Proofpoint, Inc. announced that Michael Frendo has been appointed to the newly-created role of chief technology officer, engineering, effective immediately. Reporting directly to CEO Ashan Willy and working alongside co-founder and CTO Marcel DePaolis, Frendo will spearhead the continued development of Proofpoint?s cohesive platform to thwart threats across the most critical stages of the attack chain. Frendo has more than 25 years of global technology experience overseeing all aspects of the full product lifecycle, including product definition, architecture, and development across SaaS, cloud, and security.

He has specialized in new disruptive technologies and the re-imagination of product development methodologies. Frendo joins Proofpoint from Journey.ai, a Denver-based digital identity platform focused on privacy and security solutions. Prior to that role, he led global engineering teams at Cisco, Polycom, and Juniper.