BJ Jenkins President, Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. expands its management team, with Amit Singh moving into the new role of chief business officer and BJ Jenkins as president.

The appointments are effective immediately.

The firm has reported momentum over the last financial year, with the business benefiting from customers adopting products across its Strata, Prisma and Cortex security platforms.

As chief business officer, Amit Singh will focus on bolstering the strategic customer relationships in partnership with Jenkins on the company’s large deals. Additionally, he will partner with chief product officer, Lee Klarich, on driving the cross-functional speedboats that have helped deliver industry-leading products. Singh’s 3-year tenure as president uniquely positions him for this role.

Incoming president BJ Jenkins is a cybersecurity leader recognized across the industry. As CEO of Barracuda Networks, he has delivered security solutions to hundreds of thousands of customers as they tackle remote work and digital transformation. Previously, he held multiple business unit and sales and marketing leadership roles at EMC, most recently as president of backup recovery systems division. Customer-facing leaders will continue in their current roles, reporting directly to Jenkins.

“We are excited to expand our management team and have BJ join us as we kick off activities for the new financial year,” said Nikesh Arora, CEO and chairman. “BJ has the security experience, customer understanding, and business acumen needed to lead our world-class go-to-market organization. With Amit focusing on our strategic customers in partnership with BJ, we look forward to building on our position of strength amid increased demand and awareness of cybersecurity.“

“I have watched Palo Alto Networks’ evolution from a disruptor in network security to the multi-platform cybersecurity category leader,” said Jenkins. “I am delighted to join Pits world-class management team and help drive the company’s continued growth.”

“As complex organizations see the benefit in a platform approach to cybersecurity, we are seeing a significant increase in large deals,” said Singh. “Building strategic relationships with these customers is a passion of mine, as is helping our business units that drive our performance. I’m excited to concentrate on this to bring us further success.”