David Pieterse joins Trellix as COO – Go-To-Market and David Soto comes in as the new CISO.
Trellix has announced the appointments of David Pieterse as Chief Operating Officer – Go-To-Market (COO-GTM) and David Soto as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
David Pieterse Joins Trellix as COO – Go-To-Market
Pieterse brings more than two decades of enterprise technology and revenue leadership. Most recently, he served as Chief Revenue Officer at Recorded Future and before that as Chief Revenue Officer at Snow Software.
In his new role, Pieterse will lead GTM and accelerate execution across core strategic growth engines, says Trellix.
“DP joins Trellix at a pivotal moment, as AI continues to transform the threat actor playbook, demanding organizations adopt a proactive, AI-native security response,” said Vishal Rao, CEO, Trellix. “He is uniquely equipped to execute on this market opportunity, building the engine and trust necessary to turn this momentum into sustained growth and resilience for our customers and partners.”
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“The cybersecurity market is at a genuine inflection point, and Trellix has the security foundation, threat intelligence, and team needed to lead it,” said David Pieterse, COO-GTM, Trellix. “My focus will be on building the strategic relationships and execution mechanisms translating security innovations into measurable outcomes for our customers and partners.”
David Soto Joins Trellix as CISO
Soto brings more than 25 years of cybersecurity leadership across regulated industries, most recently, as Head of Infrastructure Security at Amazon. Prior to Amazon, Soto also held positions at Check Point, Optiv, and Pacific Life.
“David’s background in building resilient programs at scale is exactly what Trellix needs to advance our enterprise security mission,” said Vishal. “We’re adapting our security culture to address the realities of today’s threat landscape, and I am confident his leadership will further strengthen our foundation from within.”
“Cybersecurity leadership today means more than defending a perimeter; it’s being a genuine partner to the business, operating with transparency, and building a program the entire team is proud to stand behind,” said David Soto, CISO, Trellix. “At a moment when machine-speed adversaries are redefining what resilience requires, I’m energized to join a team already at the frontier of this fight, and I look forward to partnering with them to continue strengthening the hardened foundation our customers rely on.”
