Matthew Olton has left his role as senior vice-president of corporate development for US-based cybersecurity technology supplier Symantec to take a similar position at cybersecurity software provider Tenable.
Olton has been appointed senior vice-president of strategy and corporate development at Tenable, and his responsibilities will include addressing security technology issues to help customers manage cybersecurity risk.
Symantec hired Olton in April 2018 and he conducted mergers and acquisitions and corporate venturing deals during his time at the company.
Notable deals in Olton’s tenure included Symantec’s acquisition of cyber threat analysis platform Appthority in a transaction that handed an exit to its own corporate venture capital subsidiary, Symantec Ventures.
Olton said: “With its best-in-class cyber exposure solutions to holistically measure, manage and reduce cyber risk, Tenable is redefining the cybersecurity market for the digital era.
“It is an incredibly exciting time to join Tenable and I cannot wait to work with this world-class team to help expand the company’s proven track record of innovation and product excellence.”
Photo of Matthew Olton courtesy of LinkedIn.