“We want Surfshark to be the Revolut of cybersecurity.”: How Surfshark’s new CEO is looking to shape accessible privacy
Publish Date: 2026-04-09 09:09:00
Source Domain: www.techradar.com
After eight years under the guidance of company founder Vytautas Kaziukonis, Surfshark has entered its next era with a new CEO – Dovydas Godelis.
In his own words, “Vytautas was more of a visionary at the strategic level”. Godelis, though, is looking to “stay very close to the employees”, retaining the singular vision that’s bound them together, and him to the company, for years.
So what does this mean for the future of Surfshark? I sat down with the company’s new thought leader to see what he envisions for the future, and what the driving forces will be behind his decision-making.
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“My first answer was, ‘thank you, no.’”
Godelis was quick to concede he didn’t jump at the chance to take control at Surfshark. “My first answer was ‘thank you, no.’”
Despite over seven years in the company, most recently as COO, he hadn’t seen himself as the leader it would require. Regardless, it was the wish of Surfshark Founder and former CEO Kaziukonis that Godelis would replace him.
“He said, ‘Well, this is the way it will be, because the best leaders are the ones that don’t want to be a leader,” something Godelis claimed his predecessor had observed among his staff throughout his tenure on top.
Under Kaziukonis, Godelis rose from being an advertising specialist to Head of Paid and Mobile Marketing, Head of Growth, and finally COO before taking full control on March 17, 2026.
“The one thing that I don’t want to change is myself.”
As COO, Godelis admits he has already fixed many of the things he wanted to change at the company – leadership issues, structure, and decision making. Despite now having product and personnel under his purview, Godelis is keen to focus on simplifying what Surfshark already has.
“I think our weakness is that we have lots of things already. We should allocate more time and invest more in existing products.”
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