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.
Shannon Lawson has been appointed as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the City of San Antonio, Texas, as well as Director of Alamo Regional Security Operations Center (ARSOC). Lawson previously served as CISO at Redapt, the City of Phoenix, the State of Alaska, and NAVWAR. He also served as a Cryptologic Warfare Officer in the US Navy.
AI-powered enterprise GRC platform LogicGate has appointed Maureen Noonan as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and Michael Schultz as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). In her new role, Noonan will lead the company’s sales, solutions engineering, revenue operations, and channel operations. She previously served as RVP of Sales at Snowflake, and held sales leadership responsibilities at LiveRamp. As CMO, Schultz will oversee LogicGate’s global marketing operations. He has over 20 years of experience, previously serving as CMO at Enlyft, SVP Marketing at Nintex, and, more recently, helping with Responsive.io’s growth, pricing, and product advancement initiatives.
Veteran cybersecurity marketing executive Erin McLean has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at Cynomi, the provider of a virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) platform for MSPs and MSSPs. In her new role, McLean will oversee Cynomi’s global marketing and communications operations. She has over a decade of experience in scaling high growth brands, previously driving global expansion and brand leadership at eSentire and Cyderes.
Attack surface management solutions provider Axonius has appointed Sanam Saaber as its General Counsel. In her new role, Saaber will lead the company’s global legal, compliance, and corporate governance operations. She has over 15 years of experience in scaling technology companies, previously serving as Chief Business Affairs and Legal Officer at Azra Games and Chief Legal Officer at Iterable. She also spent six years helping scale Box’s legal function.
AXA XL has promoted Rob Malone to U.S. Head of Cyber to lead the company’s U.S. cyber insurance portfolio. Prior to his tenure at AXA XL, Malone served as VP and Head of Middle Markets for Professional Liability & Cyber at Zurich North America. He has also held underwriting roles at Zurich, Axis Capital, and Travelers, and worked as a cybersecurity strategy consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton.
Financial services software provider Finastra has announced the appointment of Ali Khan as its new Chief Data Officer (CDO), Matthew McCormack as its new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), and Sanjay Jain as its Chief Information Officer (CIO). Khan will oversee the company’s global data coordination and data-driven strategy, McCormack will lead its security strategy and frameworks, while Sanjay will be responsible for keeping the company at the forefront of modern enterprise IT.
Attack surface management solutions provider Axonius has appointed Klaus Moser as senior vice president (SVP) of Global Sales and Ernesto Tey as Vice President (VP) of Global Partners and Alliances. in his new role, Moser will lead the company’s global sales coordination. He previously served as VP and executive VP at Qualys, and in various leadership roles at MobileIron. Tey will oversee Axonius’s entire partner ecosystem. Previously, he held leadership positions at Okta, VMware, Facebook/Meta, and Material Security.
Quantum-safe security firm QuSecure has appointed Garfield Jones as senior vice president (SVP), Research and Technology Strategy. Jones has extensive knowledge of IT and DoD systems, as he previously served as Associate Chief of Strategic Technology for the US cybersecurity agency CISA, where he led the post-quantum cryptography initiative and developed the strategy and guidance of using cutting-edge technology. Prior to joining DHS, he worked as a systems engineer, serving ONI, NGA, and NCIS.
Equinix has appointed Douglas Merrill as its Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). In his new role, Merrill will oversee the company’s global information security operations, risk management, and the building of security platforms, services, processes, and controls. He held the role of interim CISO at Equinix for the past six months, and previously served as partner at McKinsey, as Chief Information Officer at Google, and in leadership positions at various tech companies.
1Password has appointed Michael Hughes as its President and John Torrey as Chief Business Officer (CBO). In his new role, Hughes will lead global sales, customer experience, and revenue operations, focusing on expanding 1Password’s enterprise presence. He previously served as CRO at ChargePoint, and as SVP of Worldwide Sales and Services at Barracuda Networks. As CBO, Torrey will oversee corporate development, partnerships, and ecosystem strategy. He previously served in various roles at Madrona, Qualtrics, and SAP.
Aqua Security has appointed Mike Dube as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Nir Makowski as chief product and technology officer. The company’s co-founders Dror Davidoff and Amir Jerbi step down from their roles as CEO and CTO, respectively. Dube, formerly Aqua’s President and Chief Revenue Officer, previously held various leadership positions at CrowdStrike, Splunk, Cybereason, and Check Point. Makowski has served as Aqua’s Senior Vice President of Engineering since October 2024.
WatchGuard has announced the appointment of Joe Smolarski as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). In his new role, Smolarski will work with the company’s leadership and Board of Directors to drive strategic initiatives, operational excellence, and partner success. Smolarski has over 25 years of leadership experience. He replaces Vats Srivatsan, who served as interim CEO since May 2025, and who will remain a member of WatchGuard’s Board.
Open source security software company Chainguard has appointed Parm Uppal as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and Patrick Donahue as Senior Vice President (SVP) of Product. As CRO, Uppal will lead Chainguard’s efforts to strengthen its presence in the US enterprise market and to scale global growth. Uppal previously held senior leadership positions at AppDynamics, Benchling, Luminary Cloud, and DataRobot. As SVP of Product, Donahue will oversee the company’s product strategy, management, design, and execution. He previously served at Cloudflare, Aurora Solar, and MyVest.