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 June 2 to June 6.Kaseya appoints new CEO: Kaseya has named Rania Succar as the new Chief Executive Officer. Succar spent the last nine years at Intuit, where she led QuickBooks Money and Mailchimp, driving growth through AI innovation, expanded financial access, and global reach. Prior to Kaseya, Succar was with Intuit Mailchimp as General Manager.Pluralsight appoints CFO: Pluralsight has named Mathew Ellis as Chief Financial Officer. Ellis brings over 15 years of financial leadership experience, most recently serving as CFO at Accel Entertainment, where he oversaw financial reporting, treasury, and M&A strategy. His background also includes senior roles in financial planning and operational strategy at Transworld Systems Inc. and Deloitte.Securiti AI expands GTM leadership: Securiti AI has appointed Pete Angstadt as President of GTM, Nick Maxwell as VP and GM of EMEA, Todd Vancil as VP of Global Presales, and Cassandra Maldini as VP of AI Governance. Angstadt previously led Forgerock through its IPO and scaled Ping Identity’s $800M business. Maxwell brings experience from BigID and Titus, where he built regional sales teams focused on data protection. Vancil formerly led sales engineering at Symantec and Bluecoat. Maldini joins from Snowflake, with a background in AI governance and regulatory compliance.DoiT appoints global field CTO: DoiT has named Amit Kinha as Global Field Chief Technology Officer to lead its FinOps innovation and strategy. Kinha joins from Citigroup, where he served as Director and Head of Cloud FinOps, overseeing multi-cloud optimization and internal tooling development.Mitiga appoints CMO and CFO: Mitiga has named John Vecchi as Chief Marketing Officer and John Stockel as Chief Financial Officer. Vecchi brings extensive cybersecurity marketing experience from roles at Zscaler, Blue Coat, and McAfee, and will lead global marketing and brand strategy. Stockel, formerly of Deepwatch and ABS Capital, will oversee finance, legal, and corporate development.Kindo AI appoints CRO: Kindo AI has named Mathew Varghese as Chief Revenue Officer to lead its global sales strategy and execution. Varghese brings over 25 years of cybersecurity sales experience, including early leadership roles at Duo Security, Tanium, and Silverfort. At Silverfort, he helped grow the Americas region from initial customer traction to tens of millions in annual recurring revenue.Blackpoint Cyber promotes CSTO: Blackpoint Cyber has promoted Wilfredo Santiago to Chief Security and Trust Officer. A former NSA cyber analyst and U.S. Navy veteran, Santiago has led Blackpoint’s Security Operations Center since 2020, driving its reputation for real-time threat detection and response. In his expanded role, he will oversee global MDR operations, security, compliance, and internal IT strategy.Contrast Security promotes Tracey Mead: Contrast Security has promoted Tracey Mead to Vice President of Global Alliances and Channels as part of its continued push toward a channel-first strategy. In her new role, she will oversee the growth of the Contrast Partner-First Program and drive strategic alliances across MSSPs, GSIs, and technology partners to support rising demand for application-layer threat detection and response.
And here are the people moves we've tracked during the week of June 2 to June 6.Kaseya appoints new CEO: Kaseya has named Rania Succar as the new Chief Executive Officer. Succar spent the last nine years at Intuit, where she led QuickBooks Money and Mailchimp, driving growth through AI innovation, expanded financial access, and global reach. Prior to Kaseya, Succar was with Intuit Mailchimp as General Manager.Pluralsight appoints CFO: Pluralsight has named Mathew Ellis as Chief Financial Officer. Ellis brings over 15 years of financial leadership experience, most recently serving as CFO at Accel Entertainment, where he oversaw financial reporting, treasury, and M&A strategy. His background also includes senior roles in financial planning and operational strategy at Transworld Systems Inc. and Deloitte.Securiti AI expands GTM leadership: Securiti AI has appointed Pete Angstadt as President of GTM, Nick Maxwell as VP and GM of EMEA, Todd Vancil as VP of Global Presales, and Cassandra Maldini as VP of AI Governance. Angstadt previously led Forgerock through its IPO and scaled Ping Identity’s $800M business. Maxwell brings experience from BigID and Titus, where he built regional sales teams focused on data protection. Vancil formerly led sales engineering at Symantec and Bluecoat. Maldini joins from Snowflake, with a background in AI governance and regulatory compliance.DoiT appoints global field CTO: DoiT has named Amit Kinha as Global Field Chief Technology Officer to lead its FinOps innovation and strategy. Kinha joins from Citigroup, where he served as Director and Head of Cloud FinOps, overseeing multi-cloud optimization and internal tooling development.Mitiga appoints CMO and CFO: Mitiga has named John Vecchi as Chief Marketing Officer and John Stockel as Chief Financial Officer. Vecchi brings extensive cybersecurity marketing experience from roles at Zscaler, Blue Coat, and McAfee, and will lead global marketing and brand strategy. Stockel, formerly of Deepwatch and ABS Capital, will oversee finance, legal, and corporate development.Kindo AI appoints CRO: Kindo AI has named Mathew Varghese as Chief Revenue Officer to lead its global sales strategy and execution. Varghese brings over 25 years of cybersecurity sales experience, including early leadership roles at Duo Security, Tanium, and Silverfort. At Silverfort, he helped grow the Americas region from initial customer traction to tens of millions in annual recurring revenue.Blackpoint Cyber promotes CSTO: Blackpoint Cyber has promoted Wilfredo Santiago to Chief Security and Trust Officer. A former NSA cyber analyst and U.S. Navy veteran, Santiago has led Blackpoint’s Security Operations Center since 2020, driving its reputation for real-time threat detection and response. In his expanded role, he will oversee global MDR operations, security, compliance, and internal IT strategy.Contrast Security promotes Tracey Mead: Contrast Security has promoted Tracey Mead to Vice President of Global Alliances and Channels as part of its continued push toward a channel-first strategy. In her new role, she will oversee the growth of the Contrast Partner-First Program and drive strategic alliances across MSSPs, GSIs, and technology partners to support rising demand for application-layer threat detection and response.
