Tony Thompson
CMO
Tony is the Chief Marketing Officer at Seemplicity, bringing more than 25 years of experience scaling global B2B technology and cybersecurity brands. A seasoned marketing leader with a business-first, data-led approach to brand building and demand generation, Tony is responsible for driving Seemplicity’s global go-to-market strategy, elevating the brand, and unlocking new growth through strategic channel partner alignment.
Throughout his career, Tony has built a proven, repeatable track record of value creation, category leadership, and brand transformation. Prior to joining Seemplicity, he served as CMO at Swimlane, where he successfully established the company as the AI security automation category leader. Under his leadership, Swimlane achieved over 4x revenue growth, an 800% expansion in the active sales pipeline, and generated qualified engagement with more than 75% of the Fortune 500.
Before Swimlane, Tony was the CMO at Kemp Technologies, where he was instrumental in repositioning the company as the pioneer of the “always-on application experience.” His strategic initiatives drove nearly 100% revenue growth and paved the way for the company’s successful acquisition by Progress Software.
Tony’s extensive leadership background is rooted in deep domain expertise across the cybersecurity and networking landscapes. Earlier in his career, he held senior marketing leadership roles at marquee technology companies including Silver Peak (now part of HPE), McAfee, Solidcore (acquired by McAfee), Juniper Networks (now part of HPE), SS8 Networks, and Blue Coat (now part of Broadcom).
Known for cutting through the noise in highly competitive markets, Tony excels at building brands that not only perform but lead among customers and partners. At Seemplicity, he is leveraging his expertise in demand generation and category creation to propel the next phase of the company’s global expansion in agentic exposure management.
Tony is a marketing thought-leader who frequently shares his candid insights on cutting-edge yet practical marketing strategies as a guest at conferences and on podcasts. Tony holds a Bachelor’s degree in Speech Communication from Fresno State.