KnowBe4 has appointed Andrew Kanzer as its new Chief Growth Officer, adding an experienced software industry executive to its leadership team as cybersecurity companies adapt to an increasingly complex digital workforce environment.
According to the company’s LinkedIn announcement, Kanzer brings more than two decades of experience scaling global software organizations. In his new position, he will lead KnowBe4’s global go-to-market strategy and work across the business to support its growth initiatives.
Kanzer’s appointment comes as organizations face a changing cybersecurity landscape. The expansion of artificial intelligence is enabling businesses to automate processes and create new digital workflows, but it is also giving cybercriminals new tools for phishing, social engineering, impersonation, and other attacks targeting employees.
This changing threat environment is putting greater emphasis on the security of the digital workforce, which includes not only employees but increasingly AI-powered systems and digital agents operating within enterprise environments.
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The role of a Chief Growth Officer can be particularly important in this environment because cybersecurity companies need to connect technology development with changing customer requirements, market conditions, and evolving security challenges. Rather than focusing solely on traditional sales, modern growth strategies increasingly bring together go-to-market planning, customer engagement, partnerships, and market expansion.
Kanzer’s background in scaling software organizations comes as KnowBe4 continues to operate in a cybersecurity market being reshaped by AI. Organizations are increasingly looking beyond conventional security controls and considering how human behavior, technology, and AI systems interact within their broader security environments.
The appointment also reflects a wider trend among technology companies to strengthen executive leadership around growth as enterprise demand for cybersecurity continues to evolve. As businesses adopt more AI-powered tools, security providers will need to understand both the technical risks and the changing needs of organizations deploying those technologies.
Kanzer’s new role places him at the intersection of these developments, with responsibility for helping shape KnowBe4‘s global go-to-market strategy as the digital workforce security market continues to change.
