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Leading ASX-listed cyber security company Tesserent has appointed a new senior partner for offensive security services, a director of partners and alliance, and a senior partner for security architecture, engineering, analytics and alliances.
Leading Australian cyber security provider Tesserent has announced a raft of new leadership appointments, with an eye to accelerating growth.
In early August, the company announced that Silas Barnes had been appointed senior partner for offensive security services, having held a range of cyber leadership roles, including group chief information security officer at Virgin Australia and Airservices Australia.
He had also worked within the Department of Defence.
The company also announced that Kelly Taylor assumed the role of director of partners and alliance at Tesserent, bringing over 15 years of expertise in the industry, including Microsoft’s director of security services and Thales eSecurity ANZ country manager.
E-Yang Tang has also been appointed as senior partner for security architecture, engineering, analytics and alliances, having served as chief technology officer and vice-president at CGI and director of advisory cyber security at EY.
Kurt Hansen, chief executive officer of Tesserent, welcomed the new appointees.
“I am thrilled to welcome Silas, Kelly and E-Yang to our leadership team. Each will play a significant role in the future growth and success of our company. The team possesses exceptional experience and unparalleled market knowledge and will be an asset to our customers in the fight against escalating levels of cyber crime in Australia and New Zealand,” Hansen said.