Would be nice for other folks from Proofpoint to chime in, any additional experiences and data points will be appreciated ❤️
He’s the most genuine ceo I’ve worked under. He cares about his people, a lot of people were in tears during his announcement.
I worked with him as a GM for the Eng org and when he was the CEO. He’s a lovely individual who cares about the people. He sometimes comes off awkward, but that is his genuine self. With that said, he wasn’t the right person at the helm under TB. He wasn’t going to make big moves and get the company to IPO. I wish him all the success at New Relic. He’s a good guy and will be missed.
Did he implement RTO with no exceptions?
Nope. He was a Nice guy. There were some members of e staff who were heavily pushing rto but he stood put on being remote
Hi NewRelic, Ashan was a very good guy. He was fired from his CEO job at Proofpoit because the VC owning Proofpoint wants the CEO to be an emotionless robot who treats his employees like expendable ants so the VC can maximise profit for IPO. Happy for NewRelic and Ashan.
This. Ashan was good
SvJs37: are you sure Ashan was fired? I thought he left on his own.
Ashan was with Proofpoint for over 7 years in total and CEO for 18mo. Doubt that he was fired but would agree he wasn’t going to make big enough changes fast enough for the PE. Also 100% agree that he’s kind, approachable, curious, and he cares about fairness.
Love him.
Genuinely one of the best CEOs I have ever worked for. Smart, curious, listens, and respects those around him. We miss him. Take good care of him at NewRelic!
Unlikely to make tough choices. But is a good person.
He does it hard and without heads up and a lube! Won’t even return the call later! I am talking about pointer programming
Wtf are you on about? Go deliver me a burger and stfu
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Ashan was Proofpoint’s CEO for close to 2 years. After Gary(cofounder) left the company when we got acquired by PE in 2021. Ashan didn’t make any drastic changes, for eg layoff, priorities etc. Don’t worry New Relic guys, you all will be fine!
Thanks yoo-we! Ashan joined a New Relic all-hands call earlier today and seemed like a decent guy. Appreciate the vote of confidence!