Industry leaders Naor Penso, Alex Varel, and Hagay Lupesko bring decades of experience from FICO, MongoDB, and Meta. SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cerebras Systems, the pioneer in accelerating generative AI, today announced the appointment of Naor Penso as CISO, Alex Varel as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales, and Hagay Lupesko as Senior Vice President of AI Cloud and Inference. These strategic hires further strengthen the company's leadership team as it continues to innovate and accelerate the adoption of its AI hardware solutions. “We are thrilled to welcome Naor, Alex, and Hagay to the Cerebras leadership team,” said Andrew Feldman, co-founder and CEO of Cerebras. “Their vast experience and proven track records in cybersecurity, sales, and AI will be instrumental in driving our mission to revolutionize the AI landscape. With their expertise, we are poised to continue delivering transformative AI technology and solutions that will empower organizations across the globe to tackle the world’s most complex challenges.” Naor Penso joins Cerebras as CISO, bringing more than two decades of cybersecurity leadership experience across both public and private sectors. An accomplished cybersecurity executive with expertise in building and leading large-scale security organizations, Penso has a track record of implementing comprehensive cybersecurity strategies, ensuring regulatory compliance, and driving organizational resilience across diverse industries. In his recent role as Vice President and Head of Product Security at FICO, Penso ensured customers benefited from secure, resilient service. As CISO at Cerebras, he will lead the company's security strategy. Alex Varel has joined Cerebras as EVP of Worldwide Sales, bringing extensive go-to-market experience in high-growth environments. He joined MongoDB in 2015, leading teams in the Southern US and Latin America, and later helped build Udacity’s global B2B business, contributing to its acquisition by Accenture. As GVP of the Americas at Zscaler, Varel oversaw field teams during a period of growth where Zscaler became a NASDAQ 100 company, achieving $2 billion in revenue. At Cerebras, he will lead global enterprise efforts to expand adoption of the company’s AI solutions. Hagay Lupesko has been appointed as SVP of AI Cloud and Inference. He has over two decades of experience in software engineering and machine learning. Prior to Cerebras, he was VP of engineering at MosaicML, Director of Engineering at Meta AI, and an engineering leader at AWS AI. He holds a Computer Science MSc from Tel Aviv University. In his new role, Lupesko will accelerate the development of Cerebras’ AI Inference and Cloud platform. For more information about Cerebras job opportunities, please visit https://cerebras.ai/join-us/. Cerebras Systems is a team of computer architects, computer scientists, deep learning researchers, and engineers dedicated to accelerating generative AI by building a new class of AI supercomputer. The CS-3 system is powered by the world's largest and fastest commercially available AI processor, the Wafer-Scale Engine-3. CS-3s can be clustered to create large AI supercomputers, simplifying the model placement process. Cerebras Inference delivers high performance and is utilized by corporations, research institutions, and governments worldwide. Cerebras solutions are available through Cerebras Cloud and on-premises. For more information, visit cerebras.ai or follow us on LinkedIn or X.