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Cequence Security has appointed Russ Schafer as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Schafer previously served as executive VP of marketing at Fortinet, as head of product marketing at Check Point, and in leadership marketing roles at THX, Cloud Raxak, Adap.tv, Yahoo!, and Intel Corporation

Mona Harrington has been named Assistant Director for Cyber Integration at the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Most recently, Harrington served as Assistant Director for Operational Programs and Policies at DHS. Previously, she was Assistant Director, National Risk Management Center, at CISA and served as CIO and CISO at the Independent Commission USEAC.

iCOUNTER has appointed Mark H. FitzPatrick as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Most recently, FitzPatrick was CFO at SimpliSafe. Previously, he served as CFO and executive VP at Madison Square Garden Entertainment and deputy CFO at WeWork, and held leadership positions at Time Warner Cable, AOL, and Citigroup.

Jon Steinbach has been appointed strategic technical advisor to the Pentagon’s Chief Information Officer (CIO), Kirsten Davies. An advisor and investor, Steinbach previously served as CEO at VAR Technologies and Boldend, and in leadership positions at Hueya, GRIMM, ThinAir, and Endgame.

Vasu Jakkal has joined Kevin Mandia’s Armadin as Chief Strategy and Business Officer (CSBO). Most recently, Jakkal served as corporate VP of security at Microsoft. Previously, she was executive VP and CMO at FireEye.

Ivanti has announced the appointment of Robert Ruelas as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and the promotion of Sterling Parker to Chief Customer Officer (CCO). Ruelas previously held leadership roles at Omnissa, VMware, BEA Systems, Tivoli, and IBM. Parker has been with Ivanti since 2011.

Acronis has appointed Prakash Panjwani as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). A board member at WatchGuard and Starfire Sports and an advisory board member at Axcient, Panjwani previously served as CEO at WatchGuard and as president and CEO at SafeNet.