Absolute hires Samir Sherif as CISO and Jim Lejeal as CFO
Summary
Jim is a seven-time CFO and demonstrated financial strategist with a passion for helping software businesses scale. At Absolute, he will oversee all global finance, accounting, financial reporting, audit, tax, investor relations, and capital planning functions beginning December 5, 2022. “Samir’s proven track record and security expertise at some of the world’s most renowned brands is a testament to the great addition he will be to our team, as we continue scaling and serving customers across a diverse set of markets,” added Wyatt. “His deep expertise in cybersecurity will be vital in protecting our technology and information assets as well as supporting the security and resilience our customers are building in their organizations.” “We are in the midst of one of the most defining eras in history as it relates to cyber threats and driving innovation to address them,” said Samir Sherif, Chief Information Security Officer at Absolute. “Absolute’s privileged position in the firmware of more than 600 million devices allows us to deliver self-healing security capabilities, enabling today’s work from anywhere workforce with the power of cyber resilience that no other company can do.