Lehi's DigiCert appoints Amit Sinha as CEO

DigiCert Inc., a Lehi-based platform that offers solutions such as document signing, certificate management, CT log monitoring and malware scanning, has named Amit Sinha as the company’s CEO. Sinha, who will also join the DigiCert board of directors, joins company from Zscaler Inc., a California web security company, where he was president and member of the board of directors.{mprestriction ids="1,3"}

DigiCert is backed by Clearlake Capital Group, Crosspoint Capital Partners and TA Associates.

“I’m honored and grateful for the opportunity to lead the DigiCert team,” said Sinha. “Digital trust is the cornerstone of our connected world and DigiCert has built a foundation with global enterprises by delivering comprehensive security solutions.”

“Amit has a track record of delivering technology innovation, operational excellence and customer value,” said Behdad Eghbali, co-founder and managing partner, and Prashant Mehrotra, partner and managing director of Clearlake, in a statement. “We look forward to partnering with Amit and the DigiCert leadership team as the company embarks on its next phase of accelerated growth and expansion.”

“Amit is a seasoned industry leader with deep security domain expertise and business acumen,” said Greg Clark, managingp of Crosspoint Capital and chair of DigiCert’s board of directors. “With Amit at the helm, we believe we can drive increasing market adoption of our core platform and deliver innovative new products and services to strengthen DigiCert’s position as the dominant provider of digital trust.”

Sinha brings over 20 years of technology, strategy and operational experience from leading category-creating businesses Motorola, AirDefense and Engim, in addition at Zscaler. He has a doctorate in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor of technology in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi, India.{/mprestriction}