New Relic announced that Ashan Willy has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective December 4. Willy is a proven leader and innovator who brings more than 25 years of experience in go-to-market, engineering, product management, and global strategy and planning. He most recently served as CEO of Proofpoint, a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, where he helped strengthen the company?s reputation as one of world?s most trusted cybersecurity brands, led the company through a successful transition to a privately owned company, and saw revenue grow 5x during his tenure. Willy previously held senior leadership positions at Webex, Juniper, Polycom, and Cisco.

New Relic was acquired on November 8 by an investor group led by Francisco Partners and TPG, and including Accel and CapitalG.