New VPs of R&D and Customer Experience Join to Drive Platform Expansion and Meet Growing Demand for Intelligent Cloud Access Control
Apono, the leader in privileged access for the cloud, today announced significant advancements in its leadership team with the appointment of Tamir Verthim as Vice President of Customer Experience and Arik Kfir as Vice President of Research and Development. Apono’s strategic new leadership appointments underscore its commitment to customer empowerment and platform innovation, further solidifying its industry leadership by proactively addressing the evolving needs of its customer base and meeting the growing demand for intelligent cloud access control.
“At Apono, our customers are at the heart of everything we do, and I’m thrilled to lead the charge in elevating their journey,” said Tamir Verthim, Vice President of Customer Experience, Apono. “My focus will be on building an even more proactive and supportive environment, ensuring every interaction reinforces the value and reliability of our platform. We’re dedicated to transforming customer feedback into actionable insights, driving continuous improvement, and fostering long-term partnerships built on trust and mutual success.”
Tamir Verthim brings over a decade of experience nurturing customer relationships and scaling operational efficiencies to Apono’s leadership team. His extensive background includes impactful roles as Head of Global Sales Engineering at WhiteSource, where he was instrumental in developing scalable operating procedures and standardizing best practices for customer engagement and conversion. Verthim’s prior experience in sales engineering and customer-facing R&D roles at companies like CyberMDX, SAPIENS, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise uniquely positions him to bridge technical excellence with superior customer service. His leadership will ensure Apono’s customer experience remains best-in-class, anticipating needs and exceeding expectations.
“Leading Apono’s R&D efforts, my mission is to accelerate our innovation pipeline, ensuring our cloud access management platform remains at the forefront of security technology and directly addresses our customers’ complex challenges,” stated Arik Kfir, Vice President of Research and Development, Apono. “We are committed to a roadmap that delivers continuous value, empowering our users with highly flexible, secure, and intuitive solutions that adapt to their dynamic environments, today and well into the future.”
Arik Kfir joins Apono as Vice President of Research and Development, a critical role he began in January 2025. With a distinguished career spanning leadership positions at Zesty, Qubex, Zscaler, Trustdome, Unbotify & Infolinks Kfir is renowned for his ability to inject modern R&D methodologies and processes to boost product quality and delivery. He possesses deep expertise in building breakthrough products, scaling engineering teams across multiple locations, and leading significant platform transformations, including shifts to cloud-native architectures. Arik will be instrumental in elevating Apono’s R&D, implementing robust processes for team coordination, planning, and continuous integration and delivery to expand their market-leading cloud access management platform.
Validating Apono’s customer-centric approach and the proven impact of its innovative cloud access platform, Cybereason, a leading global cybersecurity company, has experienced firsthand the transformative benefits of intelligent access management.
“We have been working with Apono for two years now, and their just-in-time approach to access management has transformed how we secure our customer environments,” said Shani Kahlon, Deputy CISO, Cybereason. “Apono allows us to grant granular, time-limited permissions, drastically limiting potential damage if a user is compromised. The flexibility to tailor every access flow based on department, job description, or geolocation is simply amazing. Managing access across multiple cloud vendors from a single platform is a major advantage and truly streamlines our work. My absolute favorite thing about Apono is the team itself—they are incredibly responsive and quick to implement new features or design requests.”
“It’s truly inspiring to see Tamir and Arik’s impact within Apono. Their leadership in customer experience and R&D has been crucial to our success, enabling us to both advance our platform capabilities and maintain a deep understanding of what our customers truly need,” said Ofir Stein, Chief Technology Officer and co-founder, Apono. Their contributions are vital to our mission of enabling enterprises through intelligent cloud access control. I’m incredibly proud of the value they bring to our company and our customers.
Apono’s strategic leadership is set to accelerate the company’s mission to deliver robust and intuitive cloud access management. Their combined expertise will drive unparalleled enhancements in user experience and technological innovation, ensuring Apono remains a vital partner in clients’ security journeys.