Cybersecurity company BlueVoyant has appointed Michael Montoya as its new chief operating officer (COO). In his role as COO, Montoya will take on the responsibility of overseeing the technology, product, and operations organisations.
Montoya brings more than 25 years of information technology and cybersecurity leadership experience. He previously served as senior vice president and chief information security officer at Equinix. Before Equinix, he served as chief information security officer at Digital Realty.
He served in several technology leadership roles at Microsoft, including as chief cybersecurity advisor, where he focused on raising awareness of the company’s cybersecurity capabilities and extending E5 license adoption. Montoya also held leadership roles at FireEye/Mandiant (now Trellix/Google) as it grew from USD4 million to AUD800 million in revenue. Montoya also serves as an independent director of F5, Inc.
“It is an honour to join the BlueVoyant team in this time of rapid acceleration and expansion,” said Montoya. “More than ever, CISO’s and their teams need a platform that brings together risk, compliance, and operations in a manner that can help them protect their organisations from the growing and innovative digital pandemic of cyber attacks.”
Continuing product innovation and momentum, Deepak Dalvi is also joining BlueVoyant as head of SaaS product and Artificial Intelligence strategy. Dalvi has more than 20 years of cybersecurity product management experience. Prior to joining BlueVoyant, Dalvi served as head of products for Endpoint Security portfolio and spearheaded the AI strategy for Trellix and launched the Trellix Wise generative AI-powered platform. In addition, he has held senior product management roles at Lacework, Aqua Security, and Symantec.
“Michael and Deepak have key experience growing and scaling cyber defence companies,” said BlueVoyant CEO James Rosenthal. “We are excited to welcome them to the BlueVoyant team to maximise our product innovation and overall business strategies. We have exciting plans for our continued growth, and I look forward to having their knowledge and expertise to guide us to better meet our clients’ needs.”
