Passwordless identity management provider Beyond Identity has appointed Tony Shadrake as its EMEA Vice President.
Launched in April 2020, the company replaces insecure passwords with stuff based on asymmetric cryptography and X.509 certificates. This underpins TLS (the lock in the browser) which is ubiquitously deployed across the internet to protect trillions of pounds of financial transactions daily, it is claimed. The cloud-native solution can be deployed in under an hour.
With 20 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry – both in the UK and the US – Tony brings with him insights from these two markets. Previous experience includes senior roles at VMware/Carbon Black, Webroot, and Computer Associates. At Carbon Black, Shadrake was instrumental in building the business from the ground up.
In his role, Shadrake will be responsible for building out the business in EMEA by implementing strategies to drive growth across the region. As a 100 percent channel-centric business, Tony aims to use his experience of building two-tier channels to repeat this model across EMEA for Beyond Identity.
The company’s recent partnership with Distology contributes to this objective, opening up opportunities for Beyond Identity through the distributor’s network of IT resellers and MSSPs in the UK & Ireland. Shadrake’s initial team of 10 employees in EMEA is up and running.
Shadrake said: “The pedigree of the founders is fantastic and I’m excited to be a part of this growing business. There is so much potential in the EMEA markets for a modern authentication solution that solves a real problem and takes away the risk and pain of passwords, so I’m looking forward to continuing the company’s success as we build out these new regions.”
