Zscaler, Inc. the cybersecurity platform for the AI era, announced the appointment of Ross Tackett as the company’s Chief Revenue Officer, effective October 1, 2026. In this role, Tackett will lead Zscaler’s global revenue operations, sales organization, strategic partner ecosystem, and go-to-market execution.
Tackett, who most recently served as Zscaler’s Head of Worldwide Sales, has been with the company for three years and brings more than three decades of technology sales leadership experience and a proven track record of scaling multi-billion-dollar enterprise go-to-market organizations, accelerating international expansion, and building high-performing revenue teams. He previously spent more than a decade in sales leadership roles at ServiceNow, and more than 16 years in sales leadership roles at Dell. Tackett succeeds Mike Rich who is stepping down as CRO for personal reasons. Rich will remain with Zscaler as a strategic advisor through December 31, 2026.
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“Ross Tackett brings an exceptional combination of operational discipline, global scale, and customer-first leadership to this important role,” said Jay Chaudhry, CEO, Chairman, and Founder of Zscaler. “Having worked closely with Ross as Head of Worldwide Sales, I have seen firsthand his ability to inspire teams, execute at scale, and drive commercial expansion. His deep domain expertise and international experience throughout his career makes him the ideal leader to guide our global sales organization as enterprises urgently modernize their infrastructure with the Zero Trust Exchange and defend against AI-driven threats. I also want to express my gratitude to Mike Rich for his contributions and leadership, and for staying on to ensure a seamless transition.”
“Zscaler pioneered Zero Trust security and continues to set the benchmark for innovation in the AI era,” said Tackett. “Enterprises worldwide are retiring complex, vulnerable legacy firewall and VPN-based security in favor of Zero Trust architecture, and Zscaler is uniquely positioned as the platform of choice. I look forward to continuing to work closely with Jay, our executive leadership, and our world-class sales organization to scale our global commercial engine and deliver tangible, transformative business outcomes for our customers.”
“Leading Zscaler’s sales organization has been an incredible privilege and I am proud of the milestones our global team has achieved together,” said Rich. “Having partnered side-by-side with Ross, I know our go-to-market team is in outstanding hands. His promotion reflects the strength of our leadership bench, and I look forward to actively supporting him and the company through the end of the year to ensure sustained momentum.”
SOURCE: Globenewswire
