{"id":232842,"date":"2026-04-09T09:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/we-want-surfshark-to-be-the-revolut-of-cybersecurity-how-surfsharks-new-ceo-is-looking-to-shape-accessible-privacy\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T09:30:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:30:23","slug":"we-want-surfshark-to-be-the-revolut-of-cybersecurity-how-surfsharks-new-ceo-is-looking-to-shape-accessible-privacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/we-want-surfshark-to-be-the-revolut-of-cybersecurity-how-surfsharks-new-ceo-is-looking-to-shape-accessible-privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWe want Surfshark to be the Revolut of cybersecurity.\u201d: How Surfshark’s new CEO is looking to shape accessible privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cWe want Surfshark to be the Revolut of cybersecurity.\u201d: How Surfshark’s new CEO is looking to shape accessible privacy<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-04-09 09:09:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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After eight years under the guidance of company founder Vytautas Kaziukonis, Surfshark has entered its next era with a new CEO \u2013 Dovydas Godelis.<\/p>\n

In his own words, \u201cVytautas was more of a visionary at the strategic level\u201d. Godelis, though, is looking to \u201cstay very close to the employees\u201d, retaining the singular vision that\u2019s bound them together, and him to the company, for years.<\/p>\n

So what does this mean for the future of Surfshark? I sat down with the company\u2019s new thought leader to see what he envisions for the future, and what the driving forces will be behind his decision-making.<\/p>\n


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\u201cMy first answer was, \u2018thank you, no.\u2019\u201d<\/h2>\n

Godelis was quick to concede he didn\u2019t jump at the chance to take control at Surfshark. \u201cMy first answer was \u2018thank you, no.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite over seven years in the company, most recently as COO, he hadn\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe said, \u2018Well, this is the way it will be, because the best leaders are the ones that don\u2019t want to be a leader,\u201d something Godelis claimed his predecessor had observed among his staff throughout his tenure on top.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe one thing that I don\u2019t want to change is myself.\u201d<\/h2>\n

As COO, Godelis admits he has already fixed many of the things he wanted to change at the company \u2013 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think our weakness is that we have lots of things already. We should allocate more time and invest more in existing products.\u201d<\/p>\n

I still think there is so much potential with…<\/p>\n

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