Entrust Bolsters Executive Team with Key Leadership Promotions

July 29, 2025 at 09:00 AM EDT

News summary

Entrust strengthens its senior leadership team with three strategic appointments, promoting Mike Baxter to President and Chief Technology & Product Officer, Patrick Steele to Chief Sales Officer, and Kelsey Holthus to Chief Human Resources Officer
Promotions highlight strong internal talent that will shape the future of the company

Entrust, a global leader in identity-centric security solutions, today announced three promotions that strengthen its leadership team and position the company for continued innovation and growth. These appointments underscore the company’s commitment to customer success, culture, and innovation.

Mike Baxter has been promoted to President and Chief Technology & Product Officer. Dr. Baxter now leads all Entrust product management and development teams across its issuance, identity security, and data security solutions. He applies a deep knowledge of AI and post-quantum security to the company’s technology and platform strategy to anticipate future customer use cases. Part of the Entrust leadership team since 2010, Baxter is working closely with incoming CEO Tony Ball to accelerate innovation and product growth.
Patrick Steele has been promoted to Chief Sales Officer, now leading global sales across all Entrust business segments. Steele will drive a use-case focused approach, showing customers how they can leverage Entrust identity-centric security solutions to fight fraud and cyber threats across the customer journey and at the foundations of enterprise data security. Steele joined Entrust in 2016 and has deep expertise in global sales and channel development, and building customer relationships.
Kelsey Holthus has been promoted to Chief Human Resources Officer, focused on organization and talent development while continuing to evolve the Entrust culture for the company’s next phase of growth. Holthus has been with Entrust since 2008 where she has been a strong partner for growth in HR leadership roles across the business, with deep expertise in organizational design and development, change management, and compensation.

“These appointments reflect the strength of our leadership bench and our focus on building a future-ready organization,” said Todd Wilkinson, CEO of Entrust. “Mike, Patrick, and Kelsey each bring a unique blend of experience, innovation, and people-first leadership that will help Entrust continue to thrive.”

Incoming CEO Tony Ball added, “I’m excited to partner with this exceptional leadership team. Their expertise and passion for our mission will be instrumental as we continue to deliver solutions that help our customers establish trust and fight identity-based cyber threats, so they can transact and grow with confidence."

To learn more about Entrust and its leadership team visit: https://www.entrust.com/company/leadership.

About Entrust

Entrust fights fraud and cyber threats with comprehensive identity-centric security that protects people, devices, and data. Our solutions help enterprises and governments safeguard critical systems from every angle, enabling secure onboarding and issuance, providing everyday identity protection, and empowering them with 360-degree visibility and orchestration across keys, secrets, and certificates so they can transact and grow with confidence. Building on our decades as a pioneer and innovator in establishing trust, Entrust has a global partner network and supports customers in over 150 countries. For more information, visit www.entrust.com.