Skyport Systems, a startup that has developed a hyper-secure server, has appointed former HP executive Art Gilliland as CEO.

Gilliland replaces Stefan Dyckerhoff, managing director at Sutter Hill Ventures, who has served as interim CEO since Skyport’s inception.

Gilliland most recently served as senior vice president and general manager of enterprise security at HP. Prior to that, he held a number of top management positions at Symantec, including senior vice president and general manager of the Information Security Group. He earlier served as vice president of products and marketing and director of business development at IMlogic, which was acquired by Symantec in 2006. Gilliland holds a BA in economics from Carleton College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Gilliland will lead the company into the next phase of its growth, building on a $30 million series B round announced in April and the launch of the company’s SkySecure product in May.

SkySecure is a cloud-managed, on-premises server on which enterprise can run their most sensitive and exposed applications. It allows the enterprise admin to ensure that only the intended software is running on the server.

SkySecure's server securely boots, detects and prevents malware and rootkits, wraps each application in a dedicated firewall, and logs and records every transaction.