--- title: "The Airlock Digital Leadership Team" description: "Led by security practitioners and industry leaders, Airlock Digital helps stop threats before they start." source: https://www.airlockdigital.com/leadership --- About # The Airlock Digital Leadership Team Leading the teams that deliver precision application control to organizations across the globe ![airlock-digital-hero-logo-white-center-o] ## Led by security practitioners and industry leaders, Airlock Digital helps stop threats before they start. Executive Leadership Team ![Kevin-Dunne] Kevin Dunne Chief Executive Officer + ![David Cottingham] David Cottingham Co-founder & Chief Product Officer + ![Daniel Schell] Daniel Schell Co-founder & Chief Research Officer + ![Phil Silverstone] Phil Silverstone President & Head of Growth + ![Peter Baussmann] Peter Baussmann Chief Technology Officer & Chief Security Officer + ![Mandy Young] Mandy Young Chief People & Culture Officer + ![Gokhan-Turgut] Gokhan Turgut Chief Financial Officer + ![Kevin-Dunne] Kevin Dunne Chief Executive Officer As Chief Executive Officer of Airlock Digital, Kevin focuses on operational excellence and high-quality customer outcomes. Highly experienced in scaling cybersecurity organizations, Kevin is passionate about building teams that take pride in delivering on the promise of Deny by Default and Zero Trust frameworks. Prior to Airlock Digital, Kevin served as Chief Operating Officer at email authentication leader Valimail, where he oversaw go-to-market acceleration and product innovation. Earlier, as President of Zero Trust identity security leader Pathlock, he led the rebranding and integration of seven discrete solutions into a market-leading platform. Kevin began his software career at QASymphony, where he drove a range of product, strategy, and partnership initiatives. ![David Cottingham] David Cottingham Co-founder & Chief Product Officer A renowned application control expert and cyber security practitioner, David co-founded Airlock Digital in 2013 and established the product-first, customer-focused culture that drives our growth today. Leveraging his extensive cybersecurity and application control experience within the Australian Government, David collaborated with fellow co-founder Daniel Schell to build a solution that would solve modern endpoint security challenges. Today, that solution has transformed application control, allowlisting, and OS hardening into a critical cybersecurity strategy for the mid-market and enterprise around the world. An in-demand thought leader and presenter at world-leading cybersecurity events including CrowdStrike Fal.Con, David has also authored SANS SEC480: Implementing & Auditing the ASD Top 4 Mitigation Strategies for the SANS Institute, a global cybersecurity training organization. ![Daniel Schell] Daniel Schell Co-founder & Chief Research Officer Co-founder of Airlock Digital and proven cybersecurity innovator, Daniel leads the R&D function designed to take the application control business and solution to the next level. By aligning research strategy with business goals, he guides the architecture design and development of new features and collaborates with customers and key stakeholders on the solution roadmap. Daniel evaluates emerging and competitive technology trends, establishes research policies, protocols and best practices, and ensures research activities comply with all relevant guidelines. Daniel’s previous roles include Chief Technology Officer at security solutions provider emt and Distribution and Technical Director at GFI Software. He holds a Master’s Degree in Information Systems Security from Charles Sturt University and a Graduate Certificate in Business Administration from the University of Adelaide. ![Phil Silverstone] Phil Silverstone President & Head of Growth With 20+ years global leadership experience across high growth and large-scale businesses, Phil brings a wealth of business leadership expertise to Airlock Digital. As President & Head of Growth he is responsible for developing the company's strategy and executing on our growth aspirations. Prior to Airlock Digital, Phil was Chief Customer Officer of global live experiences marketplace Eventbrite (NYSE:EB) and held a number of senior leadership positions at General Electric (NYSE:GE). He holds a Masters Degree in International Business and Bachelor of Commerce, both from the University of Melbourne. ![Peter Baussmann] Peter Baussmann Chief Technology Officer & Chief Security Officer With 25+ years' experience, Peter serves as Chief Technology Officer for Airlock Digital, responsible for technology and cybersecurity functions. Previously, serving as Executive Director at CyberX, he created and led the Cloud Security and Solutions practice, integrating five acquired technology and security companies. As founder and Chief Executive Officer of Foresight, he built a multi-million dollar cybersecurity company with clients including international technology companies, Australian Government agencies, and cloud service providers. Peter’s industry certifications include Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and ISO27001 Lead Auditor and is an IRAP Assessor under the Australian Signals Directorate's Infosec Registered Assessor Program. ![Mandy Young] Mandy Young Chief People & Culture Officer As head of People Operations and Talent Acquisition teams at Airlock Digital, Mandy is responsible for building workforce capability, culture and wellbeing to deliver growth. Since 2021, she has been a core member of a leadership team that has increased Airlock Digital’s ARR sixfold and expanded the business from Australia into the United States and other markets. With a proud track record of overcoming challenges, creating alignment and delivering impact, Mandy is well credentialed to drive further transformation and cement the organization as the leading global application control vendor. Her experience spans a range of industries and company sizes, and commercial as well as people-focused roles. Mandy complements her talent leadership with qualifications as a Certified Practicing Accountant. ![Gokhan-Turgut] Gokhan Turgut Chief Financial Officer With experience supporting high-growth and founder-led businesses across the SaaS, technology and consumer sectors, Gokhan brings a strong commercial mindset and track record of scaling operations, strengthening capital structures and driving value creation. Before joining Airlock Digital, Gokhan was Group CFO and Director at global SaaS talent management platform PageUp and held senior finance and general management roles at global brand 2XU and Deloitte. Gokhan is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a Chartered Accountant, and has served as an executive director at board level. Management Team ![Renee Rooney] Renee Rooney Head of Technical Success Engineering + ![Courtenay Pisani] Courtenay Pisani Development & QA Manager + ![E.Welke] Erin Welke Vice President of Marketing + ![Matt Knighton] Matt Knighton Head of Technical Support + ![Staci-Rodriguez] Staci Rodriguez Vice President Channels & Alliances + ![Renee Rooney] Renee Rooney Head of Technical Success Engineering As Head of Technical Success Engineering, Renee leads a team dedicated to maximizing the value of the Airlock Digital application control solution for customers. Recognized as one of the 24 Customer Success Leaders to Watch in 2024, Renee applies proven lifecycle-based methodologies to equip customers with the knowledge, tools, and support needed to stay ahead of fast-evolving cyber-threats. Under Renee’s leadership, the Airlock Digital technical engineering team is helping drive customer satisfaction, streamline technical operations, and align initiatives with customer objectives. ![Courtenay Pisani] Courtenay Pisani Development & QA Manager As Development & QA Manager at Airlock Digital, Courtenay applies deep technical expertise and project management skills to streamline development processes, optimize workflows, and efficiently deliver a high-quality application control solution. By collaborating closely with leadership and other internal stakeholders, Courtenay plays an integral role in growing the business while maintaining the solution’s security and reliability. With a Bachelor of Computer Science and Bachelor of Management, as well as experience across federal and local government, mining, and education, Courtenay demonstrates a leadership style that motivates, focuses, and aligns teams with business objectives. ![E.Welke] Erin Welke Vice President of Marketing As Vice President of Marketing, Erin leads Airlock Digital brand and market awareness initiatives, demand generation, lead nurturing, and event strategies. Over a 20-year career, Erin has specialized in building high-performing, cross-regional teams and aligning Marketing with Sales and business objectives. Her skills in data-driven marketing have delivered consistently outstanding outcomes for dynamic, high-growth cybersecurity organizations, particularly Airlock Digital. Erin’s achievements include building an organization’s first global field marketing team, leading marketing initiatives, and shaping go-to-market strategies across global markets. ![Matt Knighton] Matt Knighton Head of Technical Support As Head of Technical Support, Matt leads the global support initiatives and response at Airlock Digital. Matt's responsibilities include the development, resourcing, and execution of a support strategy that aligns with the fast-growing business. With a degree in Electronics and Computer Engineering and three decades’ experience across mining, government and healthcare, Matt brings a deep knowledge of support team and customer dynamics to this crucial role. He possesses ITIL and PRINCE2 certifications, as well as proficiency in ITSM tools and practices. ![Staci-Rodriguez] Staci Rodriguez Vice President Channels & Alliances As Vice President of Channels and Alliances, Staci is responsible for implementing the channel program strategy. An experienced channel and alliances leader specializing in cybersecurity solutions, Stacey has 20+ years’ experience across direct and channel sales. Staci will lead partner recruitment and enablement and market development, with a focus on operational efficiency that leverages data-driven insights to improve performance. At Airlock Digital, she oversees a specialized team that manages an ecosystem comprised of resellers, managed service providers, distributors, hyperscalers, technology and other strategic partners. Staci is a current member of technology publication CRN’s Women of the Channel. ## Ready to Take Control? Book a demo and see how Airlock helps stop threats before they execute. [Book a Meeting](https://www.airlockdigital.com/book-a-meeting)