Island has appointed Matt Fairbanks as Chief Marketing Officer and Ellen Roeckl as the company’s first Chief Communications Officer. Fairbanks, previously CMO at Sophos, will focus on expanding the company’s pipeline and product leadership globally. Roeckl will build awareness of the company in the market and deliver its vision. The moves follow Island’s recent raise of $100 million in its Series C funding round.

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