Michelle Spolver, VP of corporate communications and IR for cybersecurity company, has been named chief communications officer.
The newly created role oversees all internal and external comms. reporting to founder, chairman and CEO Ken Xie.
Spolver led communications and IR over 12 years from the company's startup stage to its IPO.
She previously led PR for Check Point Software Technologies and handled corporate communications for Compaq Computer Corp.
Publicly traded Fortinet posted 2015 revenue of $1B.
Senior-most communications executives in the Fortune 500 earned between $50,000 and $100,000 more this year than they did two years ago, according to a recent survey of chief communications officers.
The pressure is on PR pros to make sure corporate messaging remains clear and cohesive. Business jargon is an obstacle to achieving this goal.
In today's volatile world of constant disruption, the ability to offer reliability and dependability is more valuable than ever.
