Zix Corporation Appoints David Wagner as New CEO
January 19 2016 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Former President of Entrust will leverage 20 years of security
and leadership experience to foster company’s continued growth
Zix Corporation (ZixCorp), (Nasdaq: ZIXI), a leader in
email data protection, announced that David Wagner will serve as
the company’s new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Mr.
Wagner will also become a member of the Board of Directors.
“In our search for ZixCorp’s new CEO, we pursued a candidate
whose experience and character would complement the company’s
culture, and whose leadership skills would expand the company’s
position as the dominant player in email security. David Wagner is
the perfect fit, and we look forward to his future success at
ZixCorp,” said Bob Hausmann, Chairman of the Board.
Mr. Wagner joins ZixCorp from Entrust, where he most recently
served as President and led the company’s smooth transition after
its acquisition by Datacard. During his tenure as Entrust
President, Mr. Wagner delivered revenue growth and oversaw the
shift of Entrust’s solutions to the cloud. Prior to his role as
President, Mr. Wagner served as Chief Financial Officer of Entrust
from 2003 to 2013. He also held various leadership roles in finance
and accounting at Nortel Networks and Raytheon Systems.
“The security industry is experiencing radical changes. There is
an increased awareness of data risks, along with greater emphasis
on the cloud and hosted services. ZixCorp is in the solid position
of combining a stable business model with industry-leading
solutions and a strong partner program. ZixCorp’s innovative
cloud-based secure communications services offer an outstanding
opportunity for our company and shareholders,” said Mr. Wagner.
“ZixCorp’s healthy position in the market is the result of the
dedication, vision and leadership of Rick Spurr and his team. I
know the Board appreciates his abiding years of service, and I look
forward to Rick's continuing support as a Board member.”
About Zix Corporation
ZixCorp is a leader in email data protection. ZixCorp offers
industry-leading email encryption, a unique email DLP solution and
an innovative email BYOD solution to meet your company’s data
protection and compliance needs. ZixCorp is trusted by the nation’s
most influential institutions in healthcare, finance and government
for easy to use secure email solutions. ZixCorp is publicly traded
on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol ZIXI, and its
headquarters are in Dallas, Texas. For more information, visit
www.zixcorp.com.
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