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.
Why CEO visibility is no longer optional as a communications tactic.
The “waiting period” that was once set aside for CEOs to develop their strategies before facing media scrutiny may be better used for corporate comms leaders get to know their CEO and what his or her short-term priorities will be.
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.
