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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Trellix, a global leader in intelligence-led cyber resilience, today announced the appointment of Joe Chen as Chief Technology Officer. Chen will advance Trellix’s mission-critical cybersecurity vision, strengthen engineering execution, and lead the next phase of the company’s technology roadmap.

Chen brings more than 25 years of experience driving product portfolio transformation for global cybersecurity providers. Chen will partner closely with Alex Au Yeung, Chief Product Officer, to deliver next-generation security technology for the era of AI and frontier models. The duo shares a successful history of product portfolio transformations, evolving complex, multi-product offerings into unified solutions that advance customer outcomes through clear roadmaps and rapid development cycles.

“Joe is a proven technology leader who excels at simplifying complex solutions and delivering innovation at scale,” said Vishal Rao, CEO of Trellix. “He brings the cybersecurity expertise, disciplined execution, and AI-forward disposition required to relentlessly strengthen our security posture and R&D processes for the modern world. I also want to thank Steve Tait for his steady leadership as interim CTO and for ensuring continuity during this transition.”

Chen joins Trellix at a critical moment, with a priority focus on optimizing the processes used to securely deliver high-quality innovations to the market. His leadership will reinforce the systems and practices that underpin secure product development, ensuring Trellix remains at the forefront of cyber resilience.

“Cybersecurity is at an inflection point, with today’s threat landscape and the rise of AI and frontier models demanding uncompromising security in everything we do,” said Chen. “I’m thrilled to be joining Trellix at this pivotal time, with a sharp focus on hardening our R&D engine and applying a continuous improvement mindset to engineering operations, so we deliver the most secure, reliable, and innovative solutions to our customers at speed.”

Prior to Trellix, Chen was an Operating Partner at Crosspoint Capital, focusing on engineering transformation. He previously held senior leadership roles at Broadcom’s Symantec Enterprise Division and Carbon Black, overseeing large-scale integration and security product development. Chen is a founding member of the Cyber Threat Alliance and holds more than 55 U.S. patents.

About Trellix
Trellix is a global cybersecurity company delivering intelligence-led cyber resilience for security-conscious organizations at any stage of their journey. Transforming over 30 years of threat intelligence into high-fidelity detections and automating AI-driven detection and response across cloud, on-premises, air-gapped, and operational technology environments, Trellix helps customers adapt to the constantly evolving threat landscape. More at https://trellix.com.

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