Imperva Appoints Anthony Bettencourt As New CEO - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Imperva, Inc. (IMPV) announced the appointment of Anthony Bettencourt as president and chief executive officer or CEO, as well as a member of Imperva's board of directors.

Shlomo Kramer, Imperva founder and CEO, will continue to serve as chairman of Imperva's board of directors and also will serve as Chief Strategy Officer.

The company noted that prior to Imperva, Bettencourt served as the chief executive officer of Coverity Inc., a privately held company that develops and markets development testing solutions that assist software developers in detecting and fixing quality and security problems, leading the company through its successful acquisition by Synopsys, and Verity Inc., a leader in enterprise search, leading the company through its acquisition by Autonomy Corp. plc in 2005.

After the successful acquisition of Verity by Autonomy, Bettencourt was instrumental in Autonomy's growth, serving as CEO of Autonomy Zantaz and Autonomy Interwoven. Bettencourt currently serves on the boards of Proofpoint, Blinkx and Formation Data Systems, the company said.