Websense, Inc. has appointed Gene Hodges as its president and chief executive officer, succeeding John Carrington, who has served as CEO since May 1999. Mr. Hodges took over as president and CEO effective January 9, 2006, and is also expected to be appointed to the Board of Directors of Websense later this month.

In announcing the change, Carrington commented, "We are delighted to welcome Gene as our new president and CEO. He is an experienced and well-respected leader in the information security industry, has a proven track record in building a billion dollar organisation, and is an innovative and effective business manager. Gene's 11 years of experience in one of the world's leading security companies will be invaluable as Websense continues to expand its product offering from a "nice-to-have" web filtering solution to a "must-have" layer of web security. Our market opportunity continues to broaden, and I am confident that under Gene's leadership Websense will realise its full potential as a recognised leader in web filtering and web security."

Hodges joins the company from McAfee, Inc., where he held the position of president and was responsible for technology development, strategy and execution, as well as all sales and marketing for McAfee's many business units worldwide. Under his direction, McAfee posted significant growth and dramatically improved profits by focusing on technology leadership in key growth markets and excelling in channel execution. Hodges earned a bachelor of arts from Haverford College in Pennsylvania with honors and completed the Harvard Advanced Management Program for business executives.

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