Bernd Leger

Bernd joined Mimecast in 2021 as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), where he leads all areas of the companys global marketing function. He has a wealth of business, leadership, and marketing expertise, and has developed and executed go-to-market plans that have resulted in double- and triple-digit revenue growth across a variety of technology and cybersecurity organizations.

Prior to joining Mimecast, Bernd was CMO at Nexthink, a leader in digital employee experience where he was a key stakeholder in the companys growth strategy, leading to a $180M Series D at an $1.1 B valuation. Previously, Bernd was CMO of Checkmarx, a global leader in software security solutions for DevOps, where he helped launch the companys unified software security platform and establish Checkmarx as a category leader leading up to a $1.15B acquisition. Bernd has also held marketing leadership positions at CloudLock (acquired by Cisco), Localytics, Rapid7, Veracode, Oblicore, Navisite, and Point Information Systems.

Bernd holds a master's degree in business administration from the University of Munich and has completed studies at Georgetown University.