Berquist brings expertise in leading enterprise
cloud software organizations
FOSTER
CITY, Calif., Aug. 25,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualys,
Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS), a pioneer and leading provider of
disruptive cloud-based IT, security and compliance solutions, today
announced Tom Berquist joined its
Board of Directors. Tom, a longstanding technology industry
veteran, has extensive experience in enterprise cloud software.
"Tom's leadership demonstrates a rare blend of technical prowess
and interpersonal skills, and we look forward to welcoming him to
the Qualys board," said Jeff Hank,
chair of the board at Qualys. "I'm eager to team up with him and
gain his perspectives on cloud technology and its market
possibilities."
"I began my career in software development and truly value
Qualys' innovative efforts in helping organizations secure their
many software applications and in minimizing their overall cyber
risk," Berquist stated. "I'm excited to work closely with the other
board members and the Qualys team, building on the company's
continuous growth and progress."
"Tom's financial expertise and extensive experience having
served as a critical advisor and executive will complement the
current competencies of our board," said Sumedh Thakar, president and CEO of Qualys. "His
insights will be of immense value as we continue to enhance our
platform with innovations that help customers to reduce cyber risk
across hybrid environments."
Tom Berquist is chief financial
officer at Cloud Software Group. He previously held CEO and CFO
roles at software companies including TIBCO, Saba, Corel, and
Actian. In addition, he spent 10 years on Wall Street with
Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and Piper
Jaffray and six years at Deloitte. Tom holds a bachelor's
degree in accounting and an MBA in management and marketing from
the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul
Minnesota.
About Qualys
Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS) is a pioneer and leading provider
of disruptive cloud-based security, compliance and IT solutions
with more than 10,000 subscription customers worldwide, including a
majority of the Forbes Global 100 and Fortune 100. Qualys helps
organizations streamline and automate their security and compliance
solutions onto a single platform for greater agility, better
business outcomes, and substantial cost savings.
The Qualys Cloud Platform leverages a single agent to
continuously deliver critical security intelligence while enabling
enterprises to automate the full spectrum of vulnerability
detection, compliance, and protection for IT systems, workloads and
web applications across on premises, endpoints, servers, public and
private clouds, containers, and mobile devices. Founded in 1999 as
one of the first SaaS security companies, Qualys has strategic
partnerships and seamlessly integrates its vulnerability management
capabilities into security offerings from cloud service providers,
including Amazon Web Services, the Google Cloud Platform and
Microsoft Azure, along with a number of leading managed service
providers and global consulting organizations. For more
information, please visit http://www.qualys.com.
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Qualys
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