Coalfire® Appoints Steve Deitsch as Chief Financial Officer

Brings CFO Experience at Late-Stage Growth Companies  

Louisville, Colo. – August 25, 2015 – Coalfire, a leader in cybersecurity risk management and compliance services, today announced Steve Deitsch has joined the company’s executive leadership team as chief financial officer. Deitsch brings more than 20 years of financial experience from a variety of high growth organizations, including privately held and multinational, publicly traded enterprises. 

“Steve Deitsch brings a wealth of knowledge to the Coalfire team, which will help guide the company as we continue to grow our business both domestically and internationally,” said Larry Jones, chairman and CEO, Coalfire. “His experience at both small and large companies is paramount to Coalfire’s growth agenda, as Steve understands where we currently are at, and what we need to do to expand our position in the market.”  

Prior to joining Coalfire, Deitsch was CFO of Broomfield, Colo. based Lanx Inc., a high growth privately held medical technology company, which was acquired by Biomet, Inc. late in 2013. Deitsch then became CFO of Biomet’s Spine, Bone Healing and Microfixation businesses. Before Lanx and Biomet, he held various executive finance roles at Zimmer Holdings, Inc., including two years based in Zurich, Switzerland, leading all finance and accounting functions for Zimmer’s European business. At Coalfire, Deitsch will oversee all accounting and finance functions, including its capital structure and fundraising efforts, as well as building the company’s infrastructure to support its rapid growth. 

“I’m very excited to join the Coalfire team and help the company bolster its operations and increase its global footprint,” said Deitsch. “Coalfire is uniquely positioned within its dynamic and rapidly growing served markets, and is driven by outstanding talent, thought leadership, and technologies. I look forward to helping the company achieve its full potential.”

About Coalfire

Coalfire is the global technology leader in cyber risk management and compliance services for private enterprises and government organizations. Coalfire’s professionals are renowned for their technical expertise and unbiased assessments and recommendations. Coalfire’s approach builds on successful, long-term relationships with clients to achieve multiple cyber risk management and compliance objectives, tied to a long-term strategy to prevent security breaches and data theft.  

Coalfire is currently listed as #74 in the “Cybersecurity 500 Hottest Security Companies” and was recently named one of the Top 20 Most Promising Risk Management Solution Providers.

###