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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.

Week of January 19, 2026

AI-native security operations company Stellar Cyber has appointed Eric van Sommeren as Vice President (VP) of EMEA, to lead its regional growth strategy. Eric van Sommeren has broad commercial experience in EMEA, previously serving in regional leadership positions at Corelight, SentinelOne, and Palo Alto Networks.

Managed cybersecurity services firm Cyderes has named Lana Knop as its Chief Product Officer (CPO). In her new role, Knop will oversee the scaling of Cyderes’ product and services portfolio. Knop has over 25 years of experience in security product leadership, previously serving as VP of product management at SentinelOne and in various leading positions at Splunk, Corelight, McAfee, Norton, and Symantec.

Cybersecurity platform Coro has named Eyal Hen as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), to lead its global finance organization amid international growth. A seasoned executive, Hen previously served as CFO at Rekor Systems, leading multiple financings and supporting acquisitions as the company scaled.

Ken Ricketts has joined tech data provider Teradata as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). He joins the company from tech investment firm Insight Partners, where he served as CISO in Residence.

Western Alliance Bank has appointed Stephen McMaster as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Prior to joining the bank, he spent more than 20 years at Wells Fargo, where he most recently served as managing director and head of cloud security, data loss prevention, third-party cybersecurity and the business information security office (BISO).

ID Dataweb has appointed Dr. Torsten George as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Before joining ID Dataweb, he held roles at organizations including ConnectWise, Absolute Software, Centrify, RiskSense, and ActivIdentity. He is also an active contributor at SecurityWeek.

James Love has joined cyber-physical systems protection firm Claroty as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Prior to joining Claroty, Love served as CRO at Radiant Logic, and has held executive roles at other cybersecurity firms including Illumio, Imperva, Orca Security and Arxan Technologies.

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