Sectigo appoints Aura’s Bray as VP

Certificate management outfit Sectigo has named Christopher Bray as its new senior vice president of partner and eCommerce sales.

Bray will be responsible for market strategy, sales and marketing operations, and sales execution for the vendor’s partner and eCommerce businesses.

He brings nearly two decades of experience in the security software space and B2B, B2C, and B2B2C channel and SaaS security software businesses.

Bray joins from security vendor Aura where he has spent the last three years as its chief revenue officer.

Prior to this, he spent three years as SVP and general manager at Cylance, launching “the world’s first AI-powered antivirus” for consumers and small businesses, which was acquired by BlackBerry in 2019 for $1.4bn.

Sectigo CEO Kevin Weiss said that Bray was a seasoned software executive with a proven track record of developing people, products, processes, and markets.

“His experience in retail and partner management and growth, customer relationship management, go-to-market strategy, sales, marketing operations, and business development will uplevel Sectigo, enabling the business to take better advantage of market opportunities,” he said.

Bray said he was excited to join Sectigo at a time when the concept of online trust is forefront for companies of all sizes.

“Sectigo has an incredible opportunity to define itself as the category leader for digital certificates and Certificate lifecycle management. “Sectigo’s partner ecosystem plays a highly strategic role in achieving this leadership position, and in the overall growth and success of the company. I am looking forward to growing this vital part of our business, enabling Sectigo to become even more trusted within its partner ecosystem.”