SafeNet has appointed Dave Hansen as president and chief executive officer.

Hansen will succeed Chris Fedde, who led the organisation for 11 years. Hansen brings to the table several years of work experience in the areas of information security and cloud computing.

Prior to joining Safe Net, he worked at BMC Software as vice-president and general manager.  He has also been associated with CA Technologies, where he was involved in building the company’s products and solutions for cloud computing and enterprise solutions.