Carbon Black

Rumors continue to swirl around an initial public offering from Caron Black, with the Boston Business Journal reporting in November that the company plans to go public in 2018.

The company landed some key executives late in the year, tapping Microsoft veteran Victor Gureghian Baez in November to lead its channel operations as the company looks to strengthen its international footprint and better leverage IT distribution.

One month later, Carbon Black brought over Cate Lochead over from MariaDB to serve as senior vice president of marketing, where she'll support the company's global expansion and drive awareness around Carbon Black's converged endpoint protection platform.