The channel is all about people - and we're tracking who they are, what they're doing, and where they're making an impact. Instead of sprinkling these people-focused announcements across various roundups, we're pulling them all together into one weekly story.
And here are the people moves we've tracked during the week of April 20 - April 24.
Claroty appoints John Ryan as vice president of global partner ecosystem: Claroty has named John Ryan to lead its worldwide partner strategy and expand the reach of its xCelerate Partner Program. Ryan brings more than a decade of channel leadership experience across cybersecurity vendors, including roles at Radiant Logic, Orca Security, Illumio, Rapid7, and Forescout Technologies.OpenAI appoints Colleen Kapase to lead global partner strategy: OpenAI has named Colleen Kapase as Vice President of Strategic Global Partners and Ecosystems to expand its enterprise go-to-market model through partners. Kapase joins OpenAI after channel leadership roles at Google Cloud and Snowflake, where she helped build partner programs and enterprise ecosystem strategies.Ontinue appoints Simon Godfrey as chief revenue officer: Ontinue has appointed Simon Godfrey to lead global revenue strategy across the US, UKI, DACH, and NGO markets as it expands its AI-powered managed security operations business. Godfrey brings more than 25 years of cybersecurity leadership experience, most recently serving in senior sales leadership roles at Secureworks. He has also held positions at NTT Security, CA Technologies, and MTI Technology.Netrio appoints Erin Holt as Vice President of Human Resources: Netrio has named Erin Holt to lead HR strategy as it expands its global MSP operations. Holt brings more than 20 years of HR leadership experience across service-oriented and growth-stage organizations, most recently serving as VP of Human Resources at Health Plans, Inc.Oasis Security appoints Michael DeCesare as president: Oasis Security has named Michael DeCesare as president to lead its global go-to-market organization across sales, marketing, alliances and customer success. DeCesare brings more than two decades of cybersecurity leadership experience and most recently served as president of Abnormal AI, with prior roles as CEO of Forescout Technologies and president of McAfee.Scality appoints Greg DiFraia as SVP of AI Alliances and Partnerships: Scality has named Greg DiFraia to lead global AI partnerships and alliance strategy as demand grows for AI-ready storage infrastructure. DiFraia returns to Scality after serving as CEO of Inlayer and previously holding leadership roles at Dell EMC, Turbonomic, and Scality itself.Node4 appoints Neil Muller as CEO and Patrick De Smedt as Chair: Node4 has named Neil Muller as Group CEO and Patrick De Smedt as Chair as it expands its AI-powered managed services and cloud platform business. Muller joins from Digital Space and Daisy Group, bringing experience leading large technology services organizations and managed services businesses. De Smedt adds board-level expertise from roles at Microsoft EMEA, Nasstar, EMIS Group, and Bytes Technology Group.Akeyless appoints Yael Fainaro as chief strategy officer: Akeyless has named Yael Fainaro to lead strategic partnerships and ecosystem expansion as demand grows for identity security built around AI agents and non-human identities. Fainaro brings experience in corporate development and partnerships from roles at CyberArk and Cisco, most recently serving as EVP Security and General Manager Israel at Synamedia.Coro promotes Benjamin Morrell to VP of Security Strategy: Coro has promoted Benjamin Morrell to oversee security strategy and influence product direction as it expands its AI-powered cybersecurity platform for lean IT teams. Morrell has worked across product strategy, go-to-market, and cybersecurity leadership roles at Coro and previously held positions at NextGen and Anomali. In the expanded role, he will help guide product roadmap decisions while also serving as “Customer Zero,” using Coro’s own platform internally to inform feature development and operational improvements.Parallels appoints Justin Stuck as director of sales for the Americas: Parallels has named Justin Stuck as Director of Sales for the Americas to expand its partner ecosystem and drive channel-led growth for its workspace solutions across the region. Stuck brings more than a decade of channel sales and leadership experience, with prior roles at Infoblox and Cisco focused on working with strategic partners and enterprise customers.
And here are the people moves we've tracked during the week of April 20 - April 24.
