SentinelOne Names Ana Pinczuk President of Product & Technology
▼ Summary
– SentinelOne has appointed Ana Pinczuk as President of Product & Technology, effective immediately, to lead its global product and technology organization.
– Pinczuk brings nearly 30 years of executive experience in SaaS and cybersecurity, including serving on SentinelOne’s board since 2022.
– She succeeds Ric Smith, who is leaving the company after holding technology leadership roles at SentinelOne since 2021.
– CEO Tomer Weingarten stated that Pinczuk’s expertise will accelerate innovation and help deliver advanced AI security solutions.
– Pinczuk aims to expand SentinelOne’s AI-native platform and advance autonomous security operations to help customers navigate complex threats.
SentinelOne has appointed Ana Pinczuk as its new President of Product & Technology, a move that places a highly experienced technology leader at the helm of the company’s global innovation efforts. Pinczuk, who has served on the company’s Board of Directors since 2022, will now oversee all product and technology operations. Her responsibilities include directing research and development, managing AI and platform engineering, and leading product management teams.
With a career spanning nearly three decades, Pinczuk brings a wealth of expertise in scaling transformative SaaS and cybersecurity enterprises. Her extensive leadership background includes significant roles at major technology firms such as HPE, Anaplan, Veritas, and Symantec. She has also held senior executive positions at Cisco and AT&T, and her board experience encompasses several rapidly growing SaaS and security companies, giving her a comprehensive perspective on the industry.
This appointment follows the departure of Ric Smith, who held various technology leadership positions at SentinelOne since 2021 and is now leaving to explore new professional ventures.
Tomer Weingarten, CEO of SentinelOne, expressed strong confidence in the new appointment. He stated that Pinczuk is exceptionally well-suited to accelerate the company’s innovation during a critical period of growth. Weingarten highlighted her demonstrated ability to build elite product and technology teams, combined with her intimate knowledge of the company’s strategic direction. He believes this will enable SentinelOne to deliver more advanced, intelligent, and autonomous security solutions designed for the age of artificial intelligence. The CEO also extended his gratitude to Ric Smith for his leadership and for his role in establishing SentinelOne as a major force in the AI security platform market.
Ana Pinczuk commented on her new role, acknowledging the strong foundation SentinelOne has already established in the AI-driven security sector. She expressed her honor in joining the team and her commitment to guiding the next wave of innovation. Her focus will be on broadening the capabilities of the AI-native platform, progressing the development of the autonomous Security Operations Center (SOC), and enabling customers to leverage AI to maintain a security advantage in an increasingly intricate threat environment.
SentinelOne operates as a premier cybersecurity platform powered by artificial intelligence. The company’s foundation is its unified Data Lake, which facilitates the creation of intelligent, data-driven security systems. These systems are designed to operate autonomously, anticipate complexity and risk, and continuously evolve. A wide range of major organizations, including numerous Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and Global 2000 companies, alongside significant government entities, rely on SentinelOne to protect their digital futures.
(Source: MEA Tech Watch)
