David Pieterse joins as Chief Operating Officer – Go-to-Market while David Soto has been appointed Chief Information Security Officer.
Trellix has appointed David Pieterse as Chief Operating Officer – Go-to-Market (COO-GTM) and David Soto as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), strengthening its leadership across go-to-market operations and enterprise security.
Pieterse will lead Trellix’s go-to-market operations, with responsibility for supporting the company’s growth strategy, customer relationships and strategic partnerships.
“DP joins Trellix at a pivotal moment, as AI continues to transform the threat actor playbook, demanding organisations adopt a proactive, AI-native security response,” said Vishal Rao, CEO, Trellix. “He is uniquely equipped to execute on this market opportunity, building the engine and trust necessary to turn this momentum into sustained growth and resilience for our customers and partners.”
Pieterse has more than two decades of experience across cybersecurity, enterprise software and data analytics. Most recently, he served as Chief Revenue Officer at Recorded Future, where he led global revenue functions through the company’s acquisition by Mastercard.
Before joining Recorded Future, he was Chief Revenue Officer at Snow Software, where he led its global revenue organisation through its acquisition by Flexera. He has also served as SVP of Global Revenue at Kong.
“The cybersecurity market is at a genuine inflection point, and Trellix has the security foundation, threat intelligence and team needed to lead it,” said David Pieterse, COO-GTM, Trellix. “My focus will be on building the strategic relationships and execution mechanisms translating security innovations into measurable outcomes for our customers and partners.”
Soto brings more than 25 years of cybersecurity experience across regulated industries. Most recently, he was Head of Infrastructure Security at Amazon, where he led a security programme spanning more than 4,000 sites across 30 countries.
Soto will lead Trellix’s enterprise security programme and its resilience strategy, as well as overseeing the company’s Customer Zero programme.
“David’s background in building resilient programs at scale is exactly what Trellix needs to advance our enterprise security mission,” said Rao. “We’re adapting our security culture to address the realities of today’s threat landscape, and I am confident his leadership will further strengthen our foundation from within.”
Before Amazon, Soto held positions at Check Point, Optiv and Pacific Life. He has also served on the board of the Orange County CISO Roundtable since 2017.
“Cybersecurity leadership today means more than defending a perimeter; it’s being a genuine partner to the business, operating with transparency, and building a programme the entire team is proud to stand behind,” said David Soto, CISO, Trellix. “At a moment when machine-speed adversaries are redefining what resilience requires, I’m energised to join a team already at the frontier of this fight, and I look forward to partnering with them to continue strengthening the hardened foundation our customers rely on.”
