Centrify announces Flint Brenton as Chief Executive Officer

Centrify, a leading provider of Identity-Centric Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions, has announced the hiring of Flint Brenton as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Brenton replaces former Centrify CEO, Tim Steinkopf, who recently retired for health reasons.

Brenton most recently was President and CEO of CollabNet VersionOne (now Digital.ai), which pioneered the Value Stream Management (VSM) market. Behind Brenton’s leadership and vision, the company influenced the creation of a new space that has become mainstream for enterprises in need of an integrated Agile and DevOps solution. CollabNet’s customer-driven approach to innovation has resulted in recognition as a leader across a range of industry analyst reports for Agile Planning and Agile Project and Portfolio Management, as well as Value Stream Management. CollabNet was acquired by TPG Capital in October 2019.

“I am thrilled at the opportunity to lead Centrify forward as we continue to redefine Privileged Access Management for modern IT environments, in particular for securing access to the cloud based on the strength of our cloud architecture,” said Brenton. “We have all the pieces in place to not only grow our leadership in a maturing PAM space, but also to expand into evolving, high-growth market segments including cloud security, DevOps and automation. That’s where privileged access will be critical to securing machine identities and service accounts, the next growth frontier of the enterprise IT estate.”