Changes in the Channel: Leadership Moves and Shakeups July 06 – July 10

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 July 06 - July 10.

Veeam appoints Michelle Graff as senior vice president of global partners and channel: Veeam has named Michelle Graff senior vice president of global partners and channel to lead its worldwide partner ecosystem of more than 35,000 channel partners, MSPs, distributors, resellers, and strategic alliances. Graff joins from Commvault, where she served as senior vice president of global partners and channel sales, and will lead partner strategy, co-selling initiatives, and global go-to-market programs as Veeam expands its data resilience and AI offerings.

Hexaware appoints Srinivasan Panchapakesan as president and chief platform officer: Hexaware has named Srinivasan Panchapakesan president and chief platform officer. Panchapakesan brings more than 35 years of technology experience, including over 27 years at Hexaware, where he most recently served as senior corporate vice president and global delivery head for digital and software and helped lead the development of the company’s Amaze and RapidX platforms.

GuidePoint Security appoints Scott Rachford as chief executive officer: GuidePoint Security has named Scott Rachford chief executive officer. Rachford brings more than a decade of leadership at GuidePoint, most recently serving as regional partner for the North Central region, and previously held leadership roles at Qualys and VeriSign. He will lead the company's next phase of growth, focusing on scaling operations, strengthening customer and partner relationships, and expanding its cybersecurity services business.

BlueVoyant appoints Ravi Subramanian as chief financial officer and Jamie Coleman as chief customer officer: BlueVoyant has named Ravi Subramanian CFO and Jamie Coleman CCO as it expands its executive leadership team. Subramanian, who previously served as acting CFO, joined the company in 2017 and has led financial planning, resource allocation and strategic investments after earlier finance roles at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Shinsei Bank. Coleman brings more than 20 years of enterprise software and cybersecurity leadership experience, most recently serving as vice president of customer experience at Quest Software and One Identity.

Camelot Secure appoints Victor Brown as chief technology officer: Camelot Secure has named Victor Brown chief technology officer to lead the evolution of its Secure360 Platform and advance the company's AI-driven cybersecurity strategy. Brown brings more than 30 years of experience in cybersecurity, enterprise architecture and federal technology leadership, most recently serving as vice president and CTO for IBM U.S. Public and Federal Market, where he also held the titles of IBM Distinguished Engineer and IBM Quantum Ambassador.

Commvault appoints Brian Lanigan as chief partner officer: Commvault has named Brian Lanigan chief partner officer to lead its global partner organization across hyperscalers, MSPs, distributors, resellers, systems integrators, and strategic technology partners. Lanigan brings more than 20 years of channel and cybersecurity leadership experience and joins from SentinelOne, where he served as senior vice president of partner ecosystem, with previous leadership roles at Lacework, Splunk, and HP Software.

WatchGuard appoints Vincent Hwang as chief product officer: WatchGuard Technologies has named Vincent Hwang chief product officer to lead its platform strategy and AI-driven product development for MSPs. Hwang brings more than two decades of cybersecurity product leadership experience and joins from Fortinet, where he led the cloud security business, with previous senior roles at Sourcefire, Cisco and Bitdefender spanning endpoint detection and response, advanced malware protection, Zero Trust and global product management.

GitLab appoints Chaim Mazal as chief information security officer: GitLab has named Chaim Mazal chief information security officer to lead its global security organization and oversee security across both the company and its DevSecOps platform. Mazal brings 15 years of security leadership experience and most recently served as chief AI and security officer at Gigamon, where he led security, AI governance and responsible adoption, with prior senior roles at Kandji and ActiveCampaign.

Envision Technology Advisors appoints Stephen Rose as chief technology officer: Envision has named Stephen Rose chief technology officer to lead its Office of the CTO and expand the company’s work across cloud, AI, cybersecurity, and quantum computing. Rose brings more than 35 years of technology experience, including 15 years at Microsoft, where he served as senior product manager for Modern Work and Copilot readiness and helped prepare IT professionals worldwide for new Microsoft technologies.

Five9 appoints Niranjan Vijayaragavan as chief technology officer, Rob Hornish as chief sales officer and Sven Linsmaier as executive vice president of transformation and strategy: Five9 has named Niranjan Vijayaragavan CTO, Rob Hornish CSO and Sven Linsmaier executive vice president of transformation and strategy as it expands its AI-driven customer experience strategy. Vijayaragavan joins from Nintex, where he served as chief product and technology officer, Hornish most recently served as chief sales officer at Redaptive after earlier leadership roles at McAfee Enterprise, Polycom and Cisco, and Linsmaier joins from Workday, where he led business finance and operations after previously serving as COO at Convex.

Trustifi appoints Jeff Spridgeon as chief executive officer: Trustifi has named Jeff Spridgeon chief executive officer to lead the company’s next phase of growth and strengthen its channel-focused go-to-market strategy. Spridgeon brings decades of technology and cybersecurity leadership experience, with a background in sales, partnerships, and indirect channel development, including leadership roles at Mimecast and Dell Technologies. He will focus on expanding Trustifi’s AI-powered email security portfolio and deepening support for MSPs and channel partners.

C3 names Cyrus Robinson senior vice president of security operations and expands Ryan Heidorn’s role: C3 has appointed Cyrus Robinson senior vice president of security operations to lead its managed security services organization and oversee security operations for internal teams, commercial clients and Defense Industrial Base customers. Ryan Heidorn will continue leading the company’s technical and compliance strategy while taking responsibility for AI implementation, governance and responsible adoption, while Jason Ingalls moves from an operational role to board advisor focused on long-term cybersecurity and innovation strategy.

Genesys appoints Daniel Bailey as senior vice president of global strategic partnerships and Alexandre Oddos as vice president of global ecosystem activation: Genesys has named Daniel Bailey senior vice president of global strategic partnerships and Alexandre Oddos vice president of global ecosystem activation to strengthen its global partner ecosystem and accelerate AI adoption. Bailey brings more than 20 years of cloud and enterprise software sales experience, with previous leadership roles at Amplitude, Salesforce and Zendesk, while Oddos joins from Gartner, where he was a lead analyst covering customer experience and contact center technologies, following earlier leadership roles at Vocalcom, Microsoft and IBM.