Ken Xie - Fortinet Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO

FTNT Stock  USD 93.12  0.35  0.38%   

Chairman

Mr. Ken Xie is the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Founder of the company. He has served as our Chief Executive Officer and a member of our Board of Directors since he cofounded Fortinet in October 2000. He previously served as our President until November 2013. Prior to cofounding Fortinet, Mr. Ken Xie was the Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of NetScreen Technologies, Inc., a provider of network security products, which was acquired by Juniper Networks, Inc. in April 2004. Additionally, Mr. Ken Xie was Chief Executive Officer of SIS, Inc. and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. In addition to our Board of Directors, Mr. Ken Xie has served on the board of directors of TeleNav, Inc. since July 2012 since 2013.
Age 61
Tenure 11 years
Address 909 Kifer Road, Sunnyvale, CA, United States, 94086
Phone408-235-7700
Webhttps://www.fortinet.com

Latest Insider Transactions

2024-10-16Disposed of 23307 shares @ 81.89View
2024-09-18Disposed of 23538 shares @ 74.94View
2024-08-14Disposed of 23693 shares @ 73.06View
2024-07-15Disposed of 24267 shares @ 60.01View
2024-06-11Disposed of 24235 shares @ 59.53View
2024-04-16Disposed of 23992 shares @ 64.75View
2024-03-12Disposed of 23694 shares @ 71.4View
2024-02-13Disposed of 46084 shares @ 69.07View
2024-01-09Disposed of 46733 shares @ 60.12View
Ken Xie received a B.S. and an M.S. in electrical engineering from Tsinghua University in China and an M.S. in electrical engineering from Stanford University.

Ken Xie Latest Insider Activity

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Fortinet Management Efficiency

The company has return on total asset (ROA) of 0.1232 % which means that it generated a profit of $0.1232 on every $100 spent on assets. This is way below average. Similarly, it shows a return on stockholder's equity (ROE) of 0.3115 %, meaning that it created $0.3115 on every $100 dollars invested by stockholders. Fortinet's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Fortinet manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities. At this time, Fortinet's Return On Tangible Assets are comparatively stable compared to the past year. Return On Capital Employed is likely to gain to 0.37 in 2024, despite the fact that Return On Equity is likely to grow to (2.35). At this time, Fortinet's Total Current Liabilities is comparatively stable compared to the past year. Liabilities And Stockholders Equity is likely to gain to about 7.6 B in 2024, whereas Non Current Liabilities Other is likely to drop slightly above 92.3 M in 2024.
Fortinet currently holds 1.07 B in liabilities with Debt to Equity (D/E) ratio of 4.24, indicating the company may have difficulties to generate enough cash to satisfy its financial obligations. Fortinet has a current ratio of 1.05, suggesting that it is not liquid enough and may have problems paying out its financial obligations when due. Note, when we think about Fortinet's use of debt, we should always consider it together with its cash and equity.

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Fortinet, Inc. provides broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Fortinet, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. Fortinet operates under SoftwareInfrastructure classification in the United States and is traded on NASDAQ Exchange. It employs 12091 people. Fortinet (FTNT) is traded on NASDAQ Exchange in USA. It is located in 909 Kifer Road, Sunnyvale, CA, United States, 94086 and employs 13,986 people. Fortinet is listed under Systems Software category by Fama And French industry classification.

Management Performance

Fortinet Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the Fortinet's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Fortinet inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Fortinet. The board's role is to monitor Fortinet's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Fortinet's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Fortinet's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Patrice Perche, Senior Executive Vice President Worldwide Sales and Support
Ken Xie, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO
Chris Perna, Vice Acquisition
Matthew Pley, Executive Sales
John Whittle, VP of Corporate Devel. and Strategic Alliances and General Counsel
Michael Xie, Co-Founder and President CTO and Director
Trevor Pagliara, Senior Sales
John Maddison, Senior Vice President of Products and Solutions
John JD, COO Secretary
Peter Salkowski, Senior Relations
Robert May, Executive Management
Keith Jensen, Chief Accounting Officer, VP of Fin. and Corporate Controller
Christiane Ohlgart, Chief Officer
Ana Pease, VP Operations
Pedro Paixao, Pres America
Joe Sarno, Executive Sales

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