Arxan, an application-protection service for mobile, desktop, and embedded-server applications, announced a company change today.

The Maryland-based company has hired Joe Sander (pictured right) as its new CEO.

Sander, a veteran of Harmony Information Systems, a Healthcare IT organization, specializes in scaling growth-oriented companies. As such, he has been tasked with accelerating geographic expansion in North America, Europe, and Asia, as well as continuing product innovation.

Arxan was founded in 2001 and has seen a 5-year compound annual growth rate of more than 50%.

Arxan last demoed at FinovateEurope 2014 where it showed off its mobile application hardening that defends and shields at the application layer.