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PhishLabs names Tony Prince chief executive officer

PhishLabs has named Tony Prince its new chief executive officer. Mr. Prince succeeds PhishLabs founder John LaCour, who will now continue as the company’s CTO and member of its board of directors.

Mr. Prince brings more than 20 years of senior executive experience to PhishLabs, according to a statement from the company. He founded LURHQ in 1996; LURHQ was merged with SecureWorks in 2006. Since then, Mr. Prince has served as CEO of M3 Technology Group (merged with Azaleos), Healthx, and InteliSecure.

 

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