Cellebrite Appoints Holly Windham as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
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Cellebrite (Nasdaq: CLBT) announced on Oct 30, 2025 the appointment of Holly Windham as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. She will oversee all legal and compliance matters and support efforts to ensure appropriate global use of Cellebrite technology. Ms. Windham succeeds Ayala Berler Shapira.
Ms. Windham previously served as Chief Legal Officer and Board Secretary at Self Financial, which serves more than 1.7 million consumers, and held multiple senior roles at Rackspace Technology, a $3 billion+ multi-cloud company where she led a team of 180 and participated in IPO and M&A activity exceeding $1 billion. She holds a J.D. from Pepperdine and a B.A. from Southwestern Oklahoma State University.
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- Appointed Holly Windham as GC and Chief Compliance Officer (Oct 30, 2025)
- Ms. Windham led a legal and HR team of 180 at Rackspace
- Rackspace experience includes IPO and M&A activity exceeding $1 billion
- Self Financial role covered 1.7 million consumers
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- Succession: Ayala Berler Shapira departs after three years
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Appointment Builds on the Momentum Behind Cellebrite’s Preeminent Digital Investigation Portfolio and Market-Leading Investigative Solutions to Accelerate Justice
TYSONS CORNER, Va. and PETAH TIKVA, Israel, Oct. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cellebrite DI Ltd (Nasdaq: CLBT), global leader in premier Digital Investigative and Intelligence solutions for the public and private sectors, today announced the appointment of Holly Windham as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. Ms. Windham brings extensive legal leadership experience for growth-oriented technology companies with deep expertise spanning software, cloud platforms, cybersecurity, data privacy and public sector contracting – areas critical to Cellebrite's continued growth and market leadership. She will partner closely with Cellebrite’s leadership team, overseeing all legal and compliance matters for the Company, including ongoing efforts to ensure appropriate use of Cellebrite’s technology around the globe. Ms. Windham succeeds Ayala Berler Shapira.
“We are thrilled to welcome Holly to Cellebrite,” stated Thomas E. Hogan, Cellebrite’s CEO. “She brings a tremendous reservoir of highly relevant experience that will help us further scale our business and support the evolving needs of our customers around the globe. We thank Ayala for her dedication and many contributions to Cellebrite over the past three years and wish her well in all her future endeavors.”
Ms. Windham previously served as Chief Legal Officer and Board Secretary for Self Financial, Inc., a leading fintech company focused on helping more than 1.7 million consumers build credit. Prior to this, she spent six years at Rackspace Technology, a
Her experience also includes a variety of deputy general counsel roles at Hewlett-Packard after beginning her legal career at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. Throughout her career, Ms. Windham has championed high-performing, diverse and inclusive workplaces where individuals can maximize their potential and advance their careers. She holds a J.D. from Pepperdine Caruso School of Law and a B.A. from Southwestern Oklahoma State University.
“It is an honor to join a company with such an important, impactful mission,” Windham said. “Cellebrite is known around the world for its best-in-class technology and its ability to continue innovating - all to provide our customers with the best possible solutions to help them protect and serve their communities. I am excited to put my experience to work here alongside some of the best and brightest in their field.”
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About Cellebrite
Cellebrite’s (Nasdaq: CLBT) mission is to enable its global customers to protect and save lives by enhancing digital investigations and intelligence gathering to accelerate justice in communities around the world. Cellebrite’s AI-powered Digital Investigation Platform enables customers to lawfully access, collect, analyze and share digital evidence in legally sanctioned investigations while preserving data privacy. Thousands of public safety organizations, intelligence agencies and businesses rely on Cellebrite’s digital forensic and investigative solutions—available via cloud, on-premises and hybrid deployments—to close cases faster and safeguard communities. To learn more, visit us at www.cellebrite.com, https://investors.cellebrite.com, and find us on social media @Cellebrite.
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