Executive record
Esther Pinto
Career profile: Esther Pinto on CISO Spotlights ↗
Esther Pinto was named Chief Information Security Officer at Guardz. The appointment was announced on December 19, 2024, per PR Newswire.
Before the appointment: Chief Information Security Officer and Head of Information Security at Anecdotes, per the same source.
The record holds no later verification of the seat.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Esther Pinto, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Before December 2024· Earlier role
Chief Information Security Officer and Head of Information Security at Anecdotes
Named in the announcement of the Guardz appointment · Source: PR Newswire (company announcement) ↗
The appointment
Announced December 19, 2024 · Source: PR Newswire (company announcement) ↗ · Move record
Guardz announced the appointment of Esther Pinto as Chief Information Security Officer on December 19, 2024. Pinto previously served as CISO and Head of Information Security at Anecdotes and led the information security team at AppsFlyer.
Guardz says Pinto will drive new security strategies aligned with the company's rapid growth, enhance product security and lead efforts to secure its internal operations. The company says her product security work will include developing features and security protocols intended to make Guardz products meet standards of safety and reliability. Guardz says Pinto will put measures in place to safeguard its own operations as the company continues to grow globally.
Guardz says that at AppsFlyer, Pinto developed and scaled the company's Information Security operations.
In its company description in the release, Guardz says it offers MSPs an AI-native unified detection and response platform built to secure and insure small businesses. According to the release, the Guardz platform lets MSPs manage the cybersecurity needs of multiple clients from a single dashboard. The release says the company's AI-driven capabilities monitor digital assets on a continuous basis and provide automated remediation, insights and real-time alerts. According to the release, the platform protects cloud data, endpoints, emails and M365/Google Workspace identities among the critical assets it covers. According to the release, Guardz also integrates cyber insurance readiness, so SMBs can secure coverage and MSPs can gain additional revenue streams. The release says Guardz focuses on support, scalability and cost-effectiveness in delivering protection to MSPs and their SMB customers.
Guardz says the appointment of Pinto comes at a time when the challenges of cybersecurity are continuing to evolve.
The company: Guardz
- Sector
- Cybersecurity Vendors
- Region
- Middle East & Africa
- Company record
- Who runs security at Guardz: 1 confirmed move on the record
- Vendor directory
- Guardz sells security products, filed under MDR and managed SOC. What it sells
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Cybersecurity Vendors whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Esther Pinto's, nearest first (8 of 20). The Cybersecurity Vendors bench
Bruce Jenkins, Chief Information Security Officer at Black Duck Software
Sergej Epp, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Sysdig
Adam Zoller, Chief Information Security Officer at CrowdStrike
Gerald Beuchelt, Chief Information Security Officer at Acronis
Dror Hevlin, Chief Information Security Officer at Cynomi
Pauli Haikonen, Chief Information Security Officer at SSH Communications Security
Matt Kimpel, Chief Information Security Officer at Magna5
Ian Thornton-Trump, Chief Information Security Officer at Inversion6
Record facts
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 30, 2026
- Cybersecurity Vendors in 2026
- 25 security-leadership appointments announced in the sector on the record
Questions about Esther Pinto
- When did Esther Pinto become CISO of Guardz?
- The appointment was announced on December 19, 2024, per PR Newswire. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Is Esther Pinto still the CISO of Guardz?
- The newest source the record holds for this seat is the appointment announced on December 19, 2024. It holds no later verification, so it does not state who holds the seat today.
- Where did Esther Pinto work before Guardz?
- Before the appointment, Esther Pinto was Chief Information Security Officer and Head of Information Security at Anecdotes, according to the announcement (PR Newswire).
Sources
- 1.PR Newswire (company announcement) ↗: the appointment at Guardz, December 19, 2024
- 2.CISO Spotlights career profile ↗: a fuller career profile on a sister site
This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.
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