Veza Appoints Kane Lightowler As President and Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Dec 11, 2024•8 months ago

Position

President

Company

Veza

Kane Lightowler

Redwood ShoresSecurityInformation TechnologySoftware

Description

Veza, the leader in identity security, has announced the appointment of Kane Lightowler as president and chief operating officer (COO). Lightowler, with extensive experience in cybersecurity and scaling high-growth companies, will lead global go-to-market strategy encompassing sales, marketing, customer success, and alliances to accelerate the company's global momentum.

Company Information

Company

Veza

Location

Redwood Shores, California, United States

About

Veza is the leader in identity security, helping organizations secure access across the enterprise. Veza’s Access Platform goes beyond identity governance and administration (IGA) tools to visualize, monitor, and control entitlements so that organizations can stay compliant and achieve least privilege. Global enterprises like Wynn Resorts, Expedia, and Blackstone trust Veza to manage identity security use cases, including privileged access monitoring, non-human identity (NHI) security, access entitlement management, data system access, SaaS access security, IAM hygiene, identity security posture management (ISPM), and next-generation IGA. Founded in 2020, Veza is headquartered in Los Gatos, California, and is funded by Accel, Bain Capital, Ballistic Ventures, Google Ventures (GV), NEA, Norwest Venture Partners, and True Ventures.

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