Sophos has rolled out a series of leadership and organizational changes designed to accelerate artificial intelligence adoption, strengthen trust, and deliver stronger measurable outcomes for customers and channel partners. As cyber threats increasingly leverage AI-driven automation and scale, the company is restructuring its leadership model to ensure faster decision-making, tighter team alignment, and deeper integration of AI across business operations.
Today’s cybersecurity landscape demands unified organizational execution. Therefore, Sophos has intentionally redesigned its structure to eliminate silos, improve communication across functions, and ensure innovation translates into real customer value. In addition, the company aims to help customers cut through industry noise by delivering clear, reliable security outcomes supported by AI-driven technologies.
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As part of this transformation, Raja Patel has been promoted from Chief Product Officer to President of Product and Marketing. By consolidating these two critical functions, Sophos is creating a single accountability framework that connects AI innovation directly to market delivery. Consequently, customers and partners will benefit from faster feedback cycles, clearer product positioning, and solutions that are easier to evaluate and deploy.
“Too often, companies are left to make sense of a fragmented security market where tools, claims, and outcomes don’t always line up,” Patel said. “Aligning product and marketing under a single operating model allows us to carry the voice of the customer from roadmap and innovation through awareness, delivery, and adoption. In doing so, customers see value across the entire lifecycle, while partners operate against a clear, scalable business model.”
Furthermore, Sophos has promoted John Peterson to Chief Technology Officer, where he will lead the company’s long-term AI technology vision. His responsibilities extend beyond product engineering to include rethinking development workflows, toolchains, and engineering culture. As a result, Sophos aims to create “human + AI” productivity models that maintain high standards for code quality, explainability, and trust.
Meanwhile, Tony Young moves into the role of Chief Digital and Information Officer. In this expanded position, he will drive AI adoption across enterprise operations outside of product development. This includes optimizing go-to-market strategies, improving partner engagement, and increasing operational intelligence to accelerate response times and customer value delivery.
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In parallel, Fiona Ho has been promoted to Chief Human Resources Officer. She will lead workforce transformation initiatives focused on preparing employees for AI-driven work environments. Additionally, she will partner closely with IT and digital teams to ensure employees gain future-ready skills while maintaining strong collaboration with AI systems.
To reinforce trust and security governance, Sophos elevated Simon Reed to Chief Security Officer. In this role, he will ensure that as Sophos expands AI integration across products and internal systems, security integrity and transparency remain foundational priorities. This move highlights the company’s belief that AI advancement must always align with ethical security principles.
Finally, Joe Levy, CEO of Sophos, emphasized the strategic importance of these changes for the company’s future direction.
“Sophos is poised to shape the next era of cybersecurity,” said Joe Levy, CEO of Sophos. “These updates recognize proven leaders and the strength of their teams, who share a commitment to innovation, integrity, and customer success. Together, they accelerate our ability to deliver AI-powered cybersecurity technology and services that organizations can trust and that materially strengthen their security outcomes.”
Overall, Sophos is positioning itself to compete in a cybersecurity market where AI speed, intelligence, and trustworthiness will define long-term success. By aligning leadership, embedding AI across operations, and focusing on workforce readiness, the company aims to deliver consistent, transparent, and high-impact security outcomes for global customers and partners.
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