We Protect the World's Critical Infrastructure

Tom Mullen joined OPSWAT in 2004 and manages technical partnerships and legal activities for the company. Tom brings expertise in negotiating transactions with and managing on-going programs for vendors, customers, alliance & channel partners as well as acquisition targets. Prior to joining OPSWAT, Tom practiced law and held management positions in sales, marketing and business development at Apple Computer, CNET Networks (now CBS Interactive) and GreenBorder Technologies (now Google). Tom earned a Bachelor’s degree from Stanford University and a law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of Law.

Eric Spindel joined OPSWAT in March 2021 as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary and is responsible for OPSWAT’s worldwide legal affairs. Eric has over 20 years of international business and legal experience, including at both public and privately-held companies. Prior to OPSWAT, Eric was General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at a private equity-backed and Nasdaq-listed cybersecurity company and previously practiced corporate and securities law for a number of years at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. He received a joint JD/MBA degree from York University and is admitted to practice law in both New York and Israel.

Jennifer Erfurth is the Global Head of HR for OPSWAT. Jennifer brings over 20 years of experience leading high-growth technology companies through transformation, global expansion, and scale. She has built people and operating functions across tech, healthcare, cybersecurity, AI, and SaaS organizations from post-IPO scale to enterprise readiness. Her executive experience includes ZeroAvia, Cradlepoint (Ericsson), Roku, ServiceNow, Align Technology, and Schawk.

Jennifer serves on HR advisory boards for SaaS and AI companies and holds a Master’s in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Tulsa. Jennifer is a mission-driven, empathetic leader committed to inclusive, scalable organizations.

James Neilson is the SVP of International Sales at OPSWAT, where he oversees the go-to-market function and is responsible for scaling the business through our own sales teams and partner channels, meeting revenue and profitability targets, and ensuring customer satisfaction.

James has over 25 years of experience in the IT industry, 18 of which are in leadership positions for cybersecurity companies. Prior to joining OPSWAT he served as VP of Sales EMEA at Immersive Labs – a UK-based cyber startup – and held leadership roles at Forcepoint and Symantec.

Chris Gray is the VP of Sales for Americas at OPSWAT, where he oversees the organization’s planning, implementation, sales performance, and go-to-market strategy for the Americas region.

Chris has more than 20 years of experience in the technology and cybersecurity industry and prior to joining OPSWAT, Chris spearheaded sales initiatives as the Director of Sales at Symantec, VP of Sales at Forcepoint, and most recently as a Strategic Advisor for TheFence and Doppel.

Himani Sawhney is the VP of Revenue Marketing at OPSWAT with more than 20 years in technology and cybersecurity. At OPSWAT she leads global demand generation, marketing operations, and the SDR organization, driving the company’s go-to-market strategy and pipeline performance.

Himani has built data-driven growth engines across start-ups, mid-market, and Fortune 500 firms. Prior to OPSWAT, Himani was Global Director, Demand Generation at Cellebrite, where he oversaw the company’s demand generation and played a role in its successful Nasdaq IPO. She has also led global, high-performing marketing teams in senior roles driving multi-channel acquisition, pipeline acceleration while modernizing the martech stack in close partnership with Sales, Product, and Finance.

Kat Lewis joined OPSWAT in 2020 and serves as Vice President of Global Marketing & Communications. In this role, she leads field marketing, channel marketing, and corporate communications teams, driving pipeline growth, elevating brand awareness, and aligning go-to-market strategies and campaigns across more than 60 countries.

With over 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, and corporate communications within government and cybersecurity organizations, Kat brings a proven track record of delivering measurable business results. She is recognized for her ability to translate detailed insights into strategic initiatives, her passion for excellence, and her skill in navigating the complexities of the evolving cybersecurity landscape.

Kat earned her Bachelor’s degree from Radford University, where she competed as a Division I athlete on a golf scholarship.

Berry Blanton is the Vice President of Brand & Creative at OPSWAT, where he leads the company’s global brand and creative organization spanning design, web, content, video, and product usability. With a focus on building strong teams and delivering cohesive, scalable brand experiences, he drives OPSWAT’s creative strategy across markets and channels, ensuring clarity, consistency, and impact.

Prior to OPSWAT, Berry was VP of Global Brand and Creative at Cellebrite, where he oversaw the company’s brand transformation and played a central role in its successful Nasdaq IPO. Earlier in his career, he served as Creative Director at Audible, an Amazon company, leading large-scale campaigns and brand initiatives, and held senior creative leadership roles at AMC Networks, Outdoor Sportsman Group, and VOOM HD Networks. Berry brings two decades of experience in design, video production, and content strategy, with a proven track record of growing brands and leading creative teams through times of rapid growth and change.

Itay Glick is a global technology executive with leadership experience across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. He currently serves as GM of Hardware and OT Security at OPSWAT.

Before OPSWAT, he was Vice President of Product at Allot (NASDAQ: ALLT), leading the development of advanced cybersecurity solutions for global service providers. Earlier, he was Senior Manager, Cybersecurity Services at Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL), where he helped protect Fortune 100 enterprises and private data clouds.

He also founded a pioneering cybersecurity company that was later acquired by Menlo Security, and played a key role at Verint Systems (NASDAQ: VRNT) in developing lawful interception technologies. Itay began his career as an Engineering Group Manager in an elite intelligence unit, gaining hands-on experience at the intersection of security and innovation.

He holds an MBA, a b.sc . in Electrical Engineering, and the CISSP and CEH cybersecurity certifications.

George Prichici is the VP of Products at OPSWAT, leading the Application Security PLU. George’s background in technology spans over 15 years, in both product management and software engineering leadership positions. He’s a certified cloud solution architect and his focus and interest is in cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and machine learning.

Jeremy is a seasoned product management executive with over 20 years of experience building scalable platforms and applications across SaaS and PaaS business models. He currently serves as Vice President of Product Management at OPSWAT, a cybersecurity company focused on Secure Managed File Transfer and File Security. Prior to joining OPSWAT, he spent nearly a decade as a product leader at Kiteworks, a market-leading platform for secure file sharing and managed file transfer.

Earlier in his career, Jeremy played pivotal roles at major tech companies and high-growth startups. He helped launch Hulu at NBCUniversal, led partner development at Netflix following his MBA from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, and drove product leadership at Ribbit Mobile and Jibe Mobile—both of which were acquired by major industry players. His work consistently bridges innovation and strategic execution in the cybersecurity, media, and telecom sectors.

Jan Miller brings over a decade of industry experience to his role as Chief Technology Officer of Threat Analysis at OPSWAT. He leads the Security Operations product suite, focusing on ML-based threat hunting and sandboxing solutions.

A serial entrepreneur and developer, Jan has founded and led multiple cybersecurity startups centered around automated malware analysis. Before joining OPSWAT, he was the Founder and CEO of Filescan, which OPSWAT acquired in 2022. Prior to Filescan, he founded Payload Security, the company behind Hybrid Analysis, known for its innovative kernel-based sandboxing and memory analysis technologies.

Jan has made significant contributions to the industry, including leading the development of the Android sandbox and HCA technology at Joe Security and overseeing the post-acquisition integration and R&D of Falcon Sandbox at CrowdStrike. He is also the co-inventor of “Analysis of Malware” (EP3814961B1). Jan holds a degree in Computer Science from Universität Rostock.

Sal Morlando is the Chief Technology Officer for OPSWAT’s Data Diode and Security Gateway product line. Sal brings over four decades of technology leadership, specializing in OT cyber security, cross domain solutions and telecommunication technologies. Prior to OPSWAT, Sal served as Chief Operating Officer at Owl Cyber Defense and Vice President of Product Management & Marketing at NewNet Communication Technologies. Sal earned a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering at Boston University, a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering at Northeastern University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Bridgeport.

Colin Dunn is Vice President of Products at OPSWAT where he leads a team focused on protecting critical infrastructure from cyberattack using industry-leading cross-domain solutions. Prior to joining OPSWAT through acquisition, he was founder and CEO of Fend Incorporated.

In previous roles, Colin worked as an engineer and consultant to help clients including the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, and commercial clients. He holds degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Virginia and business administration from Penn State.

Stephen Gorham is the Chief Federal Officer for OPSWAT. Stephen brings 20 years of operational excellence and IT-focused performance to his role and has managed large Enterprise IT operations teams as VP of Cyber Security & Infrastructure Capabilities for CompuCom, VP of Services for Extensys, Inc. and VP of Technology/CIO of Hillsborough Community College. He currently holds a CISSP and CySA+ certification and is a former CISO. Stephen earned a Bachelor of Science in Electronic System Technologies at Southern Illinois University and a Master of Science in Information Studies at The Florida State University.

Michael Arcamone, founder and CEO of OPSWAT acquired InQuest (August 2024), is a 25-year cybersecurity practitioner. Michael has held numerous positions within the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Intelligence Community (IC) where he is recognized as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the areas of security architecture design, network defense, risk mitigation, intrusion detection/analysis, detection engineering, intelligence, and security information and event management. For over 15 years, Michael served as the Team Lead and subject matter expert for the Pentagon's Computer Incident Response Team (PENTCIRT). Having spent over the last two decades as a government contractor, Michael has pioneered a number of innovative methodologies and techniques for the Department of Defense (DoD) as well as the Intelligence Community (IC) in the areas of Computer Network Defense. Michael has presented at numerous Pentagon Security Forums and US CYBERCOM Computer Network Defense (CND) Workshops, is the author of several DoD standards for intrusion detection, intrusion prevention and event/incident analysis, is a member of numerous security vendor advisory boards, holds a number of industry recognized security certifications and in 2007 was presented with the Army's Information Assurance Professional of the year award.

Joe Edwards is the Vice President of Americas Channel and Technical Sales at OPSWAT, where he leads the channel strategy and technical pre-sales initiatives across all the Americas. With over 25 years of experience in management, consulting, and cybersecurity, Joe is passionate about helping partners and customers navigate complex security challenges with innovative solutions.

Before taking on his current role, Joe served as VP of Global Sales Engineering at OPSWAT, overseeing pre-sales engineering teams worldwide. He previously founded and led e-velocity technical consulting for a decade and held leadership roles at Cisco, IBM, and Juniper Networks. Joe holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Cincinnati.

Hamid Karimi is the VP of Technology Alliances and Global OEM Sales at OPSWAT, where he oversees the organization’s planning, implementation, sales performance, and go-to-market strategy for a growing ecosystem of OEM partners, serving nearly 200 million enterprise users.

Hamid has over 35 years of experience in the technology and cybersecurity industry. Prior to joining OPSWAT, he held product and sales leadership roles at companies such as Bitdefender and Fortinet.

Malcolm is the VP for Europe & India Sales at OPSWAT, driving revenue growth, channel strategy and distribution together with marketing to optimize the effectiveness of his expanding sales organization. His success lies in a focus on his customers' strategic advantage in the complex cybersecurity landscape.

Malcolm is an IT veteran with more than 20 years in cybersecurity including leading the OPSWAT APJ sales operation. He previously held executive leadership roles at Akamai, Tenable and IBM. Having transferred from Singapore, he is now based in London.

Sertan Selcuk is the Regional Sales Director for OPSWAT, overseeing the overall business management in the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa Regions. Sertan brings over 20 years of business development experience in Cybersecurity, mainly with ministries, military institutions, intelligence agencies, and other public institutions and large commercial organizations in the region. Before joining OPSWAT, Sertan served as CSO at V-Count, as Managing Director of Kaspersky in Turkey and Turkic Countries, and as Senior Director of Innova IT Solutions, one of the largest Cybersecurity system integrators in the META region. Sertan has a bachelor's degree in electronics and telecommunications engineering from Yildiz Technical University, a master's degree in Cybersecurity from Middle East Technical University, and an MBA from Manchester University.

Nick Turnbull is the VP of Sales for Asia Pacific & Japan at OPSWAT, he is based in Singapore where he leads the go-to-market function, driving business growth through our sales teams and partner channels. He is responsible for achieving revenue and profitability goals while ensuring customer satisfaction.

Nick brings over 25 years of cybersecurity experience, with the last 15 years spent in Singapore, where he has held senior leadership positions across the APJ region. Prior to joining OPSWAT he served as SVP at BeyondTrust and held leadership positions at Avira, Stratus and BAE Systems.

Cuong is the General Manager and VP of Research and Development of OPSWAT Vietnam. He oversees the overall business activities of the Vietnam subsidiary and leads R&D teams to build innovative products for OPSWAT. Cuong has nearly 30 years of experience in business management and product development in the software industry. Prior to joining OPSWAT, Cuong was the Founder and CEO of innovative software boutiques Eragram and Vietnam e-Solution, and the Managing Director for the Vietnam branch of the global software services Luxoft Company. Cuong holds a bachelor’s degree from Ho Chi Minh City University for IT, an MBA from Malaysia Open University, and a Data Science Specialization Certification from Johns Hopkins University on Coursera.

Alin Besnea is the General Manager for OPSWAT Romania where he oversees the Operations and HR functions, as well as coordinating all aspects of the business in Timisoara, Romania. Alin is also the Director of Products for MetaDefender Endpoint Security SDK, handling the strategic vision and roadmap, as well as the engineering teams working on the OEM offering. Alin brings 14 years of engineering and engineering management experience. Prior to joining OPSWAT, Alin served as CTO at 2o, a social gaming start-up that he helped co-found. Alin has a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the Polytechnics University of Timisoara.

Csaba Litkei is the General Manager of Hungary for OPSWAT where he oversees the management of the Hungarian site in Veszprém. Csaba brings 7 years of leadership and more than 15 years of engineering experience in R&D. Prior to joining OPSWAT, Csaba served as Senior Software Developer Engineer and Software Development Team Lead at Continental. Csaba has a Computer System Programmer and a master’s degree in Agrochemistry from Pannon University.

Andy Takamatsu is the Country Manager of Japan at OPSWAT, where he oversees the management of business in Japan. Andy brings with him more than 16 years of sales management experience in the cybersecurity industry. Prior to joining OPSWAT, Andy served as the Managing Director of Absolute (NetMotion) Software, the Country Manager of BlueCat Networks of Canada in Japan, and the General Manager of Sales for Citrix Systems Japan. Andy has a bachelor’s degree in East Asian Studies from Lewis and Clark College in the US.

Victoria Huang is the APAC Marketing Manager and Taiwan Site Manager for OPSWAT where she oversees the development and implementation of the organization’s APAC regional marketing strategy which includes content localization, public relations, media partnerships, demand generation, webinars, conferences and events. Victoria brings more than 8 years of global sales and marketing experience from organizations in Taiwan, the United States, and Japan. Prior to joining OPSWAT, Victoria served as Sr. Marketing Specialist at Sumitomo Electric. Victoria has a master’s degree in integrated marketing communications from Golden Gate University.

Nithyanand Mehta is the General Manager – India and Vice President of Global Technical Services at OPSWAT. He brings over two decades of experience leading global Customer Success and technical organizations across cybersecurity, cloud, and SaaS domains.

Before joining OPSWAT, he built and scaled success teams at Check Point, Webscale, Catchpoint, and Keynote. He created the Cloud Security Maturity Model and adoption frameworks that help enterprises maximize platform value and achieve measurable outcomes. Nith has successfully built teams from the ground up, scaling them to hundreds, as well as inherited large organizations and transformed them for greater impact. He leverages AI and automation to scale customer experience, drive proactive engagement, and deliver consistent value at a global scale. His expertise spans customer experience strategy, go-to-market leadership, and building high-performing global teams. Passionate about people and culture, he focuses on fostering collaboration, driving innovation, and enabling sustainable growth.

Benny Czarny is the founder and CEO of OPSWAT, a leading cybersecurity firm with over 1,800 customers, 500 employees, and 11 offices worldwide. Founded with a personal investment in 2002 to offer a unique, market-driven approach to security application design and development, OPSWAT has been breaking new ground in the field of cybersecurity for more than 15 years. Benny has over 20 years of experience in successfully identifying market needs and building, marketing, and selling innovative cloud-based security products and solutions. From the early days of computer viruses, he was interested and involved in the fields of encryption, network operations, and security vulnerability detection and research. Prior to founding OPSWAT, Benny held technical leadership positions at NetManage, Netect and BindView. Benny earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the Technion-Machon Technologi Le'Israel.

Mike Gregoire is a Founding Partner at Brighton Park Capital (BPC), a growth equity private equity firm located in Greenwich CT and New York. Prior to joining BPC, Mike was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CA Technologies where he started in 2013. At CA, Mike accelerated the company’s software leadership with innovative offerings, a renewed brand, and a strengthened market presence. The result of Mike’s leadership over almost 6 years was the sale to Broadcom in July 2018, yielding a $10.5 billion market cap appreciation.

• Chair of the World Economic Forum’s IT Governors Steering Committee and member of the Business Roundtable’s Information and Technology Committee
• Executive Council, TechNet
• Board of Directors, Smartsheet
• Board of Directors, AMD
• Chairman, AppviewX
• Chairman, Paradox.ai
• Member of the Board, Women’s Sports Foundation

Mike earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and Computing from Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, Canada, and a Master of Business Administration degree from California Coast University.

For over 25 years, Julie Cullivan has driven transformational go-to-market, technology, security, operational, and acquisition strategy for both public and pre-IPO companies. Most recently she was the Chief Technology and People Officer at Forescout Technologies where she was responsible for leading the company’s business model transformation, information technology strategy, production operations, and human resources. Prior to Forescout, Julie held executive positions at FireEye, Autodesk, McAfee, EMC, and Oracle. She was recognized as a Cybersecurity Leader of the Year 2020 by CSWY, a Woman of Influence 2019 by the Silicon Valley Business Journal, 2019 Most Influential Corporate Board Directors, and awarded the Bay Area CIO of the Year 2017. Julie is a recognized leader in both the technology and cyber-security field and a frequent speaker on topics including women in technology, security as a board room imperative, digital innovation, and building high impact teams.

• Board of Directors, Axon Enterprise
• Board of Directors, HeartFlow
• Board of Directors, AaDya Security

Julie has a B.S. in Finance from Santa Clara University.

Hagi Schwartz is a distinguished financial management professional. In 2005, Hagi founded Magnolia Capital, an investment advisory firm, where he was Managing Director. Hagi is also a Venture Partner at Western Technology Investment, which he joined in 2011. Previously, Hagi was the Chief Financial Officer of several public and private technology companies including Check Point Software Technologies Inc., HyperRoll, Inc., ATRICA, Inc., and Noosh, Inc.

Current and prior Board of Director roles:

• Board of Directors, Mimecast
• Board of Directors, Silicon Graphics International Corp
• Board of Directors, BigFix
• Board of Directors, Qualys
• Board of Directors of other private companies

Hagi has a B.A. in Economics and Accounting from Bar-Ilan University.

Einat is CMO at NICE, leading the company-wide Marketing strategy across all regions and solution lines. In the 14 years she has been with NICE, Einat has played multiple, key roles in defining and shaping NICE’s global strategy, as the company grew and expanded to its current success. Prior to joining NICE, Einat led product and global marketing roles with global market leaders such as BMC Software and SAP. Einat holds an MBA with a focus on Marketing and a BA in Computer Science.