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 August 04 to August 08.Red Hat names new GM for India and South Asia: Red Hat has appointed Navtez Singh Bal as vice president and general manager for India and South Asia. Bal brings more than 25 years of experience, including leadership roles as COO for Microsoft India, senior partner at McKinsey India, and vice president and general manager for strategic business development at IBM covering the region.Saviynt names new CMO: Saviynt has appointed Kevin Spurway as chief marketing officer. Spurway joins from Feedzai and brings more than two decades of marketing leadership in enterprise SaaS and software, including CMO roles at Similarweb and Appian. He has also held senior positions at PTC and MicroStrategy.Seemplicity appoints new CMO: Seemplicity has appointed Tony Thompson as chief marketing officer. Thompson brings over 25 years of experience in B2B tech and cybersecurity marketing, most recently serving as CMO at Swimlane, where he drove triple-digit revenue growth and significant pipeline expansion. He has also held senior marketing roles at Kemp Technologies, Silver Peak, McAfee, Juniper Networks, and Blue Coat.Noma Security appoints new CISO and VP of Customer Success: Noma Security has appointed Diana Kelley as chief information security officer and Mavi Grizer as vice president of customer success. Kelley joins from Protect AI and has held senior roles at Microsoft, IBM Security, and Symantec, and serving on multiple industry advisory boards. Grizer most recently served as global director of customer success at Wiz and spent over a decade at Microsoft in leadership roles spanning customer success, partner strategy, and business development.Cymulate names new VP of business operations: Cymulate has appointed Roni Aviv Sharabany as vice president of business operations. Sharabany joins from Personetics, where she was head of revenue operations, and has held senior operations roles at Gett, Kryon, and PeerApp.AiStrike names new CTO: AiStrike has appointed Harsh Patwardhan as chief technology officer. Patwardhan brings over 20 years of experience in AI-driven threat detection, behavioral analytics, and security operations automation, including leadership roles at Securonix, where he helped scale its SaaS-based SIEM and UEBA platforms.New Charter Technologies brings new CISO: New Charter Technologies has appointed Ryan Davis as chief information security officer. Davis joins from IBM, where he served as business unit CISO following its acquisition of NS1. He previously held CISO and interim CIO roles at Veracode and began his career at MIT Lincoln Labs working on classified national security initiatives.BCN appoints new chief product officer: BCN has appointed Chris Alberding as chief product officer. Alberding brings more than 25 years of experience in the communications and IT services industry, with leadership roles at Windstream, Global Capacity, EarthLink Business, FairPoint Communications, AT&T, and the U.S. Marine Corps.Omnissa names three senior go-to-market leaders: Omnissa has appointed Johnna Bowley as vice president of partner ecosystem strategy and operations, Liz DeVoss as global vice president of renewals, and Andrew Vallila as vice president of sales for the Americas. Bowley brings more than 25 years of experience leading global channel organizations at Egnyte, Rubrik, Citrix, Riverbed, and NetApp. DeVoss joins from Quest Software, where she led global renewals and operations, while Vallila brings sales leadership experience from Securonix, Dell Security, and Oracle.
And here are the people moves we've tracked during the week of August 04 to August 08.Red Hat names new GM for India and South Asia: Red Hat has appointed Navtez Singh Bal as vice president and general manager for India and South Asia. Bal brings more than 25 years of experience, including leadership roles as COO for Microsoft India, senior partner at McKinsey India, and vice president and general manager for strategic business development at IBM covering the region.Saviynt names new CMO: Saviynt has appointed Kevin Spurway as chief marketing officer. Spurway joins from Feedzai and brings more than two decades of marketing leadership in enterprise SaaS and software, including CMO roles at Similarweb and Appian. He has also held senior positions at PTC and MicroStrategy.Seemplicity appoints new CMO: Seemplicity has appointed Tony Thompson as chief marketing officer. Thompson brings over 25 years of experience in B2B tech and cybersecurity marketing, most recently serving as CMO at Swimlane, where he drove triple-digit revenue growth and significant pipeline expansion. He has also held senior marketing roles at Kemp Technologies, Silver Peak, McAfee, Juniper Networks, and Blue Coat.Noma Security appoints new CISO and VP of Customer Success: Noma Security has appointed Diana Kelley as chief information security officer and Mavi Grizer as vice president of customer success. Kelley joins from Protect AI and has held senior roles at Microsoft, IBM Security, and Symantec, and serving on multiple industry advisory boards. Grizer most recently served as global director of customer success at Wiz and spent over a decade at Microsoft in leadership roles spanning customer success, partner strategy, and business development.Cymulate names new VP of business operations: Cymulate has appointed Roni Aviv Sharabany as vice president of business operations. Sharabany joins from Personetics, where she was head of revenue operations, and has held senior operations roles at Gett, Kryon, and PeerApp.AiStrike names new CTO: AiStrike has appointed Harsh Patwardhan as chief technology officer. Patwardhan brings over 20 years of experience in AI-driven threat detection, behavioral analytics, and security operations automation, including leadership roles at Securonix, where he helped scale its SaaS-based SIEM and UEBA platforms.New Charter Technologies brings new CISO: New Charter Technologies has appointed Ryan Davis as chief information security officer. Davis joins from IBM, where he served as business unit CISO following its acquisition of NS1. He previously held CISO and interim CIO roles at Veracode and began his career at MIT Lincoln Labs working on classified national security initiatives.BCN appoints new chief product officer: BCN has appointed Chris Alberding as chief product officer. Alberding brings more than 25 years of experience in the communications and IT services industry, with leadership roles at Windstream, Global Capacity, EarthLink Business, FairPoint Communications, AT&T, and the U.S. Marine Corps.Omnissa names three senior go-to-market leaders: Omnissa has appointed Johnna Bowley as vice president of partner ecosystem strategy and operations, Liz DeVoss as global vice president of renewals, and Andrew Vallila as vice president of sales for the Americas. Bowley brings more than 25 years of experience leading global channel organizations at Egnyte, Rubrik, Citrix, Riverbed, and NetApp. DeVoss joins from Quest Software, where she led global renewals and operations, while Vallila brings sales leadership experience from Securonix, Dell Security, and Oracle.
