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Zscaler appoints Ross Tackett as Chief Revenue Officer. Veteran leader and Head of Worldwide Sales promoted to lead global revenue operations and expand Zscaler platform adoption. September 24, 2026 16:05 ET | Source: Zscaler, Inc. SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZS), the cybersecurity platform for the AI era, today announced the appointment of Ross Tackett as the company's Chief Revenue Officer, effective October 1, 2026. In this role, Tackett will lead Zscaler's global revenue operations, sales organization, strategic partner ecosystem, and go-to-market execution. Tackett, who most recently served as Zscaler's Head of Worldwide Sales, has been with the company for three years and brings more than three decades of technology sales leadership experience and a proven track record of scaling multi-billion-dollar enterprise go-to-market organizations, accelerating international expansion, and building high-performing revenue teams. He previously spent more than a decade in sales leadership roles at ServiceNow, and more than 16 years in sales leadership roles at Dell. Tackett succeeds Mike Rich who is stepping down as CRO for personal reasons. Rich will remain with Zscaler as a strategic advisor through December 31, 2026. "Ross Tackett brings an exceptional combination of operational discipline, global scale, and customer-first leadership to this important role," said Jay Chaudhry, CEO, Chairman, and Founder of Zscaler. "Having worked closely with Ross as Head of Worldwide Sales, I have seen firsthand his ability to inspire teams, execute at scale, and drive commercial expansion. His deep domain expertise and international experience throughout his career makes him the ideal leader to guide our global sales organization as enterprises urgently modernize their infrastructure with the Zero Trust Exchange and defend against AI-driven threats. I also want to express my gratitude to Mike Rich for his contributions and leadership, and for staying on to ensure a seamless transition." "Zscaler pioneered Zero Trust security and continues to set the benchmark for innovation in the AI era," said Tackett. "Enterprises worldwide are retiring complex, vulnerable legacy firewall and VPN-based security in favor of Zero Trust architecture, and Zscaler is uniquely positioned as the platform of choice. I look forward to continuing to work closely with Jay, our executive leadership, and our world-class sales organization to scale our global commercial engine and deliver tangible, transformative business outcomes for our customers." "Leading Zscaler's sales organization has been an incredible privilege and I am proud of the milestones our global team has achieved together," said Rich. "Having partnered side-by-side with Ross, I know our go-to-market team is in outstanding hands. His promotion reflects the strength of our leadership bench, and I look forward to actively supporting him and the company through the end of the year to ensure sustained momentum." About Zscaler Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange(TM) platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed across 200+ public data centers globally and thousands of private sites at the edge, the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange is the world's largest in-line cloud security platform. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based on our management's beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. These forward-looking statements include, but not limited to, statements regarding our leadership transition, plans, beliefs, and expectations, operational continuity, market opportunities, and strategic growth trajectories. These forward-looking statements are subject to the safe harbor provisions created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. There are a significant number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from statements made in this press release, including but not limited to, our ability to successfully manage the transition, our ability to maintain key relationships with existing customers and prospects, our ability to retain our existing and hire new go-to-market personnel, and our ability to continue to capitalize on our account centric sales motion. Additional risks and uncertainties are included under the captions "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" set forth from time to time in our filings and reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2026, filed on September 3, 2026, as well as future filings and reports by us, copies of which are available on our website at ir.zscaler.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Any forward-looking statements in this release are based on the limited information currently available to Zscaler as of the date hereof, which is subject to change, and Zscaler will not necessarily update the information, even if new information becomes available in the future. Media Contacts Nick Gonzalez, Director of Public Relations, [email protected] Investor Relations Contacts Kim Watkins, SVP, Investor Relations & Strategic Finance, [email protected]

Nile appoints Srinivas Kavuri as Chief Development Officer. Seasoned engineering leader brings 25+ years of experience to advance Nile's vision of bringing a generational shift in networking with its secure and autonomous Network-as-a-Service platform SAN JOSE, Calif. - September 24, 2026 - - Nile, the pioneer and leader of Secure Network-as-a-Service (NaaS), today announces the appointment of Srinivas Kavuri as Chief Development Officer (CDO). In this role, Kavuri will report to CEO Pankaj Patel, leading the global engineering organization. Kavuri joins Nile from Zscaler, where he served as Senior Vice President of Engineering and most recently led the development of a platform unifying multiple Zscaler cloud services. "Srinivas has spent his career building the infrastructure layers that everything else depends on, and doing it at enterprise scale," said Pankaj Patel, co-founder and CEO of Nile. "As enterprises prepare for the AI era, we continue to invest in the technology and talent required to fundamentally reimagine how enterprise networking is built, secured and operated. Srinivas will play an important role in advancing that vision". Before Zscaler, Kavuri held engineering leadership positions at companies like Cisco, Veritas Technologies, Mobile Iron and CommVault systems, working at the nexus of networking, security and cloud. "Nile is addressing one of the most fundamental challenges enterprises face today: how to make networking simpler, more secure and increasingly autonomous," said Kavuri. "The opportunity to combine AI, cloud-native architecture and deep networking innovation to transform how enterprise networks are delivered and operated is incredibly compelling. I'm excited to join the team and help scale both Nile's technology and engineering organization as the company enters its next phase of growth." Kavuri holds numerous patents in cloud storage, data management and security. He earned undergraduate degrees in Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering from BITS Pilani, India, and graduate degrees in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Iowa. About Nile Nile builds the world's most secure networks and delivers them as-a-service, becoming a force multiplier for IT. Nile's Secure Network-as-a-Service reimagines enterprise networking with a native Zero Trust Fabric, autonomous operations, and cloud services, eliminating the complexity, cost, and security gaps of legacy network architectures. Nile has secured more than 60 patents for its technology and has been recognized by Gartner(R) as a Visionary in the Magic Quadrant(TM) for Enterprise Wired and Wireless LAN Infrastructure. For more information, visit nilesecure.com. Media Contacts: Lora Metzner or Valerie Christopherson [email protected] +1 949 929 7234

ZS, CRWD, PANW stock in focus - cybersecurity firms lead weekly Nasdaq 100 gains as AI security debate intensifies. Published: Sep 19 2026, 12:05 AM IST * FB * TW * Linkdin * Whatsapp * GNFollow Us Growing anxieties about autonomous AI vulnerabilities and cyber threats have pushed cybersecurity shares to the top of the Nasdaq 100 this week. * Statements from AI leaders raised fresh alarms about security risks, triggering a capital shift from mega-cap AI hardware to enterprise security. * The rapid adoption of autonomous AI agents is expanding corporate demand for identity protection platforms. * Zscaler, CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet were among the top Nasdaq 100 gainers this week. Wall Street shifted its artificial intelligence narrative from pure productivity growth to defense this week, sparking a sharp, multi-billion-dollar rally across major cybersecurity stocks. Shares of industry leaders CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (CRWD), Palo Alto Networks Inc. (PANW), Zscaler Inc. (ZS), and Fortinet (FTNT) surged to the top of the Nasdaq 100 this week, following market-wide anxiety over AI safety, data security vulnerabilities, and autonomous software threats. The rally also reflects a rotation within the technology sector as investors temporarily trimmed profits from hardware and chipmaker giants to fund positions in cloud and network defense vendors. Moreover, ETFs targeting cybersecurity stocks have consistently outperformed the tech-heavy QQQ ETF and the broader SPY ETF tracking the S&P 500 index. AI safety warnings drive market reallocation. The sudden rally was ignited by stark warnings from Anthropic's Amodei and OpenAI's Altman, who emphasized the urgent need for safety guardrails for next-generation models and agentic frameworks. The warnings triggered a rotation out of semiconductors and hyperscalers to cybersecurity stocks. "As an investor, I'm far less worried about AI ending humanity than about it causing operational or security failures with real financial consequences," Mark Malek, chief investment officer at Siebert, told Axios recently. According to Freedom Capital's chief market strategist, Jay Woods, the sector's strength has increasingly spread beyond its market leaders, creating opportunities among cybersecurity stocks that have yet to participate fully in the rally. Threat from autonomous AI agents. As companies move beyond simple chatbots toward fully autonomous agentic AI systems that can perform multi-step workflows across databases, the attack surface expands dramatically. In response, enterprise buyers are leaning into identity management architectures. CrowdStrike's Falcon ecosystem, Palo Alto's broad platformization strategy, and Zscaler's zero-trust networks have positioned each company to absorb this shift in corporate spending. Retail sentiment for cybersecurity stocks. On Stocktwits, retail sentiment was 'bullish' for ZS and PANW, and 'bearish' for CRWD and OKTA. One user highlighted the growing need for cybersecurity as autonomous agents develop. View this Stocktwits post ZS stock has lost 13%, CRWD stock has doubled and PANW stock added 93% year-to-date. For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.< Stay updated with all the latest Business News, including market trends, Share Market News, stock updates, taxation, IPOs, banking, finance, real estate, savings, and investments. Track daily Gold Price changes, updates on DA Hike, and the latest developments on the 8th Pay Commission. Get in-depth analysis, expert opinions, and real-time updates to make informed financial decisions. Download the Asianet News Official App from the Android Play Store and iPhone App Store to stay ahead in business. 0 Comments / 0 New