Delinea Hires CyberArk Veteran Chris Kelly as President, GTM to Continue Disrupting the Identity Market

Strategic Leadership Appointment Fuels Next Phase of Growth and Execution Following an Impressive 2024 

San Francisco, CA–January 13, 2025 – Delinea, a pioneering provider of solutions for securing identities through centralized authorization, today announced the leadership appointment of Chris Kelly as President, Go-To-Market. With 20+ years of experience driving revenue growth and client experience, Kelly will oversee Delinea’s global sales, channel, solution engineering, and customer success teams as the company positions for accelerated growth. 

“Chris’ appointment comes on the heels of a remarkable year for Delinea,” said Art Gilliland, CEO of Delinea. “His extensive global leadership and operational expertise make him the perfect choice to drive Delinea’s next chapter of growth. Chris’ ability to align innovative strategies with customer needs will strengthen our market position and fuel our commitment to serving customers with best-in-class identity security solutions.”  

Kelly brings an exceptional track record in the cybersecurity industry, including his tenure as Chief Revenue Officer at CyberArk, where he played a pivotal role in driving revenue growth and market expansion. He has also held senior leadership roles at Adobe and Cisco, showcasing his ability to deliver transformative results for global enterprises. 

"I am thrilled to join Delinea at this pivotal moment in the company’s journey,” said Kelly. “Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the way organizations approach identity security, risk management, and resilience. With strong investment partners, a talented team, and market-leading technology, Delinea is uniquely positioned to drive innovation and disrupt the market. I am excited to contribute to this mission."  

In 2024, Delinea achieved significant milestones, including: 

• Introducing Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) and Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) to the Delinea Platform 
• Completing two strategic acquisitions—Authomize and Fastpath—empowering customers to enhance their security posture, boost productivity, and operate confidently on the most secure and resilient SaaS platform available 
• Surpassing a key annual recurring revenue (ARR) milestone of $350 million as of Q2 2024. 
• Enabling our customer base of over 8,500 organizations worldwide. 
• Earning the leadership position in all 5 leading analyst reports for Privileged Access Management (PAM) 

To learn more about how Delinea secures identities at every interaction, visit: https://delinea.com/why-choose-delinea  

About Delinea
Delinea is a pioneer in securing identities through centralized authorization, making organizations more secure by seamlessly governing their interactions across modern enterprise. It applies context and intelligence throughout the identity lifecycle, covering cloud and traditional infrastructure, data, and SaaS applications to eliminate identity-related threats. Delinea uniquely provides intelligent authorization for all identities, allowing precise user identification, appropriate access assignment, interaction monitoring, and swift response to irregularities. The Delinea Platform accelerates adoption and boosts productivity, deploying in weeks, not months, requiring just 10% of the resources compared to competitors. Discover more about Delinea on Delinea.com, LinkedIn, X, and YouTube.

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