CyberArk (NASDAQ: CYBR), the global leader in identity security, today announced the appointment of Kathy Cullen-Cote as Chief People Officer.

Cullen-Cote brings extensive experience helping companies scale and leading them through periods of growth and organizational transformation. She most recently served as Chief People Officer and EVP at Teradata, and previously held progressive HR leadership roles at PTC, including Chief Human Resource Officer. Throughout her career, she has driven cultural transformation, global workforce strategy, and talent initiatives that align closely with business goals.

She succeeds Ruth Shaked, who is retiring after 12 years of helping shape CyberArk's culture and supporting the company through significant global expansion.

“Kathy joins us at a pivotal time as we scale to meet growing demand for our identity security platform and solutions,” said Matt Cohen, CEO, CyberArk. “Her people-first leadership and proven ability to connect talent strategy with business outcomes make her the ideal leader to help shape our next chapter. I also want to extend my deep appreciation to Ruth Shaked for her tremendous contributions to CyberArk. Her leadership and dedication have had a lasting impact on CyberArk's culture and success.”

“I’m thrilled to be part of CyberArk,” said Cullen-Cote. “The company’s commitment to its people and its culture of collaboration and high performance deeply resonate with me. I believe that empowering individuals and investing in talent is essential to driving business success, and I’m excited to contribute to CyberArk’s continued growth and transformation.”

As Chief People Officer, Cullen-Cote will lead CyberArk’s global HR organization, focusing on workforce growth, professional development, and implementing scalable people practices. She will work closely with the executive team to align talent initiatives with CyberArk's long-term strategy.

Cullen-Cote is a recognized HR leader, having earned honors such as the Bob Gatti HR Leadership Award and Oracle’s HCM Cloud Rubies Award for her innovative contributions to modern HR practices.

About CyberArk

CyberArk (NASDAQ: CYBR) is the global leader in identity security, trusted by organizations around the world to secure human and machine identities in the modern enterprise. CyberArk's AI-powered Identity Security Platform applies intelligent privilege controls to every identity with continuous threat prevention, detection and response across the identity lifecycle. With CyberArk, organizations can reduce operational and security risks by enabling zero trust and least privilege with complete visibility, empowering all users and identities, including workforce, IT, developers and machines, to securely access any resource, located anywhere, from everywhere. Learn more at cyberark.com.

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"Kathy joins us at a pivotal time as we scale to meet growing demand for our identity security platform and solutions." – Matt Cohen, CEO, CyberArk.