Microsoft announced that Karén Simonyan has joined newly announced Microsoft AI as Chief Scientist, focused on advancing Copilot and Microsoft’s other consumer AI products and research. Simonyan reports to Mustafa Suleyman, EVP and CEO of Microsoft AI.

Mustafa Suleyman has joined Microsoft as EVP and CEO of a new organization called Microsoft AI. He will be focused on leading the company’s consumer AI products and research, including its generative AI service Copilot as well as its Bing search engine and Edge browser. Founder of both DeepMind and Inflection, Suleyman will report to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

Cybersecurity services firm Coalfire announced that Charles Henderson has been hired as EVP of Cybersecurity services. His previous roles include Global Managing Partner and Head of IBM X-Force and VP, Managed Security Testing at Trustwave SpiderLabs.

Southwest Airlines announced that Carrie Mills has been promoted from VP Technology, Cybersecurity to VP & Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) effective March 16. In her new role, Mills will be responsible for all aspects of cybersecurity across Southwest’s facilities, airports, and aircraft, comprising security engineering, security operations, incident response, threat intelligence, risk and compliance, and vulnerability management. Mills joined Southwest in 2027 as the Senior Manager Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence and Response.

Australian airline Qantas has appointed Matt Biber as its Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Andre Walduck as Chief Information Officer (CIO). Walduck was previously CIO and chief digital officer of Australia Post. Biber and Walduck were named after the previous CISO and CIO left the airline in recent months.

Risk and financial advisory solutions firm Kroll announced the appointment of Dave Burg, as Global Head of Cyber Risk. Burg joins the company from EY, where he most recently lead cybersecurity for EY Americas. Prior to joining EY, Burg served as Global Cybersecurity Leader for PwC.

Home security systems company ADT has appointed Tim Rains as Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). He previously held cybersecurity leadership roles at T-Mobile, AWS, Las Vegas Sands, and Microsoft. He also served on a subcommittee of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC).

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) announced that Stephen Ford has joined the company as vice president and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). He will report to Chris Nardecchia, senior vice president and Chief Information Officer at Rockwell. Ford joins Rockwell from pharmaceutical giant McKesson Corporation, where he was Vice President, Global Security. 

Palo Alto, California-based Identity security company Veza announced the appointment of Mike Towers as Chief Security & Trust Officer. In this role, Towers will spearhead Veza’s cybersecurity and data protection strategy and lead the company’s Advisory Board. Towers previously held roles as Chief Digital Trust Officer at Takeda and CISO at Allergan plc and GlaxoSmithKline.