Coro Hires Joe Sykora As General Manager (GM) Of The Americas

Industry Veteran to Spearhead Americas Growth as Coro Expands Global Footprint

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Coro, the leading cybersecurity platform for small and midsize businesses, announced the appointment of cybersecurity and channel leader veteran Joe Sykora as its first GM of The Americas. A new executive position for the company, his appointment is a strategic hire, demonstrating Coro’s commitment to nurturing strong, profitable, and successful channel partnerships. Sykora’s decision to join Coro signals the company’s rising prominence in the cybersecurity landscape and positions it for accelerated channel growth and global market expansion.

“[Coro’s] explosive growth trajectory and its channel-first strategy perfectly align with my vision for building a world-class security offering for the small and medium-sized businesses that our partners serve.”
—Joe Sykora

Sykora brings executive leadership experience from cybersecurity’s most dominant players. He most recently served as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Channels and Partner Sales at Proofpoint, a leading cybersecurity and compliance company. Before that, he served as Vice President of Global Sales and Channels at Bitdefender, supporting more than 10,000 Cloud and MSP partners. Prior to Bitdefender, he spent over seven years at Fortinet as Vice President of Americas Channels, Sales Operations, and Advanced Technologies.

Joe Sykora is a proven sales executive who orchestrates global revenue engines and go-to-market strategies to deliver sustainable growth. Throughout his career, Sykora has successfully transformed business models, navigated international expansion, and spearheaded organizational transformation. He’s adept at developing high-performing teams that consistently exceed objectives in competitive markets.

Coro has experienced explosive growth, tripling its revenue year over year for the past three years. The company continues its global expansion with its recent EMEA presence and London office opening while innovating with the launch of Coro 3.0, the industry’s first modular cybersecurity platform. Coro has been recognized as one of North America’s fastest-growing companies for two consecutive years, ranking No. 51 on Deloitte Technology’s Fast 500.

“We’re ecstatic to have someone of Joe’s caliber join Coro’s rapidly expanding global team,” stated Guy Moskowitz, CEO and Co-Founder of Coro. “His exceptional track record building world-class channel ecosystems at established cybersecurity powerhouses makes him the ideal leader to accelerate Coro’s channel-first strategy. Joe brings deep relationships and a proven ability to scale partner networks, which will be instrumental as we continue Coro’s hyper-growth trajectory and double down on our commitment to channel partnerships.”

Joe Sykora added, “Coro has fundamentally reimagined cybersecurity with its innovative modular platform, democratizing robust protection for small and medium-sized businesses—a traditionally underserved market. The company’s explosive growth trajectory and channel-first strategy perfectly align with my vision for building a world-class security offering for the small and medium-sized businesses that our partners serve. I’m excited to work alongside Guy and the exceptional leadership team to accelerate Coro’s global expansion as we reshape the security landscape for midmarket companies.”

Channel-First Strategy Drives Exponential Growth

Coro’s channel-first approach stands as the cornerstone of its go-to-market strategy, earning multiple prestigious industry awards, including CRN’s Five Star Rating, Fortune Cyber 60, MES Midmarket 100, as well as ranking #5 in G2’s Top 50 Security Products 2024. The company’s ongoing industry recognition underscores its longstanding commitment to nurturing profitable, successful channel partnerships that deliver comprehensive cybersecurity solutions for small and medium-sized businesses. It continues to invest heavily in partner enablement, robust incentive structures, and seamless integration processes that empower partners to capitalize on the explosive demand for accessible cybersecurity solutions.

About Coro

Based in Chicago, IL, Coro is the leading cybersecurity platform for small and midsize businesses, revolutionizing cybersecurity with the introduction of the world’s first modular cybersecurity platform in 2023. Coro’s platform empowers organizations to easily defend against malware, ransomware, phishing, data leakage, network threats, insider threats, and email threats across devices, users, networks, and cloud applications. Coro’s modular platform automatically detects and remediates the many security threats that today’s distributed businesses face without IT teams having to worry, investigate, or fix issues themselves. Ranked on the 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 for its second consecutive year, Coro is one of North America’s fastest-growing cybersecurity companies today. For more information, please visit Coro or follow us via LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, or Facebook.