Former Abnormal and Proofpoint Sales Leader Maiwand Youssofzay to drive expansion and innovation in APJ
NEW YORK, Jan. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- BigID, the leading data & AI security and compliance platform, today announced the appointment of Maiwand Youssofzay as its Sales leader of APJ. With prior roles at Abnormal, Proofpoint, and Symantec, Maiwand will spearhead BigID's growth across APJ markets, reinforcing BigID's strategy to expand its DSPM, DLP, DLM, Access Governance and Privacy business to international expansion.
Maiwand brings expertise leading and growing Abnormal Security's footprint in APJ, where his leadership was instrumental in growing the APJ market exponentially and leading the company's AI R&D center in partnership with Singapore's Economic Development(EDB) in Singapore. Prior to Abnormal, Maiwand built and scaled high-performing teams across APJ at Proofpoint and Symantec.
"Maiwand's exceptional track record of driving transformative growth in APJ makes him the ideal leader to propel BigID's expansion in this critical market," said Marc DeGaetano, CRO of BigID. "His ability to scale businesses and build world-class teams aligns perfectly with our vision of redefining data and AI security globally."
Maiwand joins BigID during a period of rapid growth and innovation. The company recently became the first DSPM provider to cross $100M in revenue, launched cutting-edge AI-powered data retention, privacy, and access control solutions, and established a strong presence across Europe, the Middle East, and APJ markets.
"I'm excited to be part of BigID during a pivotal moment in the company's journey to helping organizations globally take control of their data, especially as they look to adopting AI responsibly," said Maiwand Youssofzay. "With its innovative approach to data security and AI-driven solutions, BigID is uniquely positioned to address the evolving challenges organizations face in managing and protecting their most critical data. I'm eager to build on this momentum and drive impactful growth across the APJ region."
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About BigID
BigID empowers organizations to know their enterprise data and take action for data-centric security, privacy, compliance, AI innovation, and governance. Customers deploy BigID to proactively discover, manage, protect, and get more value from their regulated, sensitive, and personal data across their data landscape.
BigID has earned numerous accolades, including being highlighted as CRN's top 100 security companies two years in a row in 2024 and 2023, a finalist in CRN's 2024 Tech Innovator Awards, recognized as the most innovative security company of the year for its AI data security in the 2024 Globee Awards, and named as a "Market Leader Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)" in the 2023 Global InfoSec Awards. Additionally, BigID's impressive growth earned it a spot on the 2024 Deloitte 500 for the fourth consecutive year, one of CNBC's Top 25 Startups for the Enterprise, named to the Forbes Cloud 100, and recognized on the 2024 Inc. 5000 for the fourth consecutive year.
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