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'''Philippe Courtot''' (26 August 1944 – 5 June 2021)<ref>[https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/qualys-announces-passing-of-former-ceo-and-industry-visionary-philippe-courtot-301306404.html Qualys Announces Passing of Former CEO and Industry Visionary Philippe Courtot]</ref> was a serial entrepreneur and business executive.<ref name=forbes2012>{{cite web| url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericbasu/2012/09/28/is-qualys-overpriced-at-400m-or-is-it-subject-to-facebook-syndrome/| title=Is Qualys overpriced at $400M+, or is it subject to "Facebook Syndrome"?| author=Eric Basu| date=28 September 2012| work=Forbes| accessdate=12 October 2014}}</ref> Courtot was the chairman and CEO of [[Qualys]], {{NASDAQ|QLYS}} a cloud security company based in California.<ref name=fastcompany>{{cite web| url=http://www.fastcompany.com/3009482/dialed/8-successful-entrepreneurs-give-their-younger-selves-lessons-they-wish-theyd-known-th| title=8 SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS GIVE THEIR YOUNGER SELVES LESSONS THEY WISH THEY'D KNOWN THEN| author=GRACE NASRI| date=9 May 2013| publisher=FastCompany| accessdate=12 October 2014}}</ref> He headed the sales of three companies and led two other to their initial public offerings.<ref name=bizinsider2013>{{cite web| url=http://www.businessinsider.com.au/i-chose-not-to-be-a-billionaire-2013-2| title=Qualys CEO: I Chose Not To Be A Billionaire| author=Julie Bort| date=25 February 2013| publisher=Business Insider| accessdate=12 October 2013}}</ref> Courtot was a five-time [[chief executive officer|CEO]] that previously worked with companies such as Signio and Verity.<ref name=computerworld>{{cite web| url=http://www.computerworld.com/article/2533739/it-careers/too-old-for-tech--not-these-silicon-valley-ceos.html| title=Too old for tech? Not these Silicon Valley CEOs| author=Eric Lai| date=30 October 2008| publisher=Computer World| accessdate=12 October 2014}}</ref> In 2012, Courtot launched the Trustworthy Internet Movement, an initiative to integrate security measures into the product-making process.<ref name=venturebeat>{{cite web| url=https://venturebeat.com/2012/03/01/trustworthy-internet-movement/| title=Qualys CEO creates security non-profit to fix the Internet| author=Meghan Kelly| date=1 March 2012| publisher=VentureBeat| accessdate=12 October 2014}}</ref> In 2014, Courtot was included on ''[[Business Insider]]'s'' list of the Most Powerful Person In Tech at Every Age.<ref name=bizinsider>{{cite web| url=http://www.businessinsider.com.au/most-powerful-people-in-tech-2014-9#age-2-macallister-bogue-1| title=The Most Powerful Person In Tech At Every Age| last1=Borison| first1=Rebecca| last2=Kosoff| first2=Maya| date=18 September 2014| publisher=Business Insider| accessdate=12 October 2014}}</ref>
'''Philippe Courtot''' (26 August 1944 – 5 June 2021)<ref>[https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/qualys-announces-passing-of-former-ceo-and-industry-visionary-philippe-courtot-301306404.html Qualys Announces Passing of Former CEO and Industry Visionary Philippe Courtot]</ref> was a French-American serial entrepreneur and business executive.<ref name=forbes2012>{{cite web| url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericbasu/2012/09/28/is-qualys-overpriced-at-400m-or-is-it-subject-to-facebook-syndrome/| title=Is Qualys overpriced at $400M+, or is it subject to "Facebook Syndrome"?| author=Eric Basu| date=28 September 2012| work=Forbes| accessdate=12 October 2014}}</ref> Courtot was the chairman and CEO of [[Qualys]], {{NASDAQ|QLYS}} a cloud security company based in California.<ref name=fastcompany>{{cite web| url=http://www.fastcompany.com/3009482/dialed/8-successful-entrepreneurs-give-their-younger-selves-lessons-they-wish-theyd-known-th| title=8 SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS GIVE THEIR YOUNGER SELVES LESSONS THEY WISH THEY'D KNOWN THEN| author=GRACE NASRI| date=9 May 2013| publisher=FastCompany| accessdate=12 October 2014}}</ref> He headed the sales of three companies and led two other to their initial public offerings.<ref name=bizinsider2013>{{cite web| url=http://www.businessinsider.com.au/i-chose-not-to-be-a-billionaire-2013-2| title=Qualys CEO: I Chose Not To Be A Billionaire| author=Julie Bort| date=25 February 2013| publisher=Business Insider| accessdate=12 October 2013}}</ref> Courtot was a five-time [[chief executive officer|CEO]] that previously worked with companies such as Signio and Verity.<ref name=computerworld>{{cite web| url=http://www.computerworld.com/article/2533739/it-careers/too-old-for-tech--not-these-silicon-valley-ceos.html| title=Too old for tech? Not these Silicon Valley CEOs| author=Eric Lai| date=30 October 2008| publisher=Computer World| accessdate=12 October 2014}}</ref> In 2012, Courtot launched the Trustworthy Internet Movement, an initiative to integrate security measures into the product-making process.<ref name=venturebeat>{{cite web| url=https://venturebeat.com/2012/03/01/trustworthy-internet-movement/| title=Qualys CEO creates security non-profit to fix the Internet| author=Meghan Kelly| date=1 March 2012| publisher=VentureBeat| accessdate=12 October 2014}}</ref> In 2014, Courtot was included on ''[[Business Insider]]'s'' list of the Most Powerful Person In Tech at Every Age.<ref name=bizinsider>{{cite web| url=http://www.businessinsider.com.au/most-powerful-people-in-tech-2014-9#age-2-macallister-bogue-1| title=The Most Powerful Person In Tech At Every Age| last1=Borison| first1=Rebecca| last2=Kosoff| first2=Maya| date=18 September 2014| publisher=Business Insider| accessdate=12 October 2014}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==

Revision as of 08:07, 6 June 2021

Philippe F. Courtot
Born(1944-08-26)26 August 1944
France
Died5 June 2021(2021-06-05) (aged 76)
NationalityFrench, American
Occupation(s)Chairman and CEO of Qualys

Philippe Courtot (26 August 1944 – 5 June 2021)[1] was a French-American serial entrepreneur and business executive.[2] Courtot was the chairman and CEO of Qualys, Nasdaq: QLYS a cloud security company based in California.[3] He headed the sales of three companies and led two other to their initial public offerings.[4] Courtot was a five-time CEO that previously worked with companies such as Signio and Verity.[5] In 2012, Courtot launched the Trustworthy Internet Movement, an initiative to integrate security measures into the product-making process.[6] In 2014, Courtot was included on Business Insider's list of the Most Powerful Person In Tech at Every Age.[7]

Early life and education

Philippe Courtot was born in France in 1944 during the end of the WWII German occupation. His mother, an immigrant from Spain, was a Spanish teacher while his father was a lawyer. Courtot was raised Catholic and attended Jesuit schools in his youth.[8]

Courtot attended the University of Paris and earned a master's degree in Physics before immigrating to the United States in 1981.[9]

Career

Courtot was previously the president and CEO of Thomson-CGR (Companie Générale de Radiologie) a Medical Corporation, which at the time was an affiliate of one of the world's largest medical-imaging companies.[10] In 1987, Courtot won the Benjamin Franklin Award for his efforts in creating a nationwide campaign advocating for awareness of the benefits of early detection of breast cancer through mammography.[10]

In 1988, Courtot started his own company and produced an email product called cc:Mail.[11] He became the company CEO and two years later, Microsoft offered to buy cc:Mail for $12 million.[11] Courtot turned down the offer and sold the company for $55 million in 1991 to Lotus.[4]

After selling cc:Mail, Courtot was later named president and CEO of Verity in 1993, an intellectual capital management and software company.[12][13] He led the company to its initial public offering in 1995 and then stepped down from his positions at Verity in 1997.[12]

Courtot was appointed chairman and CEO of Signio, an electronic payment company that Courtot re-positioned to be a large secure payment provider in the e-commerce industry in 1999.[14][15][16] In 2000, Courtot led the company through an acquisition by VeriSign, an internet security company that purchased Signio for $1.3 billion.[4][14][17]

Courtot had begun investing in Qualys, a cloud security company, back in 1999, but was named CEO in 2001 after he had left Signio.[5][18] In 2004, SC Magazine awarded Courtot with the Editor's Award for his efforts in the network security industry and for founding CSO Interchange, a forum that allows users to share information in the security industry.[19][20] In 2011, SC Magazine named him as CEO of the Year at their European awards ceremony.[21] Courtot led Qualys to its initial public offering in 2012.[2][22]

Other activities

Courtot volunteered with and served on the Board of Trustees for The Internet Society, an international non-profit organization.[23][24]

See also

References

  1. ^ Qualys Announces Passing of Former CEO and Industry Visionary Philippe Courtot
  2. ^ a b Eric Basu (28 September 2012). "Is Qualys overpriced at $400M+, or is it subject to "Facebook Syndrome"?". Forbes. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  3. ^ GRACE NASRI (9 May 2013). "8 SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS GIVE THEIR YOUNGER SELVES LESSONS THEY WISH THEY'D KNOWN THEN". FastCompany. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  4. ^ a b c Julie Bort (25 February 2013). "Qualys CEO: I Chose Not To Be A Billionaire". Business Insider. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  5. ^ a b Eric Lai (30 October 2008). "Too old for tech? Not these Silicon Valley CEOs". Computer World. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  6. ^ Meghan Kelly (1 March 2012). "Qualys CEO creates security non-profit to fix the Internet". VentureBeat. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  7. ^ Borison, Rebecca; Kosoff, Maya (18 September 2014). "The Most Powerful Person In Tech At Every Age". Business Insider. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  8. ^ "Serial Entrepreneur: Philippe Courtot (Part 1)". Sramanamitra. 1 February 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  9. ^ "Big Data: Big Threat or Big Opportunity for Security?". RSA Conference. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  10. ^ a b "Philippe Courtot: Champion Of Mammography". Saturday Evening Post. Ipswich, MA. May 1987.
  11. ^ a b Nicole Perlroth (17 November 2013). "Start-Up Leaders Recall Choice to Cash In or Stay Independent". New York Times. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  12. ^ a b "International Directory of Company Histories- Verity Inc. History". Funding Universe. 2005. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  13. ^ "Verity Inc. Decides to Meet Its Destiny". Washington Technology. 13 July 1995. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  14. ^ a b "The end is nigh". BQ Magazine. 24 Apr 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  15. ^ Jim Martin (25 October 1999). "Signio Expands Internet Payment Processing to AS/400 Market". Enterprise Systems Journal. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  16. ^ "Qualys Inc (QLYS.OQ)". Reuters. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  17. ^ Clint Boulton (20 December 1999). "VeriSign Secures Signio, Thawte Consulting". Internet News. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  18. ^ Steve Johnson (17 August 2013). "Qualys CEO Philippe Courtot talks cloud security". Mercury News. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  19. ^ "Management". Qualys. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  20. ^ Illena Armstrong (8 March 2013). "Sponsored video: Philippe Courtot, chairman and CEO of Qualys, at RSA Conference 2013". SC Magazine. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  21. ^ "Philippe Courtot". RSA Conference. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  22. ^ Julie Bort (28 June 2014). "Another 60+ Year-Old Tech CEO Changes His Mind And Won't Retire". Business Insider. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  23. ^ Julie Bort (7 March 2012). "This CEO Just Spent A Half Million Of His Own Money To Make The Internet Safer". Business Insider. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  24. ^ "Board of Directors". StopBadware. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
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