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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 March 2, 2026

Unified exposure management firm ArmorCode has appointed Phil Venables to its Board of Directors. A venture partner at Ballistic Ventures, Venables previously served as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Goldman Sachs and Google Cloud. ArmorCode has just raised $16 million in strategic funding.

The Department of Defense – referred to as the Department of War (DoW) – has named James ‘Aaron’ Bishop as its new Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity and Chief Information Security Officer (DCIO(CS)-CISO). Bishop, who officially assumed the role on February 27, replacing David McKeown, previously served as CISO for the Air Force and in leadership roles at Microsoft and SAIC.

SentinelOne has appointed Sonalee Parekh as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective March 24, 2026. Barry Padgett will continue to serve as Interim CFO until that date. Prior to joining SentinelOne, Parekh served as CFO of Asana. Previously she was the CFO of RingCentral and held senior finance leadership roles at HPE.

The cybersecurity agency CISA has appointed Chris Butera as Acting Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity. Butera replaces Nick Andersen, who was recently named Acting Director of CISA. Butera has spent the last decade at CISA, serving in roles such as Senior Technical Director for Cyber, Associate Director of Threat Hunting, Deputy Director of the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC), and most recently Acting Deputy Executive Assistant Director for Cyber.

Software and firmware supply chain security company Binarly has appointed Gwenyth Castro as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Founder and current CEO Alex Matrosov is pursuing new ventures, but will remain on Binarly’s board. Before joining Binarly, Castro held leadership roles at Bishop Fox for more than 15 years, most recently serving as Chief of Staff to the CEO.

Identity, access, and device management solutions provider JumpCloud has appointed Roland Palmer as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Vice President of Security. Prior to JumpCloud, Palmer served as VP of Security and Compliance at Sumo Logic for eight years.

Nick Andersen has been appointed Acting Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Andersen, who previously served as Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity at CISA, is replacing Madhu Gottumukkala, who is leaving to become Director of Strategic Implementation at the DHS. Prior to CISA, Andersen held leadership roles at companies such as Invictus and Lumen Technologies, and at government organizations including the Department of Energy, the White House, the Coast Guard, the Navy, and the State of Vermont.

Week of February 23, 2026

Newly combined predictive revenue system company Clari + Salesloft has appointed Peter Liebert as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to lead a unified strategy across security programs, governance, and operations. With over two decades and a half of experience, including 15 years focused on cybersecurity, Liebert previously served as VP of cybersecurity at Vista Equity Partners and as CISO for the State of California.

AI infrastructure company Nscale has appointed Latha Maripuri as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to define its global security vision. She has over 25 years of experience in cybersecurity and engineering, previously serving as CISO at Uber, Global CISO and Deputy CTO at News Corp, and in various leadership roles at IBM.

Governed cyber incident response management (CIRM) provider BreachRx has appointed Young-Sae Song as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) to oversee its global marketing, brand, and go-to-market strategy. A veteran marketing leader, Song previously served as CMO at Grip Security, and in leadership roles at Menlo Security, Arctic Wolf Networks, and other enterprises.

Network security and compliance assurance firm Titania has appointed Andrew Woodford as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). In his new role, Woodford will lead Titania’s technical architecture and execution, working closely with CPO Ian Robinson, who oversees product vision and roadmap. Woodford has over a decade of experience, previously serving as Director of Engineering at Darktrace.

Browser security firm Menlo Security announced the appointment of Bill Robbins as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), succeeding co-founder Amir Ben-Efrain. Robbins, who joined Menlo as President in 2024, previously served in senior leadership roles at Mandiant, FireEye, Sophos, and Symantec.

Attack surface management solutions provider Axonius has appointed Meghan Marks as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and Jared Vichengrad as the Senior Vice President (SVP) and General Manager (GM) of Axonius Federal Systems (ASF). Marks, who will lead the company’s global marketing organization, has over two decades of experience, previously serving at Orca Security, Palo Alto Networks, Puppet, and Siemens. Vichengrad, a Check Point veteran with over 25 years of experience, will oversee AFS’s strategy, execution, and growth in the US.

Identity security company One Identity has named Michael Henricks as Chief Financial and Operating Officer (CFOO) to oversee its global finance operations. Henricks, who recently served as CFO and CEO at Momentive Software, has over three decades of experience, previously holding senior financial leadership roles at various private organizations.

Week of February 16, 2026

Wealth management platform Envestnet announced the appointment of Rich Friedberg as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Friedberg previously served as CISO at Live Oak Bank, and also held senior cybersecurity leadership roles at Blackbaud and Capital One.

KnowBe4 announced the appointment of Yuneeb Khan as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), succeeding Bob Reich, who is retiring. Prior to KnowBe4, Khan served as CFO of Trellix and Chief Financial and Operational Officer at Quotient Technologies. He also held leadership roles at Nielsen and General Electric.

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