Ismail Elmas Group VP of International Business, Rubrik

Rubrik, Inc. appointed Ismail Elmas as group VP of international business.

He brings more than 25 years of cybersecurity experience to the role, building transformative sales teams, and driving strategic organizational growth.

“We are delighted to welcome Ismail to the Rubrik leadership team, where he will continue to build and scale Rubrik’s international business,” said Brian McCarthy, CRO. “Its skill set are a great fit for our vision as we accelerate our market strategies to deliver cyber resilience to our customers across the world.”

Elmas joins Rubrik from Zscaler, where he spent 4 years driving growth and leading teams in international markets, including Europe and Asia. Prior to that, he held various roles at software companies such as AppDynamics and BMC Software.

“Ransomware isn’t going away anytime soon, especially as the amount of data that organizations hold accumulates and the surface area for hackers to target grows rapidly. Data security and data posture need to be a top priority for all organizations,” he explains Elmas. “I’m excited to help customers increase their cyber resilience and work alongside this leadership team to advance the business and growth opportunities across Europe and Asia.“

The addition of Elmas expands Rubrik’s leadership team of industry experts, including Jesse Green, recently appointed group VP for the Americas, and Andres Botero who was recently named CMO. The company also recently announced two board appointments: former Palo Alto Networks CEO Mark McLaughlin as a board member, and former Microsoft chairman John W. Thompson as lead independent director.