PagerDuty Bolsters Leadership Team with Appointments of Chief Information Security Officer and Senior Vice President of Engineering

Business Wire 1-Oct-2024 9:00 AM

PagerDuty, Inc. (NYSE:PD), a leader in digital operations management, today announced the appointments of Pritesh Parekh as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Rukmini Reddy as Senior Vice President of Engineering. With these appointments, the company expands its senior leadership as it continues its commitment to innovating as the most trusted and resilient digital operations management platform for the enterprise.

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Pritesh Parekh, the Chief Information Security Officer at PagerDuty. (Photo: Business Wire)

Parekh will lead PagerDuty's security organization, which is responsible for its product security operations, securing the technology and products, and supporting corporate development, sales, compliance and IT teams. He brings over 20 years of experience in technology leadership roles at Delphix, Dell, Zuora and ServiceNow. Parekh brings extensive expertise in developing robust enterprise security programs to PagerDuty.

Reddy will lead product and platform engineering, infrastructure and data science. She will be responsible for PagerDuty's technology strategy, driving execution and continued operational excellence and helping PagerDuty scale. Reddy has spent over a decade in senior executive roles at various enterprise companies, most recently at Slack. In her previous role, Reddy guided the vision, strategy, and execution of a comprehensive re-architecture, transforming Slack into an automation platform that empowered users to streamline work.

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"PagerDuty has distinguished itself as an innovative company at the forefront of engineering and security," said Jennifer Tejada, Chairperson and CEO, PagerDuty. "Rukmini and Pritesh will play critical roles in building on that strong history. Their combined leadership, expertise, and forward-looking approach will be instrumental for customers as PagerDuty continues to scale our business and drive the next phase of growth."

"In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, ensuring robust cybersecurity is critical, which is why PagerDuty is trusted by some of the most innovative organizations," said Parekh. "I look forward to leading PagerDuty's efforts to continually strengthen our security posture and collaborate across teams to develop innovative solutions that protect our data and systems while building a more secure and resilient future for PagerDuty and our customers."

"PagerDuty's reputation has long been associated with innovative products, world-class engineering and a focus on customer success, which I have experienced as a customer and partner," said Reddy. "The opportunity to lead the engineering team at such an exciting time of growth and innovation is inspiring. I look forward to driving engineering excellence, scaling our platforms, and delivering high-impact solutions via the PagerDuty Operations Cloud to meet the evolving needs of our customers."

About PagerDuty Inc.

PagerDuty, Inc. (NYSE:PD) is a global leader in digital operations management, enabling customers to achieve operational efficiency at scale with the PagerDuty Operations Cloud. The PagerDuty Operations Cloud combines AIOps, Automation, Customer Service Operations and Incident Management with a powerful generative AI assistant to create a flexible, resilient and scalable platform to increase innovation velocity, grow revenue, reduce cost, and mitigate the risk of operational failure. Half of the Fortune 500 and nearly 70% of the Fortune 100 rely on PagerDuty as essential infrastructure for the modern enterprise. To learn more and try PagerDuty for free, visit www.pagerduty.com.

The PagerDuty Operations Cloud

The PagerDuty Operations Cloud is the platform for mission-critical, time-critical operations work in the modern enterprise. Through the power of AI and automation, it detects and diagnoses disruptive events, mobilizes the right team members to respond, and streamlines infrastructure and workflows across your digital operations. The PagerDuty Operations Cloud is essential infrastructure for revolutionizing digital operations to compete and win as a modern digital business.

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