We started with the people. A small core group of engineers got together to find an industry where we could merge innovation, passion, and simplicity to help people reach their greatest potential. Their attention was drawn towards the world of security—indispensable to modern work, yet often overlooked and taken for granted.
Organizations needed the tools to understand if something was happening in real-time to keep their people safe and their data protected.
Security should live and breathe with your business. We aim to help organizations protect their operations, while going beyond security to optimize for their evolving business needs, giving people time to spend on the possibilities ahead.
Chief Executive Officer
Constance (“Connie”) Stack is Next’s Chief Executive Officer. Connie is a cybersecurity industry veteran having most recently served as Managing Director/GM of the Data Protection Business Unit for HelpSystems, which included the Digital Guardian, Titus, Boldon James and Vera brands. Prior to acquisition by HelpSystems, Stack served as chief strategy officer and chief marketing officer of Digital Guardian. Earlier in her career, Stack was vice president of marketing at Veracode (acquired by CA Technologies) and chief revenue officer at WordStream (acquired by the Gannett Company).
Chief Revenue Officer
Troy Gabel is Next’s Chief Revenue Officer. He is responsible for driving the company’s worldwide sales and business development to accelerate customer adoption of Data Loss Protection (DLP) that works. Gabel is a hands-on technology sales leader with a track record of driving strategy and execution across early-stage and growth companies. Prior to Next, Troy held leadership positions at Cyera, Digital Guardian, and Zettics.
Chief Marketing Officer
Fergal Glynn is the Chief Marketing Officer at Next. He is responsible for making the world aware of Next’s mission to reinvent data protection for today's distributed organization. Prior to joining Next, Fergal was VP of Marketing at Shopify and 6 River Systems. Fergal has also served in GTM and product leadership roles at Veracode and Fidelity Investments.
Head of Finance
Irina Lazarova (FCCA) is the Head of Finance at Next. ACCA member since 2008, Irina has over 20 years of experience in financial reporting and operational finance. Prior to joining Next, she was a Group Financial Controller at Ava Security. Irina also served as a Reporting Accountant at Wessanen UK (currently Ecotone) and finance leadership roles at Neustar (NGM UK) and WFS.
Head of Engineering
Simon Humphrey is a founding UK member of Next and heads up the engineering team. He holds a first class degree in Computer Science from Cambridge University. Prior to joining Next, he was a founding software engineer at Acano (acquired by Cisco), and has worked in software and technology leadership roles for Cisco, Tandberg (also acquired by Cisco) and Google.
We have an incredibly supportive R&D environment at Next DLP, where everyone is happy to share their knowledge and teach you new skills. It’s incredibly satisfying to work in a company where everyone has a substantial and visible impact. We have bi-weekly team demos where you get to show your work, touch base with other teams, and see how rapidly the product is evolving. The management has a clear vision for the company, and although our targets are ambitious, we’re encouraged to work healthy and regular hours, leaving plenty of time for rest and company socials!
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