About

Christiane Ohlgart has served as Fortinet's Chief Financial Officer since May 2025, having previously served as the company's Chief Accounting Officer from March 2024 to May 2025 and, before that, as VP Finance at Fortinet. She has more than three decades of finance and accounting experience at software and technology companies.

Earlier in her career she was Chief Financial Officer at IGEL Technology, SVP Finance and Treasurer at Syapse, Inc., and VP Finance of Intermedia.net, Inc., and she spent 18 years at SAP in various roles in Germany and the U.S., most recently as CFO of SAP SuccessFactors. She holds a master's degree in computer science and business administration from the Technical University of Karlsruhe.

Roles

Fortinet, Inc.
Chief Financial Officer · Current role
2025–present
Fortinet, Inc.
Chief Accounting Officer · Also previously served as VP Finance at Fortinet.
March 2024 - May 2025
IGEL Technology
Chief Financial Officer · A secure access operating system developer.
Syapse, Inc.
SVP Finance and Treasurer
Intermedia.net, Inc.
VP Finance
SAP
Chief Financial Officer, SAP SuccessFactors · Spent 18 years at SAP in various roles in Germany and the U.S.
Fortinet, Inc.
VP Finance
SAP
Various roles over 18 years

Fixed Compensation

FY 2025
Salary
$468,864
ComponentAnnual base salary
All other compensation
$7,000
Includes401(k) matching contributions
Total compensation
$4,424,743

Performance Compensation

Data from FY 2025

Cash incentive

Annual cash incentive
$298,651
FormNon-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
Target Opportunity
Plan2025 Bonus Program (revenue 35% / billings 35% / operating income 30%)

Stock awards

Stock awards
$3,650,228
FormRSUs and PSUs
ValuationPSUs treated as market-condition awards, valued using a Monte Carlo simulation

Also at Fortinet, Inc.

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