PRESS RELEASE

LEXINGTON, Mass., January 16, 2024 – Mimecast Restricted (Mimecast), an superior e mail and collaboration safety firm, introduced immediately the appointment of Marc van Zadelhoff as CEO, with Mimecast Co-Founder and present CEO Peter Bauer remaining a key collaborator as a member of the Board. Bauer, a key Mimecast shareholder, will proceed to be an energetic advisor to Marc and the corporate.

“I’ve cherished main Mimecast from our founding in 2003 to our present place as a globally acknowledged, award-winning cybersecurity firm. After an incredible and busy 21 years I’m trying ahead to pursuing my private pursuits in addressing climate-change, environmental and social justice, and supporting younger entrepreneurs. I’m happy to go the management torch to Marc, whom I’ve identified and revered for nearly a decade and stay up for the corporate’s continued success underneath his management,” stated Bauer.

Marc van Zadelhoff joins the corporate with almost 25 years within the cybersecurity house, main a variety of organizations, most notably as CEO of Devo, a cloud-native safety analytics firm, COO at LogMeIn, and as one of many founders of IBM Safety – serving as GM / CEO of the $2.5B, 8,000-person enterprise unit he helped discovered.  Marc brings a novel perspective to the corporate, with an emphasis on creating buyer worth and operational excellence.

“I’m drawn to Mimecast as a result of it protects towards immediately’s most pressing cybersecurity threats, particularly: staff collaborating in an ever extra harmful world. Peter and the crew have masterfully positioned Mimecast to assist clear up the issue of human threat. Becoming a member of now’s tremendous thrilling to me. Mimecast has robust momentum, a world-class management crew and a confirmed monitor report of delivering revolutionary options. Within the coming months I shall be assembly with prospects and companions, attending to know Mimecast staff, and guaranteeing that we proceed to ship on our promise,” stated Van Zadelhoff.  

“On behalf of the Board of Administrators, we thank Peter for his distinctive management and influence to Mimecast, navigating it from a venture-backed start-up to a cloud chief within the e mail and collaboration cybersecurity market,” stated Michail Zekkos, Board Chair. “We couldn’t be extra delighted to welcome Marc as Mimecast’s new CEO to guide the corporate ahead on this thrilling product innovation journey centered round its prospects, channel companions and staff. Mimecast has by no means been stronger and higher positioned to profit from Marc’s lengthy and profitable cybersecurity-centered track-record”. 

Marc will begin his position as CEO on Monday, January twenty second.

Mimecast: Work Protected™ 

Since 2003, Mimecast has stopped unhealthy issues from taking place to good organizations by enabling them to Work Protected. We empower greater than 40,000 prospects to assist mitigate threat and handle complexities throughout a risk panorama pushed by malicious cyberattacks, human error, and expertise fallibility. Our superior options present the proactive risk detection, model safety, consciousness coaching, and knowledge retention capabilities that evolving workplaces want immediately. Mimecast options are designed to remodel e mail and collaboration safety into the eyes and ears of organizations worldwide. 

Mimecast, the Mimecast emblem, and Work Protected are both registered emblems or emblems of Mimecast Companies Restricted in the USA and/or different nations.  All different third-party emblems and logos contained on this press launch are the property of their respective house owners.