Promotion and expanded leadership role follow Padgett’s successful tenure as SentinelOne’s Chief Growth Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer
SentinelOne®, the AI Security leader, announced the appointment of Barry Padgett as President and Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective immediately. The promotion follows Padgett’s successful tenure as the company’s Chief Growth Officer and his recent role as interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO). This transition aligns with Sonalee Parekh officially starting her role as the company’s new CFO, as announced earlier this month.
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In his elevated role as President and COO, Padgett will take on an expanded mandate, focusing on corporate strategy and operational excellence across SentinelOne’s key market-facing functions.
Padgett brings over 25 years of experience driving growth and scaling operations at market-defining technology companies. Prior to SentinelOne, he held key leadership positions including Chief Product and Strategy Officer at Concur, President of SAP, Chief Revenue Officer at Stripe, and Chief Executive Officer at Amperity. Throughout his career, Padgett has built a reputation for aligning complex, high-performance global teams across all dimensions of an organization.
“Over the past year, Barry has been instrumental in driving operational excellence across SentinelOne. He’s a proven operator at scale and has already shown a unique ability to align our market-facing teams, accelerate key cross-functional initiatives and drive greater coordination of our most critical functions,” said Tomer Weingarten, co-founder and CEO of SentinelOne. “This expanded role will build on Barry’s impact and leadership to strengthen our operating and innovation advantage, driving SentinelOne’s next chapter of growth.”
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