Gardner has over twenty years of global sales leadership experience, covering areas such as network security, cloud, networking, and enterprise technology.
Tel Aviv, Israel, October 7th / PRNewswire / —– Focusing on the era of integrated networks and secure clouds for AI, Cato Networks announced today the appointment of Chad Gardner as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Gardner will lead the company's global revenue organization and drive market execution, supporting enterprises in modernizing and integrating their network and security infrastructure while securely adopting AI.
Gardner previously worked at Blackfoot Communications as the Chief Revenue Officer, responsible for the company's wholesale, Premier and enterprise business departments. He has extensive experience in building and leading high-performing sales teams, covering areas such as enterprise infrastructure and network security. Prior to that, Gardner served as the Vice President of North American Sales at SambaNova Systems and held several leadership positions at Palo Alto Networks, including Vice President of Global SASE Sales and Vice President of Western Key Account Sales. His experience also includes holding vice president-level positions at Netskope, as well as executive sales roles at Denali Advanced Integration, NetApp, and Cisco Systems.
"Chad possesses experience, a customer-oriented mindset, and leadership skills, which will enable Cato to seize significant opportunities ahead," said Cato Networks, co-founder and CEO of Shlomo Kramer. "His experience in leading global SASE sales efforts has given him a clear understanding of why companies are shifting towards integrating networks and security. The sales leadership and customer orientation he brings will help us expand our business while maintaining a focus on the customer experience, which is precisely what sets Cato apart."
"I am very pleased to join Cato, as it has a unique position in defining the future of security for the internet and AI. The company combines an attractive vision with its architecture to deliver meaningful results for its customers," stated Gardner. "The ability of Cato to simplify security while helping organizations securely adopt AI was one of the key reasons I decided to join. I look forward to working with the team to expand business scale, strengthen customer and partner relationships, and help organizations operate at the speed and with the confidence required in the AI era."
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About Cato Networks
Cato Networks provides integrated networks and secure clouds for the AI era. Cato unifies networks, security, and access to offer enterprises complete visibility, a shared context across users, applications, data, and AI interactions, as well as unified control to take intelligent actions based on this information. Cato combines AI-driven security and autonomous protection to address evolving threats, ensuring AI adoption and helping organizations stay ahead in an increasingly AI-driven threat environment. Trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide, it helps simplify operations, enhance resilience, and accelerate security innovation.
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