert M. Lee, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Dragos, Inc. “His experience in building world-class sales and support teams and his relentless focus on customers will help us accelerate our efforts in North America while increasing our focus on international expansion and expansion. of our partnership channels. Christophe is a proven executive leader and a data-driven CRO who will help us deliver on our promises to our customers and community. ”
Prior to joining Dragos, Culine served as President and CRO of RiskIQ, where he led the sales, support and professional services teams and guided the company in signing a specific agreement to merge with Microsoft. He also served as head of sales and CRO roles at Qualys, Fortinet, and Venafi, a company that Thomas Bravo acquired for $ 1.15 billion.
“Dragos is the definitive leader in the exploding industrial cybersecurity market and I look forward to the opportunity to continue to build and grow a company with a global presence, and be part of the mission to preserve infrastructure and civilization around the world,” he said. Culine. “Dragos’ incredibly impressive leadership team, its mission-driven culture, and enthusiastic customer and community base are the hallmarks of companies building lasting markets that make global impacts.”
This executive hire follows an impressive year for Dragos, which came from a record-breaking $ 200 million Series D round of funding worth $ 1.7 billion that established Dragos as the highest valued industrial cybersecurity company in the world and strengthened its position as the industry leader in the fast -growing cybersecurity category of ICS/OT.
Dragos has expanded its global business operations within the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and within the Gulf Cooperation Council including The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates with plans to open an office in Dubai in March of 2022. This expansion has brought industrial cybersecurity technology and services to customers in these growth markets, as well as ICS/OT training and skills development in these regions.
Dragos also entered into a number of key technology alliances and partnerships throughout the year aimed at providing customers with best -in -class integrated IT/OT solutions:
Additional achievements and recognition of the company in 2021 include:
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Founding sponsor of The Smart Factory @ Wichita, Deloitte’s new Industry 4.0 immersive experience center.
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Ranked 45th on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 won, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life science, fintech, and energy tech companies in North America.
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Launched Dragos Academy, a new comprehensive education and training program available to Dragos customers and partners that aims to strengthen practitioners ’overall ICS/OT cybersecurity skills and help them fully operate and expedite time- to-value of the Dragos Platform.
About Dragos, Inc.
Dragos has a global mission: to protect civilization from those trying to disrupt the industrial infrastructure that depends on us every day. The practitioners who founded Dragos were attracted to this mission through decades of experience in government and the private sector.
Dragos codifies the knowledge of our cybersecurity experts into an integrated software platform that gives customers critical visibility into ICS and OT networks so that threats can be identified and addressed before they become significant events. . Our solutions protect organizations in a variety of industries, including power and water utilities, energy, and manufacturing, and are optimized for emerging applications such as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT).
Dragos is privately held and headquartered in the Baltimore-Washington, DC area with a regional presence around the world, including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and the Middle East.