Enterprise Security Veteran Matt Dircks Joins Portnox Board of Directors

Dircks served as CEO and is Executive Chairman of BeyondTrust, a leader in Privileged Access Management.

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Portnox, a leader in cloud-native zero trust access control and cybersecurity solutions, today announced the appointment of Matt Dircks to its Board of Directors. Dircks' addition to the board marks a significant milestone as Portnox continues to scale its platform and expand its global footprint to help organizations of all sizes secure their networks, applications, and infrastructure with unified access control.

Dircks brings more than 25 years of experience leading high-growth software companies through transformative periods of innovation and expansion. He has been CEO of Appfire since February, after serving on the board of that company since 2021.

He served as CEO of BeyondTrust for eight years and continues his involvement with that company as Executive Chairman. Under his leadership, Beyond Trust became a global leader in Privileged Access Management (PAM) and expanded its product portfolio to meet the evolving cybersecurity needs of enterprises worldwide.

"Matt's track record of successfully growing cloud-based security companies and his deep understanding of the cybersecurity landscape make him an incredible asset to our board," said Denny LeCompte, CEO of Portnox. "As Portnox continues to innovate and bring cloud-native security solutions to market, Matt's guidance will help us navigate this next chapter while staying focused on our missions to deliver simple, scalable and effective security for resource-constrained IT teams."

Dircks will focus on providing strategic guidance to Portnox's leadership team as the company continues to expand its go-to-market strategy and scale its platform to meet the growing demand for cloud-native cybersecurity solutions.

"Portnox is at a pivotal point in its journey, delivering modern, cloud-native zero trust access control to organizations that need simple, scalable security solutions," said Dircks. "I'm excited to work with the Portnox team to help accelerate their mission and bring these capabilities to even more businesses around the globe."

Dircks joins Rod Favaron (Elsewhere Partners, Upland Software, Spredfast, Lombardi Software), Jon Seeber (Updata Partners), Nick Stoffergen (Elsewhere Partners), and Denny LeCompte (Portnox, SolarWinds, AlienVault), on the company's Board of Directors.

About Portnox
Portnox delivers cloud-native zero trust access control and cybersecurity solutions that enable IT teams to proactively enforce powerful access control and endpoint risk monitoring and compliance policies. By eliminating the on-premises footprint of traditional access control systems, Portnox allows companies of any size or architecture to deploy, scale, enforce and maintain critical security policies with unprecedented ease. Hundreds of mid-market and enterprise companies leverage Portnox's award-winning unified access control platform to strengthen their organizational security posture.

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