N-able has appointed Microsoft security expert Ann Johnson as a member of its board of directors and formed a new board-Level cybersecurity committee to accelerate its focus on empowering partner protection and growth.
At Microsoft, Johnson (pictured) serves as the corporate vice president of security, compliance, identity, and management business development. Additionally, she is also a member of the board of advisors for The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC), an advisory board member for the Executive Women’s Forum on Information Security, Risk Management & Privacy (EWF), and a board member at HUMAN (formerly WhiteOps), as well as Seattle Humane.
The N-able board is comprised of leaders in tech, operations, M&A, and security, the company said.
“I was attracted to N-able because of how they approach technology, as an innovation ecosystem that is constantly challenging themselves and their customers to go further,” said Johnson. “I’m honoured to be joining such a respected group of fellow directors and thank John Pagliuca and the board for the opportunity.”
Johnson also joins the newly formed cybersecurity committee, joining fellow N-able directors Darryl Lewis as committee chair and Cam McMartin, both of whom joined as directors following N-able’s spin-off from SolarWinds Corporation in July 2021.
The committee aims to oversee N-able policies, plans, and programmes relating to cybersecurity and data protection risks associated with its products, services, and business operations.
“The appointment of Ann to our board, along with our increased board-level focus on cybersecurity, make today’s announcement a pivotal one,” said William Bock, chair of the N-able board of directors. “Along with the rest of the board, I want to personally welcome Ann. I know she’s going to challenge and inspire us to not only do our best but hold ourselves to even higher standards of how we measure our success.”
