Executive Board and Management
An introduction
THE MANAGEMENT
Daniel Hofmann
CEO at Hornetsecurity, responsible for strategic corporate development
Executive IT consultant, with several years of experience in various positions in the IT market. An independent businessman since 2004. Founder, managing director, Chief Executive Officer and partner at Hornetsecurity Group since 2007.
Daniel Blank
COO at Hornetsecurity, responsible for Sales, Customer Experience, Service Desk, Human Resources and Professional Services
Executive IT consultant, with over 15 years of experience in selling complex IT products. Active in various management positions in the cloud security environment since 2008. As from 2014, Managing Director and later Chief Operations Officer at Hornetsecurity.
Dr.Ing. Yvonne Bernard
CTO at Hornetsecurity, responsible for strategic and technical development in the areas of Product Development, Innovation, Research and the Hornetsecurity Security Lab
Ph.D. in Computer Science with 20+ scientific publications. Part of the Hornetsecurity Group since 2014. Chief Technical Officer at Hornetsecurity since 2021.
Olaf Petry
CISO, responsible for data protection at Hornetsecurity headquarters and all subsidiaries worldwide
Founding member of Hornetsecurity and part of the Group since its inception. Established several departments, including Development, Service Desk and Systems Engineering. Chief Information Security Officer at Hornetsecurity since 2016.
Fabio Castro
CIO, responsible for Hornetsecurity Group’s worldwide IT operations
Executive with more than 20 years of experience in the tech industry. Over 10 years leading various IT teams in several countries. Chief Information Officer at Hornetsecurity Group since 2022.
Sebastian Korte
CFO, responsible for finance, controlling and administration at Hornetsecurity
Sebastian Korte joined the company in 2024, bringing broad experience as an economist as well as in leadership roles in the retail, food industry, automotive and cybersecurity sectors.
Adrien Gendre
CPO, responsible for Product Management at Hornetsecurity
Engineering Degree in Network and Telecommunications completed with an Executive MBA. Co-founder of Vade, a global leader in threat detection and response, which now forms part of Hornetsecurity. As the Chief Product Officer of Hornetsecurity, Adrien brings his long-term cybersecurity expertise and innovative product approach to the ongoing development of the product portfolio.