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Forescout will have its third CEO in six months after tapping former Trend Micro President and COO Wael Mohamed to take over as its top leader. The IoT security vendor brought in Mohamed to replace Greg Clark, who had just started as Forescout’s CEO in October 2020 after leading Symantec for many years. Clark took over for Michael DeCesare, who ran Forescout for nearly six years but left after the company’s contentious US$1.4 billion sale to private equity firm Advent International. Clark and DeCesare continue to lead Forescout’s board. “Wael is an industry visionary and brings an incredible amount of cybersecurity, digital transformation and cloud experience to Forescout,” Bryan Taylor, head of Advent’s technology investment team, said in a statement. “We have built a strong leadership team to capture Forescout’s unprecedented market opportunity as we secure the Enterprise of Things. We are now adding in our long-term CEO.” ....
Forescout Gets New CEO Yet Again, Bringing In Wael Mohamed Forescout taps former Trend Micro President and COO Wael Mohamed to replace Greg Clark, who had just started as the IoT security vendor’s CEO in October 2020 after leading Symantec for many years. By Michael Novinson March 08, 2021, 10:27 AM EST Forescout will have its third CEO in six months after tapping former Trend Micro President and COO Wael Mohamed to take over as its top leader. The San Jose, Calif.-based IoT security vendor brought in Mohamed to replace Greg Clark, who had just started as Forescout’s CEO in October 2020 after leading Symantec for many years. Clark took over for Michael DeCesare, who ran Forescout for nearly six years but left after the company’s contentious $1.4 billion sale to private equity firm Advent International. Clark and DeCesare continue to lead Forescout’s board. ....