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Title: CEO Company: Palo Alto Networks Industry: Technology

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Nikesh is the Chairman and CEO of Palo Alto Networks, the world’ s largest cybersecurity company. Nikesh spent nearly a decade at Google where he became Chief Business Officer before joining SoftBank in 2014. Promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer, he was widely touted as the likely successor to founder Masayoshi Son until his tenure ended prematurely with his resignation in 2016. However, this pivot paved the way for his greatest achievement when he took charge of Palo Alto Networks and transformed the firm into an undisputed global cybersecurity powerhouse. technologymagazine. com 61