Changes in the Channel: Leadership Moves and Shakeups August 03 – August 07

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 other roundups, we're pulling them all together into one weekly story.

And here are the people moves we've tracked during the week of August 03 - August 07.

Doppel appoints Hideki Ushigome as country manager for Japan: Doppel has named Hideki Ushigome country manager for Japan to lead growth, operations, partnerships and customer strategy in the market. Ushigome joins from Swimlane, where he also served as Japan country manager, and previously held leadership roles at Recorded Future, Rapid7, Websense, Check Point and Sophos.

Stripe appoints Julie Sanford as head of global partner marketing: Stripe has named Julie Sanford head of global partner marketing to lead the strategy and programs behind its partner go-to-market motion across systems integrators, technology partners, financial partners, platforms and AI companies. Sanford joins after roughly 20 years at Microsoft, where she most recently served as vice president of go-to-market, programs and operations for Global Partner Solutions.

Jitterbit appoints Mark Logan as president and chief executive officer: Jitterbit has named Mark Logan president and CEO to lead the company’s next phase of growth across integration, automation and AI. Logan joins from One Identity, where he served as president and CEO, and previously held leadership roles at LogRhythm, Attunity, WealthEngine and Rivermine.

Sycomp appoints Todd Dekkinga as CISO and head of its security practice: Sycomp has named Todd Dekkinga chief information security officer to lead cybersecurity strategy, governance, risk management, compliance and security operations while expanding the company’s security services business. Dekkinga brings more than 25 years of cybersecurity, risk management and IT leadership experience and has held executive and advisory roles across technology, financial services and life sciences.

Aurascape appoints Jim Walsh as chief revenue officer: Aurascape has named Jim Walsh chief revenue officer to lead its global sales and revenue strategy, expand customer and partner relationships, and support enterprise adoption of its AI security platform. Walsh joins from Placer.ai, where he served as senior vice president of sales, and previously held sales leadership roles at Skycure, MobileIron, Symantec and Vontu.

Virtual Technologies Group appoints Kevin Farnham as chief executive officer: Virtual Technologies Group has named Kevin Farnham CEO to lead the company’s long-term growth strategy across cybersecurity, cloud, infrastructure and managed IT services. Farnham has served on VTG’s board since 2024 and previously worked as a senior operating executive at Abry Partners, with earlier roles at Windstream Hosted Solutions, Sungard Availability Services and other IT services firms.

NWN appoints John Feehan as chief financial officer: NWN has named John Feehan chief financial officer to lead financial strategy, accounting, treasury, planning and capital management as the managed technology services provider continues to scale. Feehan joins from Astound Broadband, where he served as executive vice president and CFO and also spent time as interim CEO. He previously held senior finance roles at Sprint/Nextel, Virgin Mobile USA and SAGE BioPharma, and will support NWN’s growth across AI, cloud, cybersecurity, infrastructure and managed services.

Diamond Assets appoints Ryan Murphy as executive account director: Diamond Assets has named Ryan Murphy executive account director to work with education, government and enterprise customers on technology lifecycle and device buyback programs. Murphy joins after founding TrustTrade, a technology buyback and lifecycle management company, and previously spent more than a decade at Apple managing education accounts. He also held public-sector sales roles at AT&T Mobility and will focus on customer relationships, device value and technology refresh strategies across his territory.