Black Duck Software appointed Sean Forkan as CRO. Forkan brings a 30-year track record of delivering consistent revenue growth in global cybersecurity and infrastructure software companies. He will lead all aspects of Black Duck worldwide sales, including direct sales, channels and alliances and revenue operations.
“Sean joins us at a pivotal moment in Black Duck history as we launch the newly independent company with growth momentum, solid profitability, and a strong market position,” said Jason Schmitt, Black Duck’s CEO. “I am excited to partner with Sean as a team builder and customer champion to capitalize on this unique opportunity to match his impressive track record with our broad portfolio and growing market. Black Duck has emerged with a strong direct sales foundation, a mature global partner program, and a rapidly growing SaaS platform, which together offer the potential for even better growth and transformative value in our customers’ software security programs.”
Forkan has a diverse background in global technology sales that spans cybersecurity, SaaS, hardware, software and consulting. Sean most recently led the worldwide sales and go-to-market team for Carbon Black, and security solutions for VMware/Broadcom. He has also previously worked with Cisco, Oracle, Symantec/Veritas and Ernst & Young.
