Cyber Job Moves: New CEOs, CISOs, Channel Executives, and Cyber Leaders Take the Helm | Week of July 5 – 11

Rupesh Chokshi - Tata Communications

Rupesh Chokshi has joined Tata Communications as Executive Vice President, Global Business Head of Network Services, and Chief Technology Officer. He has over 25 years of experience spanning networking, cloud connectivity, cybersecurity, and software-defined infrastructure. Chokshi also served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Application Security at Akamai Technologies and worked for over two decades at AT&T. His experience combines product innovation, engineering, and large-scale network transformation. (source)

Vivek Srivastava – Tata Communications

Tata Communications has appointed Vivek Srivastava as Executive Vice President and Business Head – Cloud and Cyber Security Services. He will also join the company's Global Management Committee. Srivastava joins from Fortinet, where he served as Country Manager for India & SAARC. He has also worked at CrowdStrike, Cisco, and IBM, building enterprise security businesses and leading cloud, cybersecurity, and digital transformation initiatives. (source)

George Riedel – Dynatrace

George Riedel became a member of the Board of Directors at Dynatrace following the company's engagement with Starboard Value. He has built a career in technology strategy, executive management, and corporate governance. Riedel served as CEO and Chairman of Cloudmark. He held senior positions at Nortel Networks and consulting work as a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company. He currently chairs the boards of Juvare, Bridgeway Benefits Technologies, and Kasti.AI. (source)

Dan Streetman – Dynatrace

Dan Streetman has been added to the Dynatrace Board of Directors while continuing as Chief Executive Officer of cybersecurity and autonomous IT company Tanium. He brings executive experience in enterprise software, information technology, customer operations, product development, and AI-driven business transformation. Streetman has led Tanium's growth while advancing autonomous IT capabilities powered by artificial intelligence. He was the Chief Executive Officer of TIBCO Software and held senior positions at BMC, Salesforce, and C3.ai. (source)

Adrian Vallino – WhiteHawk

Adrian Vallino became Group CEO of WhiteHawk, effective July 1. Vallino has over two decades of senior corporate experience in financial services and related sectors. His career includes executive roles at Challenger, Genworth Financial, and BNY. At WhiteHawk, he will support commercial growth and international distribution. The company is also scaling its Quixxi Clarity AI platform after a recent acquisition. Its priorities include recurring revenue growth, partner-led distribution, and compliance-focused digital risk management. (source)

Liana Bailey-Crimmins – Center for Digital Government and Center for Digital Education

Liana Bailey-Crimmins became a Senior Fellow with CDG and CDE. She served as California State CIO and Director of the California Department of Technology. In that role, she led statewide technology strategy, cybersecurity, and digital transformation work. She advised Governor Gavin Newsom on enterprise IT modernization and cloud adoption. Her work also covered digital identity and California’s Broadband for All initiative. Bailey-Crimmins held senior technology roles in several California state departments, including California Correctional Health Care Services. (source)

Archie Satchell – Center for Digital Government and Center for Digital Education

Archie Satchell became a Senior Fellow with CDG and CDE. He formerly served as Chief Information Officer for Palm Beach County, Florida. His public-sector technology career runs for over 30 years. As county CIO, he oversaw enterprise IT services for 35-plus departments and 7,000 employees. His remit included modernization, cybersecurity, and digital inclusion initiatives. Satchell is also associated with improving service delivery through technology strategy. (source)

Dr. Mark A. Stone – Center for Digital Government and Center for Digital Education

Dr. Mark A. Stone became a Senior Fellow with CDG and CDE. He formerly served as System CIO for the Texas A&M University System. His experience in higher education technology extends beyond 45 years. At Texas A&M, he guided enterprise cybersecurity, applications, networking, and infrastructure strategy. His work also included ERP transformation, shared services, enterprise governance, and cybersecurity modernization. (source)

Amy Tong – Center for Digital Government and Center for Digital Education

Amy Tong became a Senior Fellow with CDG and CDE. She formerly served as California State CIO and Secretary of Government Operations for California. She also worked as Senior Counselor to Governor Gavin Newsom. Her state service runs for over 25 years. Tong led statewide modernization work involving technology, procurement, cybersecurity, AI policy, and broadband infrastructure. (source)

Amy Bhikha – Center for Digital Government and Center for Digital Education

Amy Bhikha became a Senior Fellow with CDG and CDE. She formerly served as Chief Data Officer for the State of Colorado. Her work focused on enterprise data strategy, governance, shared services, and AI initiatives. She helped advance data modernization, cross-agency collaboration, and responsible AI governance. The supplied content does not clearly tie her role to cybersecurity. (source)

Kevin Hanes – Quorum Cyber

Kevin Hanes became CEO of Quorum Cyber, guiding the Microsoft-focused cybersecurity services provider through its next phase of international growth. He has served as CEO of Reveal Security and Cybrary, and has worked for eight years as Chief Operating Officer at Secureworks, establishing the company's EMEA presence and Romania operations. His career includes an executive position at Dell Technologies. At Quorum Cyber, he will concentrate on operational execution, AI-driven security opportunities, and expanding the company's global reach. (source)

Wynand Jordaan – UPAY Inc.

Wynand Jordaan became a Non-Executive Director at UPAY Inc., strengthening the company's board with software architecture and technology expertise. He founded Acheron Systems, a South African software development firm. Jordaan has spent over two decades designing software, cloud infrastructure, and distributed platforms. He also worked as Chief Architect at Digiflo Solutions and served as a Senior Developer at Fourier Systems, contributing to GIS platforms and real-time business applications. (source)

Marianne Van Der Pluym – One Identity

Marianne Van Der Pluym became Channel and Alliances Director for EMEA at One Identity. She joined from Cryptomathic, where she served as Global Head of Partnerships. Van Der Pluym also held senior channel positions at OpenText Cybersecurity, Micro Focus, NetIQ, and IBM during her career. Her background centers on partner ecosystems, cybersecurity alliances, and go-to-market programs supporting enterprise security solutions. She will help expand One Identity's regional partner network. (source)

Tracey Mead – One Identity

Tracey Mead took on the role of Channel and Alliances Director for North America at One Identity, leading regional partner initiatives. She arrived from Contrast Security, serving as Vice President of Global Alliances and Channels. Mead has held channel-focused positions at OpenText Cybersecurity, Micro Focus, NetIQ, Novell, and CA Technologies. Her experience includes building alliance programs supporting enterprise cybersecurity and identity security offerings. (source)

Philip Martin – Uber

Philip Martin became Chief Information Security Officer at Uber. He spent over a decade at Coinbase as Chief Security Officer. Martin also built and led the Incident Response and Security Engineering teams at Palantir Technologies, strengthening the company's security capabilities. Earlier, he worked on virtual infrastructure at Amazon's A9. He began his career in the U.S. Army, serving ten years as a counterintelligence agent and Arabic linguist in domestic and overseas assignments. (source)

Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti – International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti was selected as Chair of the ITU-T Study Group 17 Arab Regional Group, representing the Arab States within the International Telecommunication Union's cybersecurity standards body. He continues serving as Head of Cybersecurity for the UAE Government while taking on this international standards role. Study Group 17 develops global standards covering cybersecurity, digital identity, privacy, and other information security technologies. Al Kuwaiti has played a key role in advancing the UAE's national cybersecurity strategy. (source)

Dan Shalev - Reclaim Security

Dan Shalev has joined Reclaim Security as Senior Director of Marketing. Before joining Reclaim Security, Shalev served as Head of Marketing at FalkorDB after leading marketing at Filo Systems Ltd and Siklu, where he held both Head of Marketing and Marketing Specialist positions. Earlier in his career, he worked as Digital Marketing Specialist at Novarics Ltd, building expertise across enterprise marketing, product marketing, and go-to-market strategy before moving into the cybersecurity sector. (source)

Lavanya Vaddavalli - Kai

Lavanya Vaddavalli has joined Kai as Member of Technical Staff. Most recently, Vaddavalli worked as a Software Developer at SideChannel after previously serving as a Software Developer at the University of Illinois Chicago, following earlier experience as a Software Engineer at One Convergence. Earlier in her career, she completed a software development internship at TekFriday Processing Solutions Pvt. Ltd., building expertise in distributed systems, cloud technologies, Go, Python, and scalable software engineering before joining the AI-driven cybersecurity startup. (source)

Rishab Sethi - QuilrAI

Rishab Sethi has joined QuilrAI as Account Director – GTM. Immediately before this appointment, Sethi served as Regional Sales Manager at Zscaler after spending nearly nine years at LinkedIn in multiple enterprise sales and channel leadership roles, including Channel Partner Lead for Academic and Government in India and Enterprise Account Director. Earlier in his career, he held account management positions at Noventiq and SoftwareONE, building expertise across enterprise software, cloud solutions, SaaS, and cybersecurity sales before joining the AI security startup. (source)

Paul Hancock - 1stProtect

Paul Hancock has joined 1stProtect as Director of GTM & Strategic Partnerships – UK & Europe. Prior to joining 1stProtect, Hancock led Sales Leadership & Start Up Advisory as an independent consultant, following earlier roles including Director of Sales & Strategic Alliances at Deep Secure and Sales Director UK & Ireland at NGINX before their respective acquisitions. Earlier in his career, he served as General Manager EMEA at TDB Fusion and Director of Sales UK & Northern Europe at Anuta Networks, building more than 25 years of experience across cybersecurity, cloud, telecommunications, and enterprise technology markets. (source)

Arnaud Reichenauer - Imperum

Arnaud Reichenauer has joined Imperum as Field CTO. Before this appointment, Reichenauer served as Director SOC – Cyber Resilience Services at CPX after previously holding the positions of Senior SOC Manager at CPX and SOC Manager at Digital14 in the United Arab Emirates. Earlier in his career, he spent nearly two decades with the French Ministry for Armed Forces in cybersecurity and infrastructure roles, including Cyber Defense Officer – SOC Manager, Cyber Security Administrator, and System Administrator. (source)

Tng Li Li - Cohesity

Tng Li Li has joined Cohesity as Technical Support Engineer III. Most recently, Li worked as Software Technical Support II at Quantum, following earlier infrastructure and storage engineering roles at DXC Technology, T-Systems Malaysia, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise supporting enterprise backup and storage environments. Earlier in the career, Li developed expertise across technical support, storage systems, virtualization, backup and recovery, and IT infrastructure operations, building experience that spans enterprise platforms and customer support before joining Cohesity. (source)

Daniella Vasconcellos – CloudSEK

Daniella Vasconcellos joined CloudSEK as a Cybersecurity Specialist. Her role includes takedown work against phishing sites, impersonation profiles, SOC monitoring, and incident classification. She previously worked as an Information Security Analyst at CDC Security and has software development experience at Netspaces, Imediatum Tecnologia, and Lyncas, covering backend and full-stack projects. Her background also includes Rapid7 SOAR and SIEM workflows, Grafana dashboards, Sophos endpoint security, and client-facing remediation guidance. (source)

Toby O'Brien - Everfox

Toby O'Brien has joined Everfox as Chief Financial Officer. Immediately before this appointment, O'Brien served as Chief Financial Officer at Intelsat, where he supported the company's financial transformation, strategic growth initiatives, and merger integration planning with SES. Earlier in his career, he spent 34 years at Raytheon in senior finance leadership roles, including contributing to the merger with United Technologies, building extensive experience across the aerospace, defense, and communications sectors before joining the cybersecurity company. (source)

Joe Lyons - Tennr

Joe Lyons has joined Tennr as Vice President and Head of Security. Prior to this move, Lyons briefly served as Principal Engineer at Northwestern Mutual after holding senior cybersecurity research leadership roles at BitSight, including Vice President of Cybersecurity/Risk Research and Senior Director of Cybersecurity Research following its acquisition of VisibleRisk. Earlier in his career, he was Chief Architect at VisibleRisk and held cybersecurity leadership positions at Moody's Corporation, building expertise in cyber risk, security research, threat analysis, and enterprise security operations. (source)

Ravi Thatavarthy - Primo Brands

Ravi Thatavarthy has joined Primo Brands as Chief Information Security Officer. Before this appointment, Thatavarthy served on the advisory boards of Doppel and eShare.com while also holding Governing Body Co-Chair positions at Evanta, a Gartner Company, and CyberRisk Alliance, reflecting his continued involvement in cybersecurity leadership and industry collaboration. Over the course of his career, he has built and led enterprise security programs across multiple organizations, establishing expertise in cybersecurity strategy, governance, risk management, and executive leadership. (source)

Mehmet Gonullu - Cohesity

Mehmet Gonullu has joined Cohesity as Senior Sales Engineer. Prior to this move, Gonullu served as a Technology & GTM Advisor at Yassi Ventures while also hosting The CTO Show, an enterprise technology podcast featuring cybersecurity, AI, and infrastructure leaders, and advising ZeroTouch.ai. Earlier in his career, he held technology advisory and go-to-market roles across the Middle East, building experience spanning enterprise technology, cybersecurity, AI, and digital infrastructure ecosystems. (source)

Sergio Drieman - Abnormal AI

Sergio Drieman has been appointed Enterprise Account Executive at Abnormal AI. Immediately before joining the company, Drieman was an Account Executive at Armis, where he supported cybersecurity growth across the Netherlands following a long tenure leading enterprise sales in the region. Earlier, he spent more than seven years at Rapid7 in account executive and sales leadership roles after holding channel management and marketing positions at Exclusive Networks NL, building extensive experience across enterprise cybersecurity sales. (source)

Laura Cutrona - C1

Laura Cutrona has joined C1 as National Account Manager. Most recently, Cutrona served as CrowdStrike Partner Sales Executive at SHI International Corp., following nearly five years as Okta Partner Sales Executive, where she focused on strategic partnerships, go-to-market initiatives, and enterprise cybersecurity sales. Earlier, she held multiple sales and business development positions at SHI, including VMware Product Specialist, Team Lead, and Business Development Manager, building experience across channel sales, identity security, and enterprise technology. (source)

Katie Hathaway - Chainguard

Katie Hathaway has been promoted to Account Executive – Mid Market at Chainguard. Previously, Hathaway served as Account Executive – SMB after joining the company as an Enterprise Business Development Representative, progressing through successive sales roles within the cybersecurity firm. Earlier in her career, she held several commercial positions at HiveWatch, including Account Executive, Senior Enterprise SDR, and Founding Sales Development Representative, after beginning her professional career in entertainment industry support roles. (source)

Sherrod DeGrippo - Palo Alto Networks

Sherrod DeGrippo has joined Palo Alto Networks as Vice President of Threat Intelligence for Unit 42. Most recently, DeGrippo served as Partner and General Manager of Global Threat Intelligence at Microsoft after previously leading Threat Intelligence Strategy, overseeing global intelligence initiatives and supporting executive, customer, and government engagement. Before Microsoft, she spent more than seven years as Vice President of Threat Research and Detection at Proofpoint following security leadership roles at Nexum, building an extensive career in cyber threat intelligence and research. (source)

Matthew Schaner - Horizon3.ai

Matthew Schaner has joined Horizon3.ai as Vice President, Americas. Immediately before this appointment, Schaner served as Vice President, Enterprise/Majors East at Netskope after leading enterprise sales and customer growth initiatives across the eastern United States. Earlier in his career, he held global and regional sales leadership positions at Zscaler and spent more than eight years at Cisco Meraki and Cisco, building extensive experience in enterprise networking, cybersecurity, and technical sales. (source)

Ashley T. - Box

Ashley T. has joined Box as Senior Director of Detection and Response. Prior to joining Box, T. spent more than four years at Oracle, most recently serving as Senior Manager of Detection Engineering after previously leading offensive security platform engagements and security assessments. Earlier, T. held cybersecurity leadership roles at PepsiCo, including Director of Global Threat Management and Incident Response and Senior Manager of Cyber Threat Intelligence, following experience as Threat Intelligence Manager at Digital Shadows. (source)

Laxman P. has - Commvault

Laxman P. has joined Commvault in an order management role. Most recently, P. served as Sales Coordinator at Ceragon Networks after working as an Order Management Analyst at VMware, where he managed quote-to-cash processes, SaaS order operations, billing, invoicing, and cross-functional revenue support. Earlier, he held order management and sales support positions at Infosys BPM and HP, developing experience across enterprise order processing, SAP, Oracle, revenue operations, and customer support within the technology sector. (source)

Roee Meyuhas - Mate Security

Roee Meyuhas has joined Mate Security as Business Development Specialist. Before joining Mate Security, Meyuhas competed as a race car driver with VPS Racing while also working as a self-employed racing driver coach, following an earlier stint racing with the Boutsen VDS team. Earlier in his career, he developed experience in professional motorsport through GT3 and GT4 racing programs, bringing a competitive background before transitioning into business development within the cybersecurity industry. (source)

Brian Lanigan - Commvault

Brian Lanigan has joined Commvault as Chief Partner Officer. Before joining Commvault, Lanigan served as Senior Vice President and Head of Global Partner Ecosystem at SentinelOne, following a two-year tenure as Vice President of Worldwide Channels and Alliances at Lacework. Earlier in his career, he spent nearly nine years at Splunk in multiple global partner leadership roles and also held senior channel and alliance positions at HP Software, building experience across strategic alliances, managed services, and cloud partnerships. (source)

Eric DeBlanc - GuidePoint Security

Eric DeBlanc has joined GuidePoint Security as an Account Executive. Prior to joining GuidePoint Security, DeBlanc spent more than four years at SHI International Corp., most recently serving as Select Enterprise Account Executive after holding the Enterprise Account Executive role. Earlier in his career, he worked as Strategic Account Manager at Total Safety, held an outside sales role at S&S Supplies & Solutions, and spent nearly four years at Groves Industrial Supply in account management and sales support positions. (source)

Or Davidovitz - Upwind Security

Or Davidovitz has joined Upwind Security as a Software Engineer. Before joining Upwind Security, Davidovitz spent five years as Restaurant Manager at JAPANIKA, overseeing operations and team leadership while completing his transition into software engineering. Earlier in his career, he served in the Israel Defense Forces' Combat Engineering Corps and is pursuing a dual bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Entrepreneurship at Reichman University, complementing his technical background with academic training in software development. (source)

Behn Williams - Chainguard

Behn Williams has joined Chainguard as Field CTO. Prior to joining Chainguard, Williams spent more than six years at BNY, most recently serving as Director, Developer Experience Leader – Product + Research after previously leading compensation strategy across engineering, operations, and technology functions. Earlier in his career, he was Director of Consulting for Global Banks Reward at McLagan and held multiple roles spanning HR, finance, technology, operations, and wealth management banking during nearly nine years at Bank of America. (source)

Mitch Plonski - NinjaOne

Mitch Plonski has joined NinjaOne as Senior Vice President, Global Public Sector. Most recently, Plonski served as President of Federal and Enterprise Growth at Halcyon after previously spending six years at Shift5, where he advanced from Executive Vice President to Chief Revenue Officer. Earlier in his career, he held multiple leadership positions within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, including Executive Officer to the Deputy Director of National Intelligence, and also served as Senior Duty Officer in the White House Situation Room. (source)

Udi Mokady - CHEQ

Udi Mokady has been appointed Chairman of CHEQ. Before assuming the chairmanship, Mokady served on CHEQ's board of directors and previously spent more than 27 years building CyberArk, where he founded the company and held leadership roles including Founder, President and CEO, and Founder and Executive Chairman. Earlier in his career, he established CyberArk's U.S. headquarters, expanded its international operations, and has also served as Founder and Managing Director of Blue Ocean Opportunity Investments and as a General Catalyst advisor. (source)

Doug Small – QuSecure

Doug Small joined QuSecure's Federal Advisory Board, supporting the company's work with U.S. government agencies on post-quantum cryptography initiatives. He served as Commander of the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR), overseeing information warfare systems, cybersecurity, and technical operations. Small has led Project Overmatch as its first Direct Reporting Program Manager, helping modernize the U.S. Navy's operational architecture. He has also served as Program Executive Officer for Integrated Warfare Systems, directing the development and sustainment of naval combat, sensor, and weapons systems. Following his retirement from the U.S. Navy, he founded DWS Strategies, providing advisory services to national security and defense technology companies. (source)

Jonathan Mangel - Check Point Software

Jonathan Mangel has joined Check Point Software as Territory Renewals Sales Manager for EMEA. Immediately before joining Check Point Software, Mangel spent three years at healthyverse GmbH, progressing from Business Development Lead to Account Executive, where he managed enterprise partnerships and commercial execution within the company's go-to-market organization. Earlier in his career, he worked in business development at CM4all GmbH, contributing to partner acquisition across Europe, and served in the Israel Defense Forces as Sergeant of Staff before transitioning into commercial technology roles. (source)

Jonathan Rosilio - Tenzai

Jonathan Rosilio has joined Tenzai as Enterprise Sales Development Representative. Before joining Tenzai, Rosilio worked at Marlink as Business Development Representative and Team Performance Lead, driving outbound sales efforts across North American and UK markets while coaching sales representatives and managing performance metrics. Earlier in his career, he held business development positions at Viridix and Ambassador Academy before working as a Sales Representative at MyHeritage, building experience across SaaS sales, prospecting, and enterprise customer engagement. (source)

Yael Ben Arie - Pentera

Yael Ben Arie has been appointed Chief Product Officer at Pentera. Prior to joining Pentera, Ben Arie served as General Manager of Data Fabric at Cloudera following its acquisition of Octopai, where she was Chief Executive Officer, after previously leading product and engineering as General Manager and Vice President of R&D at SafeBreach. Earlier in her career, she headed cybersecurity, data, and machine learning at Trusteer within IBM Security, building leadership experience across product development, research, and enterprise cybersecurity. (source)

Erez Yalon - Pentera

Erez Yalon has joined Pentera as Vice President of Cybersecurity Technology. Before joining Pentera, Yalon spent more than 11 years at Checkmarx, advancing through multiple security research leadership positions to become Vice President of Security Research after establishing the company's first application security research team. Earlier in his career, he founded AppSec Village, became API Security Project Leader at the OWASP Foundation, and serves on the advisory board of Clover Security, contributing to application security research and industry standards. (source)

John Bradshaw - Novee Security

John Bradshaw has been promoted to Director of Solutions Engineering at Novee Security. Before assuming the director role, Bradshaw joined Novee Security as a Solutions Engineer after serving as Senior Director, Technical Marketing Engineer at an undisclosed cybersecurity company and working as an independent consultant focused on security operations and incident response. Earlier in his career, he held senior technical leadership positions in global field enablement and solutions engineering, developing sales engineering programs, incident response training, and advanced cybersecurity demonstration environments. (source)

Sumit Sharma - Fortis Healthcare

Sumit Sharma has joined Fortis Healthcare as Manager – InfoSecOps. Immediately before the move, Sharma served as Technical Lead Professional Services at Inflow Technologies Pvt. Ltd., following more than a year in the role supporting enterprise cybersecurity implementations and services. Earlier in his career, he worked as a Network Security Engineer at RAH Infotech, alongside previous network and security positions at Bharti Airtel Services and Wipro, building experience across infrastructure, telecommunications, and enterprise security operations. (source)

Nicholas Aures - Tenzai

Nicholas Aures has joined Tenzai as an Application Security Researcher. Before joining Tenzai, Aures worked as a Senior Penetration Tester at Sprocket Security, following earlier leadership as Red Team Manager at Sedara after several years as a Threat Hunter and Penetration Tester within the same organization. Earlier in his career, he served as an Information Security Analyst at Sedara while also conducting independent security research and participating in bug bounty programs, with additional involvement as an OffSec Ambassador. (source)

Billy Hillman - Cyera

Billy Hillman has joined Cyera as Field Marketing Specialist, EMEA. Prior to the move, Hillman completed two marketing internships at Tanium, most recently serving as International Campaigns Intern after previously working as a Field Marketing Intern, where he supported regional campaigns and marketing initiatives across multiple international markets. Earlier in his career, he worked as a Student Ambassador at the University of Reading and previously held a part-time role as a Trading Assistant at Sainsbury's while completing his studies. (source)

Andy Duewel - Zafran Security

Andy Duewel has joined Zafran Security in a Channel Sales role. Most recently, Duewel served as North America Channel & Alliance Leader at Corelight after leading partner organizations as VP of Channels and Alliances at MixMode, where he oversaw channel and alliance initiatives. Earlier in his career, he held senior channel leadership positions including VP Channels – Americas at CloudBolt Software and VP Global Channels at Swimlane, building extensive experience across the cybersecurity and cloud technology sectors. (source)

Michael Sikorski - Coinbase

Michael Sikorski has joined Coinbase as Chief Information Security Officer. Before joining Coinbase, Sikorski served as CTO and VP of Engineering at Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, where he led the engineering, product, and threat intelligence teams for more than four years. Earlier in his career, he built experience through advisory and academic roles, including serving on the boards of Cyber Threat Alliance and Trinity Cyber while teaching malware analysis and reverse engineering as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University. (source)

Joseph Garcia - Commvault

Joseph Garcia has joined Commvault as an Inside Sales Engineer. Before making the transition into cybersecurity sales, Garcia spent more than five years working primarily as a web and software developer, building technical experience across software engineering and application development. Earlier in his career, he focused on software development while expanding his expertise through continued technical learning, ultimately moving into enterprise data protection and backup technology with his appointment at Commvault. (source)

Scott Rachford - GuidePoint Security

Scott Rachford has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of GuidePoint Security, succeeding Mike Volk, who transitioned to Executive Chairman. Before assuming the CEO role, Rachford spent more than a decade as a Partner at GuidePoint Security after joining the company in 2016, following leadership positions at Qualys, where he served as Vice President for North America. Earlier in his career, he held sales and technical leadership roles at VeriSign, Software Architects (Sogeti/Capgemini), and BeggsHeidt, building a foundation in enterprise and network security. (source)

Justin Neelly - Sophos

Justin Neelly has been promoted to Senior Threat Analyst II at Sophos. Before the promotion, Neelly served as Senior Threat Analyst at Sophos for nearly four years, following a role as Senior Network Security Engineer at Wichita State University, where he worked on enterprise network security operations. Earlier in his career, he held security and networking positions at Vectrus and Trace Systems and also served as a Satellite Systems Operator and Maintainer with the Kansas Army National Guard. (source)

Param Dave - Sophos

Param Dave has been promoted to Principal DevOps Engineer at Sophos. Prior to the promotion, Dave served as Senior DevOps Engineer for three years after progressing through Cloud Infrastructure Services Engineer, Associate Cloud Infrastructure Services Engineer, System Administrator, and Intern roles during more than nine years with the company. Earlier in his career, he founded Students Hub, an online community that organized cybersecurity and technology initiatives for university students before the platform was acquired by a private university. (source)

Tal Levi - Aryon Security

Tal Levi has joined Aryon Security as a Marketing & Business Analyst. Before joining Aryon Security, Levi worked as a Solutions Architect at Commugen, where she analyzed complex systems and translated business requirements into technical solutions while gaining experience across enterprise technology projects. Earlier in her career, she built a foundation in information systems through a B.Sc. in Information Systems Management from Ben-Gurion University and is currently completing an MBA specializing in Strategic Consulting and Marketing. (source)

Ziv Zellermayer - Aryon Security

Ziv Zellermayer has joined Aryon Security as Office and Operations Manager. Prior to the move, Zellermayer held multiple positions at Wolt, most recently serving in Support Quality Assurance, Israel after previously leading a customer service team as Team Lead, where she managed operations, recruitment, and cross-functional projects. Earlier in her career, she worked in public relations and event management at ZAPPA Records and served as a Human Resources Coordinator in the Israel Defense Forces, building experience in operations, events, and people management. (source)

Thomas Gadell - GuidePoint Security

Thomas Gadell has joined GuidePoint Security as a Public Safety Account Executive. Before joining GuidePoint Security, Gadell spent nearly 24 years with Fairfax County Government, most recently serving as a Police Detective, where he specialized in public safety and criminal investigations. Earlier in his career, he built extensive law enforcement experience supporting investigative operations and public safety initiatives before transitioning into the cybersecurity sector with his appointment at GuidePoint Security. (source)

Ami Dave Bansal - Neumo

Ami Dave Bansal has joined Neumo as Chief Information Security Officer. Immediately before the move, Bansal served as Chief Information Security Officer at Fanatics, Inc. for more than four years, overseeing enterprise-wide security, risk, and compliance across multiple business lines in a highly regulated environment. Earlier in his career, he held Chief Information Security Officer roles at Bestow Life Insurance, served as CEO of Ambar Group LLC, and worked as Emerging Risk Security Officer at Maxar Technologies. (source)

Paul Yeomans - Orca Security

Paul Yeomans has joined Orca Security as a Sales Engineer. Before joining Orca Security, Yeomans worked as a Solutions Engineer specializing in cloud security at SHI International Corp., following more than three years at AHEAD, where he advanced from Technical Consultant to Senior Technical Consultant. Earlier in his career, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity from Purdue University, building the technical foundation for his progression into presales engineering and cloud security. (source)

Ashanka Iddya - Proofpoint

Ashanka Iddya has joined Proofpoint as Vice President of Product Marketing, Collaboration Security. Before joining Proofpoint, Iddya served as Senior Director of Product Marketing for Core Platform at Darktrace, leading product marketing strategy across multiple cybersecurity domains after previously holding several security leadership roles at Microsoft over nearly 13 years. Earlier in his career, he worked in product marketing, business development, and solution sales at Microsoft following consulting experience with Monsanto while completing his MBA at Duke University. (source)

José Luis Muñoz - Cohesity

José Luis Muñoz has joined Cohesity as an Account Executive. Most recently, Muñoz served as Enterprise Account Executive for Spain and Portugal at Flexera, where he spent five years managing enterprise technology sales after previously holding services sales leadership responsibilities at Veritas Technologies. Earlier in his career, he was Country Manager for Spain and Portugal at DataCore Software and held partner sales and cloud sales roles at T-Systems International, building experience across enterprise infrastructure and data management markets. (source)

Victoria Lin - Cogent

Victoria Lin has joined Cogent as a BizOps team member. Before joining Cogent, Lin spent nearly four years at McKinsey & Company, most recently as a Senior Business Analyst, and completed an 18-month secondment at Pivotal Ventures, where she served as Chief of Staff and Program Associate supporting cross-sector initiatives. Earlier in her career, she worked in Institutional Client Business at BlackRock and co-founded Outhrive, a nonprofit consulting initiative connecting students and professionals with Bay Area small businesses. (source)

Gal Nalaboff - Mate

Gal Nalaboff has joined Mate as a Business Development Specialist. Prior to joining Mate, Nalaboff completed an ideation analyst internship at Team8 after serving as a Business Development Assistant at B.O.R GreenGroup, gaining early experience in business development and innovation. Earlier in his career, he worked as a Radio Frequency Technician with Israeli Military Intelligence's Unit 8200 before pursuing a Business Administration degree focused on Business and Data Analytics at Reichman University. (source)

Christopher Porter - Booz Allen Hamilton

Christopher Porter has joined Booz Allen Hamilton as Global Chief Information Security Officer. Porter most recently served as Senior Vice President and Chief Security Officer at Fannie Mae after previously holding the organization's Chief Information Security Officer and Deputy Chief Information Security Officer roles during an 11-year tenure. Earlier in his career, he built extensive cybersecurity leadership experience while continuing to serve on the Zscaler Technical Advisory Council, the FAIR Institute Board of Directors, and as faculty at the University of Virginia's McIntire Business Institute. (source)

Anurag Sharma - Cohesity

Anurag Sharma has joined Cohesity as a Software Engineer. Before moving to Cohesity, Sharma worked as an Associate Software Engineer at rtCamp after completing software engineering internships at Claritel.ai and ConnectWise, where he contributed to web applications, APIs, and cloud-based development projects. Earlier in his career, he served as a Technical Team Member at YUVARTH while pursuing a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science at MIT ADT University, building experience across full-stack development and software engineering. (source)