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Okta Welcomes John Zissimos as Chief Digital Officer<\/b><\/p>\n

Senior Brand, Creative, and Digital Executive Joins Okta\u2019s Global Marketing Organization<\/i><\/p>\n

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)–Okta, Inc<\/a>. (NASDAQ:OKTA), the leading independent identity provider, welcomes industry veteran John Zissimos as its first Chief Digital Officer. Zissimos will report to Kendall Collins, Chief Marketing Officer, and will be responsible for the holistic creative, campaign, digital, and brand strategy for the company.\n<\/p>\n

\nZissimos joins Okta\u2019s executive team with extensive brand and leadership expertise. He most recently served as Vice President of Creative, Brand, Media, and Customer Programs at Google and led the team responsible for marketing the Google Cloud Platform globally. Prior to joining Google, Zissimos was Salesforce\u2019s Chief Design Officer, where he worked closely with CEO Marc Benioff to reinvent the company\u2019s brand and story, inspire a data-driven, design-led culture, and help drive tremendous growth. Zissimos\u2019s experience also includes two decades as an award-winning advertising and design executive, film director, and photographer, with top creative positions at McCann Erickson and J. Walter Thompson.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cOkta has the incredible potential to become an iconic brand, and we are so excited to have John lead this effort and creatively influence our next phase of growth,\u201d said Collins, Chief Marketing Officer. \u201cThe Okta Identity Cloud touches tens of millions of knowledge workers and customers every day and John has the ideal skill set to evolve Okta\u2019s brand strategy and deliver the delightful digital experiences that our users have come to expect. Okta will benefit tremendously from John\u2019s pedigree in building the most recognizable software brands in the world. His brand vision, award-winning creative expertise, and empathetic approach to leadership and culture are unmatched. We are thrilled to welcome him to the team.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cOkta is a remarkable company and I was immediately drawn to the people, purpose, and product,\u201d said Zissimos. \u201cI\u2019m a storyteller and teambuilder at heart and am humbled to play a role in telling the Okta story and leading the creative brand strategy in the next phase of the company\u2019s journey. I\u2019ve long admired the company\u2019s culture, values, and effective method of empowering people and teams. In doing so, Okta has become the most trusted platform to secure every identity and I look forward to building on its strong brand foundation to create work that inspires and drives value for customers and workforces worldwide.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

About Okta<\/b><\/p>\n

\nOkta is the leading independent identity provider. The Okta Identity Cloud enables organizations to securely connect the right people to the right technologies at the right time. With more than 7,000 pre-built integrations to applications and infrastructure providers, Okta provides simple and secure access to people and organizations everywhere, giving them the confidence to reach their full potential. More than 10,000 organizations, including JetBlue, Nordstrom, Siemens, Slack, T-Mobile, Takeda, Teach for America, and Twilio, trust Okta to help protect the identities of their workforces and customers.\n<\/p>\n

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Okta Welcomes John Zissimos as Chief Digital Officer Senior Brand, Creative, and Digital Executive Joins Okta\u2019s Global Marketing Organization SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ:OKTA), the leading independent identity provider, welcomes industry veteran John Zissimos as its first Chief Digital Officer. Zissimos will report to Kendall Collins, Chief Marketing Officer, and will be responsible for the holistic creative, campaign, digital, and brand strategy for the company. Zissimos joins Okta\u2019s executive team with extensive brand and leadership expertise. He most recently served as Vice President of Creative, Brand, Media, and Customer Programs at Google and led the team responsible for marketing the Google Cloud Platform globally. Prior to joining Google, Zissimos was Salesforce\u2019s Chief Design Officer, where he worked closely with CEO … <\/p>\n

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