Michael Kleist

Michael Kleist currently serves as the Area Vice President for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (DACH) at CyberArk, a position held since June 2015, following a tenure as Regional Director within the same region. Prior to joining CyberArk, Michael held several key roles at Novell GmbH from July 2005 to May 2015, including Managing Director for EMEA Central and Director of End-User Computing. Michael's earlier experience includes various managerial positions at IBM Deutschland GmbH from 1997 to 2005, focusing on the distribution and retail industries. Michael's educational background includes a Diplom-Betriebswirt in Business Informatics from Berufsakademie Stuttgart and further studies at INSEAD and London Business School.