DataGuard Appoints Jens Panek as Chief Financial Officer
Jens Panek, Chief Financial Officer, DataGuard • Photo Credit: DataGuard
MUNICH, Germany — DataGuard has appointed finance executive Jens Panek as Chief Financial Officer as the SaaS security and compliance company continues expanding its international operations and organizational scale.
In the role, Panek will lead DataGuard’s global finance organization and work alongside the company’s leadership team to support growth initiatives across international markets, customer segments, and partner ecosystems.
Panek brings more than 15 years of experience spanning financial services, venture capital, and B2B SaaS companies. Most recently, he served as Chief Financial Officer at powercloud, where he oversaw financial operations during a period of restructuring and post-merger integration following the company’s acquisition by Hansen Technologies.
Prior to that, Panek spent nearly a decade at Customer Alliance, including eight years as Chief Financial Officer, where he helped scale the company’s finance operations across international markets. Earlier in his career, he worked in venture capital at Rheingau Founders and began his career in investment banking at Citibank.
According to the company, the appointment reflects DataGuard’s continued focus on building a scalable organization as demand for security, compliance, and AI governance solutions continues expanding across global markets.
“Jens combines deep financial expertise with an entrepreneurial mindset and a strong sense of pace. He joins us at a stage where DataGuard is growing and operating profitably. Jens has built and scaled finance organizations in complex, global environments and understands how finance can act as a true partner to the business. His experience and drive make him a strong addition to our executive team as we continue to scale DataGuard,” said Thomas Regier, Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer of DataGuard.
“Finance plays a critical role in enabling software companies to scale with clarity and discipline. DataGuard has built a strong foundation with a platform that combines AI-enabled capabilities with deep domain expertise. My focus is on further strengthening financial operations and leveraging modern, data- and tool-driven approaches to support the company’s continued growth and long-term value creation,” said Panek.
DataGuard develops security and compliance software used by organizations across more than 50 countries. The company provides solutions supporting frameworks including GDPR, ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIS2, and the European AI Act.
Source: DataGuard | www.dataguard.com