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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 August 17, 2026

UltraViolet Cyber has named Andrew Park its Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). A Professor of cloud computing and cloud security at Humber College, Park previously served as CISO at WonderFi and Bitbuy, and was an architect and security consultant at AWS.

Glow has announced the appointment of Patti Degnan as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). A former operating partner at Andreessen Horowitz, Degnan previously led Notion’s security organization and held leadership positions at Looker, Informatica, Lending Club, and Symantec.

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).

Allied Universal has appointed Jordan Avnaim as Global Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Previously, Avnaim served as CISO at Hyundai AutoEver America and Entrust, and led information security and technology risk management at Capital Group.

Cycode has promoted Seth Robbins to President and Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Robbins has been Cycode’s CRO for the past three years. A member of the advisory boards of several companies, he previously served as CRO at HYPR and led sales operations at Fireglassm and Bromium.

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.

Week of August 10, 2026

Erika Dean has been appointed Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Tricentis. Previously, Dean served as CSO and CISO at Robinhood and led security programs at Capital One.

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.

Week of August 3, 2026

1Kosmos has named Frank Cohen Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Previously, Cohen served as CRO at ORDR, GM at Claroty, senior VP of sales at OPSWAT, and VP of sales at Intertrust Secure Systems.

ServiceNow has appointed Simon Mouyal as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Previously, Mouyal served as CMO at Armis, CyberArk, athenahealth, and Medidata Solutions.

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.

Week of July 27, 2026

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.

Brian Gumbel has joined Armadin as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Most recently serving as president and COO at Dataminr, Gumbel previously was president and CRO at Armis and held sales leadership roles at Forescout Technologies, Tanium, McAfee, and Cisco.

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.

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