Columbia, Md., USA - April 9, 2013, Columbia, Md., USA - Sourcefire, Inc., a cybersecurity company, announced that it has appointed John Becker as chief executive officer.
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Mr. Becker is a seasoned technology professional with more than 20 years of technology industry expertise and a demonstrated and extensive track record of success. Mr. Becker has served on the Board of Directors of Sourcefire since 2008.
Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of Sourcefire, Mr. Becker was CEO of ScienceLogic, a provider of network monitoring software from April 2012 through March 2013. Previously, Mr. Becker was the CEO of Approva Corporation, a provider of continuous controls monitoring software, from 2008 until its acquisition by Lawson Software in September 2011.
Prior to Approva, Mr. Becker was CEO of Cybertrust, a global information security services company, acquired by Verizon Business in 2007. Mr. Becker held a series of executive positions with AXENT Technologies, Inc., a publicly traded information security software and services company and was appointed CEO in 1997 and Chairman of the Board in 1999. Mr. Becker remains a member of the Board.
Mr. Becker was instrumental in leading AXENT from start-up in 1994 to an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in 1996 and finally the sale of AXENT to Symantec Corporation in late 2000. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Richmond.
In addition, Sourcefire announced that Kevin Klausmeyer has joined its Board of Directors as an independent director.
Mr. Klausmeyer has joined Sourcefire's Board of Directors as an independent director and been named Chairman of the Company's Audit Committee and a member of its Compensation Committee.
Mr. Klausmeyer is an experienced financial leader with extensive experience at both public and private companies in the technology industry. From July 2003 to September 2012, Mr. Klausmeyer served on the board of Quest Software, a publicly traded company, and was chairman of that company's audit committee.
From August 2006 to February 2011, Mr. Klausmeyer was the Chief Financial Officer of The Planet, a provider of dedicated web hosting products and services. Before joining The Planet, Mr. Klausmeyer was Chief Financial Officer of RLX Technologies, a developer of management and provisioning software for utility computing environments.
Prior to RLX Technologies, Mr. Klausmeyer served as Chief Financial Officer of PentaSafe Security Technologies. Mr. Klausmeyer also was Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of BMC Software, a publicly traded company, and spent 13 years in public accounting with Arthur Andersen LLP. He graduated from the University of Texas with a BBA in Accounting. ■