Former SoftBank COO Nikesh Arora Appointed as the CEO of Palo Alto
Nikesh Arora, an Indian businessman who was the president and COO of SoftBank Group, has now been appointed as the CEO and chairman of 'Palo Alto Networks', the global cybersecurity leader.
Arora has replaced Mark McLaughlin who has been the head for nearly seven years and has played a major role in its difficult stage of growth. The past CEO will now become the board's vice chairman. He said he wanted to step down as CEO so that he could spend more time with his family.
McLaughlin, in this context, expressed,"Over the course of several quarters, I have been discussing succession planning with the Board and I couldn't be more pleased that we have found a leader in Nikesh."
Nikesh Arora has worked with SoftBank as well as with Google. He served at SoftBank from 2014 until 2016, when he...