MANCHESTER, NH – Dyn, the Internet Performance Management (IPM) company, announced Thursday the appointment of Colin Doherty as the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO). With more than 25 years of industry experience, Doherty joins the company after 10 years of holding CEO positions at software-defined networking (SDN) leader BTI Systems and DDoS & Security solutions provider Arbor Networks.
Company founder Jeremy Hitchcock stepped down in May after building Dyn from a big idea while still a student at Worcester Polytechnic Institute 15 years ago, to a company with 400 employees worth more than $100 million.
“We are thrilled to have Colin join the team and help coalesce Dyn’s vision to unlock the potential of the internet for business transformation,” said Jim Baum, Executive Chairman, Dyn. “Colin has a quantifiable track record of driving revenue, growth and profitability in both multinational organizations and small-VC funded portfolio companies. His proven success as a CEO, business and technology strategy leader and expertise in the market is key to scaling Dyn’s business to new heights.”
Doherty’s expertise in enterprise cloud, software-defined networking and security technologies, Doherty will build on Dyn’s milestone year and lead the company in its next chapter.
“I’m very excited to join Dyn as CEO to lead the company in its next chapter and continue its rapid growth,” Doherty said. “Dyn has been built with an incredible team, solid customers and a stellar technology portfolio. Today, every business is an internet business and poor performance has a direct impact on the bottom line. Dyn’s impressive technology has the capabilities to provide unique insights and optimize internet performance.”
