Rapid7 appoints Wael Mohamed Chief Executive Officer; Corey Thomas to become Executive Chairman.

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    "title": "Rapid7 appoints Wael Mohamed Chief Executive Officer; Corey Thomas to become Executive Chairman.",
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    "excerpt": "Rapid7 appoints Wael Mohamed Chief Executive Officer; Corey Thomas to become Executive Chairman.\n\nRapid7 | Published 3 June 2026\n\nMohamed brings proven track record of operational and cybersecurity leadership experience; Thomas to focus on technology vision, AI strategy, and policy initiatives; Reaffirms guidance\n\nRapid7, a global leader in AI-powered managed cybersecurity operations, today announced a leadership transition in which board member Wael Mohamed will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer, and current Chief Executive Officer Corey Thomas will become Executive Chairman of the Board, effective immediately. In conjunction with the announcement, the company is also reaffirming its financial guidance for the second quarter and full year 2026.\n\nThis leadership transition comes at a defining moment. Amid universal disruption from frontier AI innovation, customers and analysts have validated the company's preemptive security strategy - effectively integrating managed detection and response (MDR) and exposure management into AI-led security operations to preempt attackers at machine speed.\n\nRapid7 has been strategically moving the right pieces in place for the next phase of its growth, including the recent acquisition of Kenzo, a leading AI security platform, and is well prepared to step into the next chapter.\n\n\"After joining our board last year, Wael quickly became an...",
    "summary": "Rapid7, Inc. hired Corey Thomas as Executive Chairman on Jun 3rd '26.",
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