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Zscaler Appoints Ross Tackett as Chief Revenue Officer

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Mike Rich is stepping down as Chief Revenue Officer of Zscaler for personal reasons, remaining as a strategic advisor through December 31, 2026.

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SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZS), the cybersecurity platform for the AI era, today 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. "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...

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Event
Executive departure

What this signalsA leader's exit often changes who makes buying decisions.

Person
Mike RichChief Revenue Officer
Location
San Jose, California, United States

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  • Mike RichChief Revenue Officer · Named in the story

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  • directors
  • sales
  • marketing

Extraction

Confidence
100%
Detected
Sep 24, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
leaves

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