Proofpoint, Inc., a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today announced the opening of its Innovation Center in Paris, marking a significant step in its continued investment in European innovation and research and development. The center was launched in an opening ceremony with Proofpoint CEO Sumit Dhawan, CFO Rémi Thomas, and CMO Joyce Kim.

The Paris Innovation Center will serve as Proofpoint’s strategic hub for cybersecurity innovation in Europe, bringing together AI-driven technologies, regional expertise, and partnerships with enterprises, government, and academia. In this immersive space, customers and partners can experience firsthand how Proofpoint’s solutions protect people, defend data, and govern AI, so organizations can adopt AI with confidence and thrive in the agentic era. 

“More than a third (38%) of European organizations experienced AI-related security incidents in the past year, despite having controls in place - and this risk will only accelerate as frontier AI models advance,” said Kent Breaux, SVP, EMEA at Proofpoint. “As AI adoption accelerates, organizations need a new approach to managing risk. With our Paris Innovation Center, we are deepening our investment in European innovation to help customers stay ahead. Our goal is to enable people and AI agents to collaborate with confidence, without compromising data security.”

The facility will serve as an executive briefing center (EBC), showcasing Proofpoint’s latest innovations across its market-defining platform trusted by more than 14,000 large enterprises worldwide. This includes its AI-driven threat protection, Intent-based AI security solutions, and its Agent Integrity Framework, as well as unified data security, to support secure and responsible use of AI. Demonstrations will also highlight Proofpoint’s data security and insider risk management capabilities, as well as protection across email, cloud, and collaboration - underscoring how organizations can safeguard sensitive information, reduce human risk, and maintain control in increasingly AI-enabled environments.

Proofpoint’s investment in Paris builds on its broader European expansion strategy. This includes the launch of its international hub and AI innovation center in Cork, Ireland, ongoing regional growth, and the completed acquisition of Hornetsecurity, which brought more than 700 employees into the company.  

“France is a key market for Proofpoint and central to our European growth strategy,” said Rémi Thomas, CFO of Proofpoint. “This investment strengthens our presence and enables us to better support customers and partners with solutions tailored to their regulatory and security needs. We remain committed to data sovereignty and customer trust, safeguarding data across borders while upholding strong privacy standards.”

Proofpoint in Europe by the numbers:

• Proofpoint has 1,500+ employees across the region.
• Proofpoint has seen double digit growth in its European customer base since 2024.
• Proofpoint has grown its yearly revenue by 25% in Europe over the past two years.
• 35% of European-based organizations in the Forbes Global 2000 are protected by Proofpoint.
• Proofpoint protects more than 21 million mailboxes across Europe

The Paris location is Proofpoint’s second Innovation Center globally, following the launch of its first at its headquarters in Sunnyvale, California in 2025. The center occupies 200 square metres of space in the company’s offices in Paris.  About Proofpoint, Inc. 

Proofpoint, Inc. is a global leader in human- and agent-centric cybersecurity, securing how people, data, and AI agents connect across email, cloud, and collaboration tools. Proofpoint is a trusted partner to over 80 of the Fortune 100, over 10,000 large enterprises, and millions of smaller organizations in stopping threats, preventing data loss, and building resilience across people and AI workflows. Proofpoint’s collaboration and data security platform helps organizations of all sizes protect and empower their people while embracing AI securely and confidently. Learn more at www.proofpoint.com.

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