Veteran cybersecurity leader to drive customer success and data security strategy across an increasingly AI-driven region
Forcepoint has appointed Archie Jackson as Data Security Strategist, Customer Success for Asia Pacific (APAC), reinforcing its commitment to helping enterprises strengthen data protection amid accelerating cloud adoption, distributed work environments, and AI-driven workflows.
In his new role, Jackson will work closely with customers, partners, and internal teams across the region to help organizations gain deeper visibility into sensitive data, adapt to fast-changing risk landscapes, and protect critical information wherever it resides. His mandate includes translating data security strategy into real-world outcomes, improving deployment stability, and creating predictable frameworks for issue resolution and operational execution.
“Organizations are struggling not because they lack tools, but because they lack clarity about their data and how risk evolves over time,” — Archie Jackson, Data Security Strategist, Customer Success, APAC, Forcepoint
Jackson brings more than two decades of leadership experience spanning cybersecurity, enterprise IT, infrastructure engineering, and cloud transformation. A widely respected voice among CIOs and CISOs in India and across APAC, he has been recognised with multiple industry honours, including CIO100 Hall of Fame, CSO100, and several cybersecurity leadership awards. His expertise spans security operations, endpoint and cloud security, identity management, and Secure Service Edge (SSE) infrastructure, supported by long-standing relationships across the regional security ecosystem.
At Forcepoint, Jackson will play a key role in guiding customer adoption of the company’s AI-native data security capabilities, while also feeding regional insights back into product and engineering teams. His work will focus on enabling clearer data awareness, faster risk adaptation, and consistent protection across cloud, AI, and hybrid environments areas where traditional security controls are increasingly challenged.
According to Bjorn Engelhardt, SVP Sales & General Manager, Asia Pacific at Forcepoint, data risk in APAC is becoming more complex as sensitive information moves rapidly across fragmented environments and AI-driven workflows. He noted that Jackson’s appointment reflects Forcepoint’s focus on helping customers adopt modern data security strategies that continuously understand risk and adapt protection as data flows across systems.
Jackson’s appointment further underscores Forcepoint’s long-term commitment to partnering with CIOs and CISOs across APAC. By combining deep regional expertise with Forcepoint’s Self-Aware Data Security approach, the company aims to help organizations move beyond reactive controls toward security programs that continuously learn, adapt, and protect as business needs evolve.