Blockchain analytics company Chainalytic has hired Omesh Agam as chief information security officer.
Agam will lead security engineering, operations, compliance and other efforts for Chainalytic’s global security team, the company said in a press release.
“I look forward to working with our security team and people across Chainalytic to contribute to this important mission, and help us securely scale our platform and organization,” said Agam.
Before joining Chainalytic, Agam worked as a CISO at professional services firm Celonis for two years and at software company Appian Corporation for three years, according to Agam’s LinkedIn profile.
In October 2023, Chainalysis laid off 150 employees, approximately 15% of its total workforce. Executives at the time noted that market conditions forced the company to cut costs by focusing on government contracts rather than the commercial market, The Block previously reported.
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