SafeNet appoints Dave Hansen as new CEO

SafeNet has announced the appointment of Dave Hansen, an information security and cloud veteran, as the company’s new President & Chief Executive Officer. Hansen will also join the company’s board of directors. Hansen succeeds current President & CEO, Chris Fedde, who has been with SafeNet since 2001.

Dave Fishman, a Partner at Vector Capital and a member of SafeNet’s Board of Directors, said, "We want to thank Chris for the strong leadership that he has demonstrated throughout his tenure at SafeNet. During that time, the company has transformed from a diversified vendor of security tools into one of the industry’s leading, pure-play data protection and rights management companies.”

Dave Hansen has a successful track record of creating and executing innovative IT strategies and solutions for the enterprise. He arrives at SafeNet from BMC Software, where he most recently served as Vice-President & General Manager.  Hansen joined BMC Software through its acquisition of Numara Software, where he served as the company’s President and Chief Executive officer.  

Prior to Numara Software, Hansen spent more than nine years at CA Technologies, where he successfully led the development and execution of CA’s Enterprise Solutions and Cloud Strategy, overseeing the creation of the company’s portfolio of cloud products and enterprise solutions, which helped enterprises seamlessly migrate and manage their IT across cloud, on-premise, and hybrid environments.

“SafeNet has undergone a tremendous transformation over the past five years, and is uniquely positioned to solve the most complex security issues facing CIOs and CSOs today. With SafeNet’s market-leading data protection and rights management portfolios, and the recent introduction of game-changing cloud and virtualization products, the company is set to lead the way in securing access and data for the cloud and from the cloud. I’m very excited to join SafeNet and I look forward to working with SafeNet’s talented team to further build upon the company’s momentum, and continue to deliver strong value to customers and drive growth across the company,” said Hansen.