Kenneth MacAskill

Chief Financial Officer with extensive experience in various companies

Kenneth MacAskill is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Snyk, a developer security platform.1 He joined Snyk full-time in January 2019, after serving in a part-time role with the company since its founding in 2015.1 As CFO, MacAskill oversees the financial and administrative activities of the entire company, including financial planning, accounting, reporting, legal, IT, risk management, and facilities management.1

Professional Background

MacAskill has an extensive career in finance, particularly in the technology sector:

He is a Chartered Public Accountant (CPA) and has been a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants since December 1993.1
His career began at PwC before he transitioned to the startup world.1
Prior to Snyk, MacAskill held CFO positions at several notable companies, including:
- Veeam Software (October 2017 - January 2019)
- Klipfolio (January 2017 - February 2018)
- Desktone (September 2011 - October 2013, acquired by VMWare)
- Blaze Software Inc (June 2010 - February 2012, acquired by Akamai)
- Third Brigade (September 2008 - August 2009, acquired by Trend Micro)
- Watchfire (March 2000 - August 2008, acquired by IBM)1

MacAskill also served as CEO of Recognia Inc. from January 2014 to December 2016, before the company was acquired by TRADING CENTRAL SA.1

Education

Kenneth MacAskill holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from St. Francis Xavier University, which he earned between 1987 and 1991.1

Personal Interests

Outside of his professional life, MacAskill is known to be an active road runner, cyclist, and snowshoer.2

Kenneth MacAskill's extensive experience in high-growth, venture-backed enterprise software companies, combined with his financial expertise, makes him well-suited for his role as CFO at Snyk, a rapidly growing company in the developer security space.3

Experience

CFO at Snyk (January 2019 - Present)

Member at Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (December 1993 - Present), Virtual CFO at SHOEBOX Inc. (January 2019 - December 2019), CFO at Veeam Software (October 2017 - January 2019), CFO at Klipfolio (January 2017 - February 2018), CEO at Recognia Inc. (January 2014 - December 2016), CFO at Recognia Inc. (March 2011 - January 2014), CFO at Desktone (September 2011 - October 2013), CFO at Blaze Software Inc (June 2010 - February 2012), CFO at Third Brigade (September 2008 - August 2009), CFO at Watchfire (March 2000 - August 2008), VP Finance at Alliance Atlantis (1999 - 2000)