Amit Yoran Leaves Dell RSA To Join Tenable As New CEO
Vulnerability management firm Tenable Network Security announced today that Dell RSA President Amit Yoran will take over as Tenable's new chairman and CEO, effective Jan. 3, 2017. The announcement comes three months after Dell closed on the acquisition of RSA's parent company, EMC.
Yoran, 46, will succeed Ron Gula, who founded Tenable 14 years ago and resigned from his position as the company's CEO in June. Tenable co-founders Jack Huffard and Renaud Deraison, who have been leading the company during the CEO search, will continue in their roles as president and chief operating officer (COO), and chief technology officer, respectively.
Dell completed its $67 billion acquisition of EMC in September; rumors about the deal first surfaced the previous autumn. Asked if the Dell acquisition had any impact on his decision to leave, Yoran said in a discussion with Dark Reading today, "Not really."
