Kudelski appoints security CEO


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Michelle Clancy

| 31 October 2015





Content protection specialist Kudelski Group has appointed Rich Fennessy as group senior vice president and CEO of Kudelski Security.


Fennessy will report directly to André Kudelski, chairman and CEO, and will lead the global cybersecurity business, focusing on the global expansion of the group’s cybersecurity activities as well as broadening Kudelski’s cybersecurity solution offerings.

Fennessy has 28 years of international management experience in the technology industry. After 17 years at IBM, where he held various sales and marketing executive roles, he has been a president and CEO of several technology companies. Most recently, he served as CEO of Fishnet Security, where he led the sale of the company to Blackstone Private Equity.

“We are very pleased to welcome Rich to the group; he is recognised as a visionary, innovative leader in the cybersecurity domain,” said Kudelski. “I am confident that he will build on the solid groundwork already put in place by the Kudelski Security teams to extend the reach of our cyber security activities beyond Europe and accelerate Kudelski Security’s growth.”

Christophe Nicolas, former Head of Kudelski Security, will become group CIO.