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.
Daniel Dubowski has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer (SVP & CISO) at Marriott International. Dubowski previously served as SVP & CISO at Hertz and as CISO at Equifax, and led IT security at InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG).
Dali Rajic is joining OpenAI as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Most recently, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Wiz (acquired by Google). Prior to Wiz, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Zscaler and as Chief Customer and Revenue Officer at AppDynamics.
AI-native identity platform C1 has appointed Jeff St. Clair as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Most recently, St. Clair served as CRO at Halcyon and Automox. Previously, he led worldwide sales at Evident.io (acquired by Palo Alto Networks).
John Opala has joined Ralph Lauren as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). An Advisory Board Member at CarolinaCISO and a global ambassador for the Global Council for Responsible AI, Opala previously served as VP of IT and Global CISO at Hanesbrands and McCormick & Company.
James Wilkinson has been named Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the City of Dallas. A US Army Cyber Command veteran, Wilkinson previously served as CEO at Ethan Solutions Inc. and in various cybersecurity leadership positions at MUFG, Lockheed Martin, and Wells Fargo.
PNC Financial Services Group has appointed Christian Winward as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Winward recently served as CIO at FirstBank, which was acquired by PNC in January 2026. He spent more than 30 years at FirstBank, beginning as a teller and advancing into leadership roles in technology and project management.
Quantum technology company EigenQ has announced the appointment of Mark Pecen as Vice Chairman and the promotion of Alexander Truskovsky to Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Pecen, who has served as EigenQ’s Board member and strategic advisor, co-founded the Quantum-Safe Cryptography Working Group at the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). Truskovsky, who has been EigenQ’s VP of cryptography, previously held leadership positions at AWS, Nokia, and ISARA Corporation.
Alex Levinson has been appointed Executive Director at the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. A consultant and strategic advisor, Levinson previously was head of security at Scale AI and led security engineering and counterintelligence at Uber.