VISO TRUST Deepens Commitment to Customers with CEO Transition and New Customer Officer

• Corentin Le Reun Appointed as Chief Executive Officer, Effective Immediately
• Co-Founder and Former CEO Paul Valente Assumes Chief Customer Officer Role
• Company Advances Strategic Priorities to Accelerate Adoption of AI-Powered Third- to N-th Party Risk Management

San Francisco, CA – November 17, 2025 – VISO TRUST, the AI-powered leader reinventing third- to n-th party risk management (TPRM), announced a planned leadership transition and the appointment of Corentin Le Reun as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. 

Co-Founder and former CEO Paul Valente will assume the role of Chief Customer Officer, a strategic move that deepens the company’s focus on customer relationships, product strategy, and the global CISO community VISO TRUST serves. 

“This role lets me return to the roots that have made our company successful – working directly with CISOs as a fellow CISO, learning from them, and ensuring our product solves the real, everyday challenges they face,” said Valente. “Corentin has shown exceptional leadership and care for our customers and our people. He’s the right CEO for this next chapter, and I’m excited to partner with him to continue scaling VISO TRUST’s impact.”

“This is the right move at the right time for VISO TRUST as the team accelerates,” said Enrique Salem, Partner at Bain Capital Ventures, who led the company’s Series A. 

Strategic Leadership Transition

Le Reun previously served as Vice President of Sales & Customer Success, where he sharpened VISO TRUST’s commercial strategy, strengthened the customer experience, and accelerated market adoption across security, compliance, and procurement teams. 

“From the moment Corentin joined VISO TRUST, he started to elevate every aspect of the company,” said Russ Sherman, CTO & Co-Founder. “His focus, discipline, and care for the mission have already made a meaningful impact. I’m confident that his leadership will accelerate our innovation and scale our vision in ways every founder hopes for.” 

Incoming CEO Statement

“I am honored to lead VISO TRUST at a pivotal moment for our industry,” said Corentin Le Reun. “Our mission to deliver near-instant, accurate insight into third- and fourth-party risk has never been more essential. My focus is simple: execute with excellence, put customers first, and stay true to the principles that define our very special culture.”

Le Reun’s leadership philosophy is grounded in seven principles: strive for excellence, care deeply, think customer first, always be prepared, pursue personal growth, enjoy the journey, and take care of yourself and others.  

About Corentin Le Reun

Prior to VISO TRUST, Le Reun spent more than a decade at Cisco, leading global cybersecurity sales teams across major verticals and driving consistent double- and triple-digit growth in both Europe and the United States. He co-developed new sales methodologies, built high-performing organizations, and consistently drove meaningful customer value.

“VISO TRUST is a category-defining company operating at the intersection of AI, security, and enterprise risk – one of the most consequential problem spaces for enterprises,” said Kelley Mak, General Partner at Work-Bench, one of VISO TRUST’s investors. “Corentin is a proven leader whose customer-first mindset, operational rigor, and ability to scale go-to-market functions position him well to guide VISO TRUST into its next phase of growth.”

About VISO TRUST

VISO TRUST is the only AI-native platform purpose-built for 3rd, 4th, and n-th party risk management, providing organizations with real-time visibility into their vendor ecosystem. The platform automates the full assessment lifecycle – delivering near-instant, continuous, evidence-based, and contextual evaluations across thousands of vendors. 

By replacing manual questionnaires, back-and-forth reviews, and weeks (or months) of labor-intensive work, VISO TRUST enables organizations to gain complete visibility and control over their 3rd/4th/n-th party risk through agentic AI. Customers typically see an 80–90% reduction in time and resources required to manage a comprehensive third-party risk program, enabling faster vendor onboarding and dramatically improving third-party breach response capabilities.