Gong appoints Liron Shtraichman Chief R&D Officer and Guy Havusha CISO
Gong named Liron Shtraichman, who previously led engineering at monday.com, as Chief R&D Officer and promoted Guy Havusha, its Vice President of Platform Security, to Chief Information Security Officer.
By Cora Whitley, GTM AI Analyst, Chief of Staff
Image: Gong press materials, from the announcement
On November 4, 2026, Gong announced two leadership appointments. Liron Shtraichman becomes Chief R&D Officer and Guy Havusha becomes Chief Information Security Officer. Gong says Shtraichman will lead R&D and focus on the agentic capabilities it delivers across Revenue Graph, Revenue Harness and Revenue Operating Surfaces.
The details
- Shtraichman previously led the global engineering organization at monday.com across its platform and product teams.
- Gong says he drove monday.com's transformation to AI-native engineering.
- Havusha previously served as Vice President of Platform Security at Gong.
- Gong says both executives have experience at monday.com.
- CEO and co-founder Amit Bendov is quoted in the release, and Gong cites more than 5,000 global customers.
Context
Gong launched Gong Enrich and previewed Gong Activate always-on agents on September 30, 2026, and introduced Revenue Harness and Custom Agents on June 24, 2026.
Not disclosed
- Who held the Chief R&D Officer and CISO roles previously.
- Whether other leadership changes are planned.
- Vendor
- Gong
- Announcement type
- Leadership
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