Cerebras Systems, the pioneer in accelerating generative AI, today announced the appointment of Naor Penso as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Alex Varel as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales, and Hagay Lupesko as Senior Vice President of AI Cloud and Inference. These strategic hires further strengthen the company’s leadership team as it continues to innovate and accelerate the adoption of its groundbreaking AI hardware solutions.
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“We are thrilled to welcome Naor, Alex, and Hagay to the Cerebras leadership team”
“We are thrilled to welcome Naor, Alex, and Hagay to the Cerebras leadership team,” said Andrew Feldman, co-founder and CEO, Cerebras. “Their vast experience and proven track records in cybersecurity, sales, and AI will be instrumental in driving our mission to revolutionize the AI landscape. With their expertise, we are poised to continue delivering transformative AI technology and solutions that will empower organizations across the globe to achieve breakthrough performance and tackle the world’s most complex challenges.”
Naor Penso – Chief Information Security Officer
Naor Penso joins Cerebras as CISO, bringing more than two decades of experience in cybersecurity leadership across both public and private sectors. An accomplished cybersecurity executive with deep expertise in building, growing, and leading large-scale security organizations, Penso brings a proven track record of implementing comprehensive cybersecurity strategies, ensuring regulatory compliance, and driving organizational resilience across diverse industry landscapes. In his most recent role as Vice President and Head of Product Security at FICO, Penso drove security adoption from the earliest stages of development through deployment, ensuring customers worldwide benefited from secure, resilient service. In his new role at Cerebras, Penso will lead the company’s security strategy, ensuring its AI technologies meet the highest standards of safety and trust.
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Alex Varel – Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales
Alex Varel has joined Cerebras as EVP of Worldwide Sales, bringing a multi-decade wealth of go-to-market experience in high-growth, pre-and post-IPO environments. In 2015, Varel joined MongoDB leading teams in the Southern US and Latin America, helping drive growth leading up to their IPO. Post-IPO, Varel built Udacity’s global B2B business, contributing to its acquisition by Accenture. As GVP of the Americas at Zscaler, Varel led the Americas’ field teams during a period of rapid growth where Zscaler became a NASDAQ 100 and reached $2 billion in revenue. He most recently served as Chief Revenue Officer at Multiverse, one of Britain’s fastest growing tech companies. At Cerebras, Varel will lead global enterprise efforts to expand the adoption of the company’s AI solutions across diverse industries and markets.
Hagay Lupesko – Senior Vice President of AI Cloud and Inference
Hagay Lupesko has been appointed as SVP of AI Cloud and Inference at Cerebras. Lupesko brings more than two decades of industry experience in software engineering and machine learning. Prior to joining Cerebras, Lupesko was the VP of engineering at MosaicML (acquired by Databricks), Director of Engineering at Meta AI, and an engineering leader at AWS AI. Lupesko holds a Computer Science MSc from Tel Aviv University. In this new role, Lupesko will accelerate the development of Cerebras’ AI Inference and Cloud platform and offerings.
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