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Week of July 15, 2024
Global business advisory firm FTI Consulting has appointed Brett Callow as Managing Director in its Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Communications practice. Callow previously served as a threat analyst and spokesperson for the cybersecurity firm Emsisoft, often providing valuable information and insights on ransomware and other cyberattacks.
CISA has appointed Jeff Greene as Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity and Trent Frazier as Assistant Director for Stakeholder Engagement. Greene previously served as Senior Director at the Aspen Institute, where he led the global cybersecurity policy program. Prior to Aspen, he was the Chief for Cyber Response & Policy in the National Security Council at the White House. Frazier was previously Deputy Assistant Director for Stakeholder Engagement at CISA. Prior to joining CISA, he served in a variety of leadership roles throughout DHS. Both served in acting capacities prior to being formally appointed to their roles.
Kudelski Security has announced the appointment of David Chétrit as its CEO. Chétrit succeeds Jacques Boschung, who has decided to leave the company to focus on other endeavors. Chétrit has been with the Kudelski Group for eight years, most recently serving as Senior Vice President and General Manager, EMEA for Kudelski Security.
Anirban Sengupta has been named Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Senior Vice President of Engineering at cloud networking and security firm Aviatrix. Sengupta previously worked at Google, VMware, and Cisco.
McAfee has named Craig Boundy as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective August 21, 2024. Boundy, who has over 25 years of leadership experience, joins McAfee from Experian where he served as the global Chief Operating Officer, and previously as CEO for North America. Prior to Experian, Boundy held leadership roles at Logica and Cable & Wireless.
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