Beyond Identity, the provider of phishing-resistant and password less MFA, has announced the appointments of Pia McSharry as vice president of global sales engineering and Susanne Gurman as vice president of revenue marketing.
With more than 15 years of experience in sales engineering at pioneer cybersecurity and data firms including Rapid7, SecurityScorecard and Securonix, McSharry brings unmatched experience in developing winning teams that drive new business.
McSharry will lead a team of internationally-located sales engineers, working with them to develop innovative new strategies that align with the company’s goals and the changing market.
Sales engineering team
“I am thrilled to join Beyond Identity and lead its talented sales engineering team,” said McSharry. “Beyond Identity’s passwordless MFA is fundamentally changing the game in cybersecurity, providing its customers with a highly differentiated phishing-resistant authentication solution they can trust. I am eager to hit the ground running and continue the company’s forward momentum.”
18 years of experience
Gurman joins Beyond Identity with more than 18 years of experience developing and leading high-performing marketing programs at Mimecast, SecurityScorecard and Digital Guardian. She will lead her team to reach and engage with new audiences in support of the company’s growth trajectory.
“Beyond Identity has truly built a fantastic team and I’m honoured to join them in their mission for effortless identity security,” said Gurman.
“In my nearly two decades working in this industry, I’ve seen how powerful disruptive technology like Beyond Identity’s password less MFA can be. I look forward to helping to deliver our solutions to new audiences.”
Valuable background
Both McSharry and Gurman will also bring their valuable background as female leaders
Both McSharry and Gurman will also bring their valuable background as female leaders in technology to Women of Beyond Identity, an employee resource group dedicated to supporting and mentoring the female employees at the company and improving gender equity in the industry.
“We are honoured to welcome Pia and Susanne to our leadership team,” said Thomas Jermoluk, CEO and co-founder of Beyond Identity. “They both bring deep experience in their respective fields, with a keen understanding of our customers and our market. We look forward to their participation in Beyond Identity’s continued growth.”
Multi-factor authentication
Beyond Identity’s passwordless multi-factor authentication (MFA) solution meets both phishing-resistant and zero-trust requirements by removing easily exploited factors like push notifications, one-time-codes and magic links.
McSharry and Gurman’s additions to Beyond Identity’s leadership team will support its growth goals as it strives to provide customers with seamless, reliable and continuous identity authentication.