Darren Estridge Appointed as Chief Growth Officer at MGT
MGT names Darren Estridge Chief Growth Officer, adding more than three decades of experience and senior public sector leadership at Absolute Security, Palo Alto Networks, Lenovo and Oracle.
The Move
- New role
- Chief Growth Officer
- Company
- MGT
- Previously
- Senior Vice President, Public Sector, Absolute Security
- Announced
- October 21, 2026
By the Numbers: MGT
- Years of experience
- 33
- Employees
- 797
- Funding raised
- $350 million
- Marketing team
- 17
Data: Crustdata, as of October 21, 2026
MGT has appointed Darren Estridge as Chief Growth Officer, starting in August 2026. Estridge brings more than three decades of experience to the role, including senior public sector sales leadership at Absolute Security, Palo Alto Networks, Lenovo and Oracle.
Career Highlights
Most recently, Estridge served as Senior Vice President, Public Sector at Absolute Security. That post followed a tenure at Palo Alto Networks as Vice President, State & Local Government & Education Sales from 2023 to 2025. During a run at Lenovo from 2016 to 2023, the executive rose from Director, U.S. Public Sector to Executive Director, U.S. Government & Higher Education Sales.
Before Lenovo, the new Chief Growth Officer led SLED sales at Oracle as Vice President of Sales, SLED. That came after a career at Dell Technologies that began in 1998 and included the role of Regional Sales Director, SLED. Estridge started out in 1993 as General Manager of Operations at Eclipse of Texas. According to Crustdata people data, Estridge holds a BBA in Management Consulting from St. Edward's University.
Why It Matters For MGT
MGT is a national technology and advisory solutions leader serving state and local government, education and targeted commercial clients. That SLED focus matches the public sector expertise Estridge has built across a career. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Tampa, Florida, the company employs 797 people, up 10.7% over the past year, according to Crustdata company data. Its Sales function has grown 59.3% over the same period to 43 people.
Funding And Acquisitions
MGT secured $350 million in private equity investment from Ares Management in December 2025. The company also expanded through the acquisitions of Ednetics, announced in May 2025, and RPK Group, announced in August 2025.
What's Next
As Chief Growth Officer, Estridge leads growth at MGT alongside a Marketing team of 17 that has expanded 13.3% in a year. The function continues to add senior talent, welcoming a Vice President, Growth & Partnerships in February 2026 and a Vice President, Internal Communications in June 2026.
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Questions and Answers
Who is the new Chief Growth Officer at MGT?
Darren Estridge is the new Chief Growth Officer at MGT, starting in August 2026. The executive joins from Absolute Security.
What is Darren Estridge's background?
Estridge has more than three decades of experience, including senior public sector sales roles at Palo Alto Networks, Lenovo and Oracle. At Lenovo, the executive rose from Director, U.S. Public Sector to Executive Director, U.S. Government & Higher Education Sales. Estridge holds a BBA in Management Consulting from St. Edward's University.
What does MGT do?
MGT is a national technology and advisory solutions leader serving state and local government, education and targeted commercial clients. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Tampa, Florida, the company employs 797 people.
· people and company records, retrieved October 21, 2026. Source: Crustdata.