SentinelOne names Jason Duerden ANZ area vice president

SentinelOne has appointed Jason Duerden as Area Vice President for Australia and New Zealand as the cybersecurity firm increases its focus on government and critical infrastructure customers in the region.

Duerden will lead the ANZ business as local organisations face a rising tempo of cyber attacks and growing scrutiny of cyber resilience, particularly in sectors covered by Australia's Security of Critical Infrastructure Act. SentinelOne is also positioning its offering around the increased use of artificial intelligence in business and government systems.

The role spans sales execution, partner engagement, and regional go-to-market activity. It also signals a renewed emphasis on regulated industries, including organisations aligned with SOCI Act requirements.

Regional footprint

SentinelOne has grown its ANZ customer base over the past five years and now protects more than 1,000 organisations through a mix of direct relationships and channel partners. It has also expanded its local headcount to more than 50 staff.

SentinelOne sells security software across endpoint, cloud, identity, and data analytics categories. It uses the Singularity branding for its platform, which it describes as "AI-native" and markets around automated detection and response.

Government procurement and compliance requirements remain a key factor for security suppliers in Australia. SentinelOne's regional strategy includes Australian data residency and "IRAP protected level capabilities". It also says its services align with the Australian Cyber Security Centre's Essential Eight framework and the SOCI Act.

In New Zealand, suppliers also face increasing expectations from public sector buyers and operators of essential services. SentinelOne says its platform maps to both the Australian and New Zealand cybersecurity strategies, a common requirement for vendors seeking long-term positions in regulated markets.

Executive background

Duerden brings more than a decade of experience in cybersecurity and enterprise technology leadership, according to SentinelOne. He returns to an ANZ leadership role after spending the past 12 months focused on brand and communications strategy as Area Vice President of Social Media.

Before joining SentinelOne, he held senior regional roles at BlackBerry and Cylance. At BlackBerry, he served as Country Manager. At Cylance, he worked as Regional Director and led expansion across the ANZ market.

Commenting on the appointment and the regional threat environment, Duerden linked fast-moving business change with the need for faster security execution.

"Threat actors are highly active and ANZ organisations are innovating at speed, particularly in AI adoption; that innovation must be secured just as quickly," said Jason Duerden, Area Vice President, ANZ, SentinelOne.

He also highlighted the company's installed base and product positioning around its main platform.

"SentinelOne has thousands of customers operating their business on top of the Singularity Platform, securing their AI era transformation. Our AI-native platform gives defenders the upper hand, not just to respond to threats, but to stay well ahead of them. At a time of global uncertainty and conflict, sovereign cybersecurity capabilities matter. We are investing for the long term in ANZ, strengthening sovereign capability, deepening partnerships, and ensuring our region's defenders have the ultimate security advantage in their hands," said Duerden.

Partner network

Channel partners and service providers remain central to how security platforms scale across Australia and New Zealand, particularly for mid-market customers and regulated operators that rely on managed security services. SentinelOne says it is expanding partnerships across the region as part of its go-to-market approach.

It pointed to relationships with Amazon Web Services and a range of local and regional firms including Sallt, TPO Technologies, Orro Group, DXC Technology, McGrath Nicol and Advantage NZ.

The appointment comes as government agencies and critical infrastructure operators continue to invest in detection and response, identity controls, and cloud security oversight. Vendors are also adjusting product roadmaps and service models as customers deploy more AI-based systems and regulators focus on reporting, assurance and resilience.

SentinelOne says it is investing for the long term in ANZ and intends to deepen partnerships across government and regulated industries under Duerden's leadership.