Saviynt names new chiefs to drive AI security push

Saviynt has appointed Pete Angstadt as Chief Commercial Officer and Brad Myers as Chief Customer Officer, expanding the identity security company's senior leadership team.

Angstadt is the first to hold the Chief Commercial Officer role at Saviynt. Myers will lead the company's global customer organisation as Chief Customer Officer. The appointments come as the Los Angeles-based group looks to expand internationally and deepen its work with customers adopting artificial intelligence.

President Paul Zolfaghari said the hires are meant to support that push.

"Organisations are racing to secure the adoption of AI," said Paul Zolfaghari, President, Saviynt. "Pete and Brad bring the industry experience, operating results, and customer focus needed for us to deliver exceptional outcomes for our partners and customers in the age of AI. With these additions to our leadership, our continued commitment to innovation, and our unrelenting focus on customer outcomes, Saviynt is well positioned to define the future of identity security for AI."

Angstadt will oversee commercial and customer-facing teams, unifying market strategy, revenue execution and customer engagement across Saviynt's global operations. Myers will lead the customer organisation, helping customers and partners move from implementation to long-term use of Saviynt's products in increasingly complex human and AI-related identity environments.

Industry backgrounds

Angstadt joins after senior roles across identity and cyber security vendors. Most recently, he was President of GTM at Securiti, where he led the company through its acquisition by Veeam, according to Saviynt.

Before that, he served as Chief Revenue Officer at Ping Identity during a period when the company reached USD $1 billion in annual recurring revenue, Saviynt said. He also held the same role at ForgeRock, helping grow revenue from USD $50 million to USD $300 million before its public listing and later merger with Ping.

Angstadt described his new role as part of a broader effort to align sales and customer teams.

"Saviynt is at a pivotal moment, with strong momentum and a clear opportunity to shape the future of identity security for AI," said Angstadt. "I'm excited to bring our go-to-market and customer teams together to help enterprises realize value faster and make Saviynt the clear choice for organisations navigating the AI era."

Myers brings experience in customer services, consulting and enterprise technology operations. He spent more than eight years at Splunk as Senior Vice President, leading global professional services and customer solutions.

Earlier in his career, he was Vice President for Cloud Consulting at Oracle and held senior roles at Microsoft, Agilent Technologies and Ernst & Young. At Saviynt, he will focus on customer adoption and long-term use of the company's identity security offerings.

"Saviynt's momentum in the market and commitment to customer success immediately stood out to me," said Myers. "I look forward to helping customers accelerate their AI journeys, drive adoption, and realise measurable outcomes faster."

Growth phase

The executive changes follow a period of expansion for Saviynt. The company recently raised USD $700 million in a funding round led by KKR, valuing the business at USD $3 billion.

It has also introduced what it describes as an Identity Control Plane for AI Agents, reflecting a broader push by identity and cyber security suppliers to address access management for AI systems as well as human users. That market is drawing increased attention as businesses deploy generative AI tools and autonomous software agents in internal systems and customer-facing services.

The appointments are part of an effort to strengthen execution as Saviynt grows. Naming one executive to lead commercial operations and another to lead customer delivery points to a sharper division of responsibilities as the company moves beyond a founder-led growth phase into a more formal operating structure.

Identity security has become a closely watched segment of enterprise software as companies face growing pressure to control who, or what, can access sensitive systems and data. The rise of AI-driven agents has widened that challenge, increasing demand for tools that can govern non-human identities alongside employees, contractors and partners.

Saviynt's platform is designed to manage and govern access across applications, data and business processes for human, non-human and AI identities. Myers will be responsible for turning that offering into implementation and long-term customer use, while Angstadt will lead the commercial side as Saviynt seeks a larger share of a competitive market.

Myers will help customers and partners move "from implementation to adoption to long-term value as they secure increasingly complex human and AI-driven identity environments," Saviynt said.