Cloud security firm Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) has appointed Kevin Rubin as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to Zscaler he was CFO at BetterUp, and also previously served as CFO at Alteryx. Rubin will succeed Remo Canessa, who announced his retirement plans last year.

Sagent, a provider of mortgage servicing technology solutions, has appointed Kyle Draisey as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Head of Cybersecurity. Prior to joining Sagent, Draisey served as an Army Intelligence Officer for nearly 15 years. Upon his medical retirement from service, Draisey served as the Senior Technical Director – Head of Cyber and Intelligence, for BAE Systems.

The Home Depot has named Angie Brown as executive vice president (EVP) and chief information officer (CIO). As CIO, she will be responsible for all aspects of the company’s technology strategy, infrastructure, cybersecurity and software development for the company’s retail stores and branches, its supply chain facilities, store support centers and online systems. Brown replaces Fahim Siddiqui, who is leaving The Home Depot.

Cymulate, a provider threat exposure validation solutions, announced four new appointments to its sales leadership team. Mike Goldberg will take over as Cymulate’s Vice President of Sales North America, Stephan Neumeier as Vice President of Sales Asia-Pacific and Japan, Rudi Ehrlich as Regional Vice President of Channels and Cloud Alliances for North America, and Adi Peer as Vice President of Channels Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Equifax announced the appointment of Jeremy Koppen as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Prior to Equifax, Koppen spent 13 years at Mandiant (now part of Google Cloud), most recently as practice leader of incident response.

Amentum, a provider of engineering and technology solutions for government and commercial organizations, has appointed Max Shier as its CISO. Shier joins Amentum from Optiv, where he served as VP and CISO. He previously held cybersecurity-related roles at Lockheed Martin and Boeing.

Privileged access management (PAM) provider Keeper Security has appointed security industry veteran Shane Barney as its Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Prior to joining Keeper, Barney served as CISO at the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). In his new role, he will lead the company’s efforts to improve cybersecurity strategies and protect customer data.

Identity risk management and adversary tradecraft company SpecterOps announced the expansion of its executive leadership team. Tim Bender has joined the company from ZeroFox as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Pat Sheridan has joined SpecterOps from Sophos as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), and Bryce Hein has joined from Sysdig as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO).

CISA has officially announced the appointment of Madhu Gottumukkala as its new Deputy Director. Gottumukkala previously served as Commissioner and Chief Information Officer for South Dakota’s Bureau of Information and Technology. Prior to the state of South Dakota, Gottumukkala held leadership roles in the private sector, including at Sanford Health, CallHealth, and Polycom. 

Ireland-based cloud and cybersecurity managed service provider Ekco announced the appointment of Ben Savage as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in the UK. Savage previously held leadership roles at iomart, Six Degrees, Colt Technology Services, Pure Storage, and Fujitsu.

Shane Barney has been appointed Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at password management and PAM solutions provider Keeper Security. Prior to joining Keeper Security, Barney served at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), including as CISO and in other cybersecurity leadership roles.

Edge Delta, a provider of telemetry pipelines for security and observability data, announced the appointment of Joan Pepin as the company’s new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Pepin previously held leadership roles at Verisign, Sumo Logic, Nike, Auth0, and ZeroWall.

Prakash Panjwani is stepping down from the role of CEO at WatchGuard and Vats Srivatsan has been named Interim CEO effective May 14, 2025. While Panjwani will transition out of his operational role, he will continue to serve on WatchGuard’s Board of Directors and as a strategic advisor. Srivatsan previously held leadership roles at Google, Palo Alto Networks, ColorTokens, and most recently SentinelOne. 

Network security policy management (NSPM) solutions provider FireMon has appointed Alex Bender as its Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Bender most recently served as CMO at Cyware and Invicti Security. He previously also held leadership roles at Mimecast, RSA Security, McAfee, Onapsis, and Archer Technologies.

Digital health technology company WELL Health Technologies has rebranded its cybersecurity division as CYBERWELL and appointed Jeffrey Engle as the CEO of CYBERWELL. Engle previously held leadership roles at Conquest Cyber, UDT and Metabiota. He also held cybersecurity-related roles in the US government.

Cryptographic security solutions provider Garantir has named Trell Rohovit as Chief Executive Officer. Rohovit was previously the Founder and CEO of HydrantID and CEO of Venafi.