CodeWall Names Former Orca Security VP Peter Spellward as CTO

London-based CodeWall, which builds autonomous AI agents for offensive security testing, has appointed Peter Spellward as chief technology officer, the company said in a press release. Spellward was previously VP of engineering at Orca Security, where he led UK research and development, and co-founded Innovode, which was acquired by CloudLock and later became part of Cisco.

CodeWall's agents probe enterprise systems from an outside attacker's point of view, share what they find and follow weaknesses across connected systems to show what could actually be compromised. The company says it already works with banks and fintech firms including Axos Financial.

Spellward will lead technology strategy and engineering, with a focus on broadening platform coverage and improving how the agents coordinate investigations. The appointment follows CodeWall's $4 million pre-seed round.