ZS - Zscaler Accelerates AI Innovations with Appointments of Two Prominent Tech Industry Disruptors | Benzinga
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZS), the leader in cloud security, reinforces its investments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) with the appointments of two of the industry's top innovation and tech implementation leaders to further strengthen the Zero Trust Exchange™ cloud security platform. Working in collaboration, Claudionor Coelho Jr. joins as Chief AI Officer and Mohamed Shabar joins as EVP, Data & AI Platforms. These strategic additions to the Zscaler executive team reinforce the company's commitment to driving rapid innovation in advanced applied Machine Learning (ML), and AI to help define the future of cloud-based security technologies.
"We are delighted that Mohamed and Claudionor are joining the Zscaler family to drive the vision and implementation of advanced AI technologies for the world's largest cloud security platform," said Syam Nair, Chief Technology Officer for Zscaler. "The combination of Claudionor's and Mohamed's expertise and accomplishments in creating cutting-edge AI/ML and hyper-scale automation platforms technologies will help propel Zscaler's innovation engine and enable our customers to accelerate their digital transformation initiatives."
With over 25 years of IT experience, Mohamed Shabar possesses a wealth of expertise in driving the next generation of automation, AI, and cloud platform development. Previously at Salesforce, he led the Marketing Cloud Technology organization. As a result of his vision and execution, the organization achieved an astounding 30% CAGR over four years, coupled with an impressive 3X reduction in customer attrition. Under Shabar, the automation platform underwent a 10X scaling in volume and throughput, catapulting the B2C growth engine for Salesforce and enabling the delivery of trillions of hyper-personalized messages for enterprises. Prior to his tenure ...