Coalfire Appoints Brad Little as Chief Executive Officer
Little joins to drive leadership in cybersecurity, cloud modernization, and AI-led transformation as former CEO Tom McAndrew moves into an advisory role.
Coalfire, a leading cybersecurity services and solutions company backed by funds advised by Apax Partners LLP (“Apax”), today announced the appointment of Brad Little as its new Chief Executive Officer. Little joins Coalfire to scale its market leadership across cybersecurity, cloud modernization, and AI-led transformation.
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Little brings deep global professional services leadership experience to Coalfire at a pivotal moment for the cybersecurity and AI landscape. Most recently, he served as Global Head of Professional Services at Google Cloud, where he led the evolution of the services business by fully integrating AI and agentic transformation into data- and security-centric offerings. During his tenure, he drove significant scale and productivity across Google Cloud’s Professional Services organization—capabilities he now brings to Coalfire to support its ambitious growth strategy.
Prior to Google Cloud, Little spent more than 20 years at Capgemini, most recently as Executive Vice President and Global Head of Application Services. In that role, he oversaw more than 58,000 employees worldwide and managed approximately $5 billion in annual revenue.
Former CEO Tom McAndrew will continue to support Coalfire as a board member and senior advisor, ensuring leadership continuity as the company accelerates innovation and growth across cybersecurity, AI services, and threat remediation.
“The market opportunity for cybersecurity and AI services has never been more compelling,” said Brad Little, CEO of Coalfire. “Highly regulated organizations need trusted partners to adopt new technologies securely while unlocking new growth opportunities. Coalfire sits at the intersection of cybersecurity, cloud modernization, and AI-led transformation, and I’m excited to build on the strong foundation Tom McAndrew and the team have created to take the company to the next stage of growth.”
“It has been an honor to lead Coalfire for the past 20 years,” said Tom McAndrew, outgoing CEO. “Brad brings a proven track record from some of the world’s most innovative technology organizations, and I look forward to supporting Coalfire as it continues its growth journey.”
“We are pleased to welcome Brad Little as Coalfire’s new CEO,” said Rohan Haldea, Partner at Apax. “His leadership experience at Google Cloud and Capgemini positions him well to guide Coalfire’s next phase of growth. We also thank Tom McAndrew for his long-standing commitment to the company and are delighted that he will continue to provide strategic guidance as an advisor.”
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