SecurityWeek’s ‘People on the Move’ coverage shines a light on fresh hiring announcements, promotions, and career achievements within the cybersecurity community.
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SecurityWeek’s ‘People on the Move’ coverage shines a light on fresh hiring announcements, promotions, and career achievements within the cybersecurity community.
Tidal Cyber has appointed Jennifer Leggio as its Chief Operating Officer. Leggio, who is also a SecurityWeek contributor, previously held leadership roles at Fortinet, Sourcefire, Cisco, Flashpoint, Claroty, and other companies.
Netherlands-based threat intelligence company EclecticIQ has appointed Cody Barrow as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), promoting him from the role of Chief Strategy Officer. Barrow replaces Joep Gommers. Before joining EclecticIQ, Barrow served as a senior intelligence official at the US Department of Defense, including at the NSA and the US Cyber Command. He also held leadership roles at Fannie Mae and Recorded Future.
Shaun Khalfan has joined payments giant PayPal as SVP, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). He previously served as CISO for several large organizations, including Discover Financial Services, Barclays International, Freddie Mac, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency, and the Department of the Navy – Chief Information Office.
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has announced that Richard Horne will become its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in the fall. Horne is currently chair of PwC UK’s Cyber Security Practice. Prior to PwC, he was Managing Director of Cyber Security for Barclays PLC and he was also involved in developing the UK government’s first cybersecurity strategy.
Business communications solutions provider Mitel announced the appointment of Bill Dunnion as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Dunnion will oversee Mitel’s information security strategy, security architecture, and security standards compliance. Prior to joining Mitel, Dunnion held IT and cybersecurity leadership positions at Calian, 2Keys Security Solutions, and Bell Canada.
Cybersecurity firm Forcepoint announced the appointment of Naveen Palavalli as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Palavalli was most recently SVP Head of Global Product and Solutions Marketing and Demand Generation at Netskope. He will report to CEO Manny Rivelo and lead Forcepoint’s global marketing strategy.
Managed service provider (MSP) and managed security service provider (MSSP) Dataprise announced the appointment of industry veteran Nima Khamooshi as its Vice President of Cybersecurity. In his new role, Khamooshi will lead Dataprise’s Managed Cybersecurity business. Prior to Dataprise, he held leadership roles at Lumen Technologies, Booz Allen Hamilton, The College Board and Conference of State Bank Supervisors.
Keepit, a Danish company that sells SaaS data backup and recovery products, has hired Kim Larsen as its new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Larson has more than 20 years of leadership experience in IT and cybersecurity from government and the private sector and once served as a delegate for the Danish government in both NATO’s and the EU’s security committees.