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 December 01 - December 05.Lightbeam names Matthew Kelly as Director of Channel and Alliances: Lightbeam has appointed Matthew Kelly to lead its partner and alliance strategy as it scales its identity-centric data security platform across the MSSP ecosystem. Kelly brings more than 15 years of cybersecurity channel experience, including building partner-led growth at CrowdStrike and McAfee, where he helped drive over $280 million in partner-sourced ARR.usecure adds Kevin Lancaster to its board to drive North American channel growth: usecure has appointed Kevin Lancaster as a non-executive director to support its expansion across the North American MSP market. Lancaster is the founder of ID Agent, later acquired by Kaseya, and has long experience building MSP-focused programs and communities.Proofpoint appoints Joyce Kim as Chief Marketing Officer: Proofpoint has named Joyce Kim as CMO to lead global marketing and communications as it deepens its focus on human- and agent-centric security. Kim brings enterprise marketing leadership from Zscaler, Twilio, Genesys, and earlier roles at Google and Microsoft.Orca Security names Gera Dorfman as Chief Product Officer: Orca Security has appointed Gera Dorfman as CPO to lead product strategy for AI-driven, multi-cloud security. Dorfman joins from Check Point, where he led network security products and advanced AI security initiatives.Coalition names Frank Fumarola as Chief Product Officer: Coalition has appointed Frank Fumarola as CPO to lead product strategy as it scales its cyber-risk and Active Insurance offerings globally. Fumarola joins from Nubank, where he oversaw core platforms for nearly 130 million customers, and previously led product and marketing at Pinterest.OneSpan appoints Shaun Bierweiler as Chief Revenue Officer: OneSpan has named Shaun Bierweiler as CRO to oversee global revenue operations across sales, marketing, channels, and customer success. Bierweiler brings more than 20 years of experience scaling SaaS, security, and data-driven businesses. His background includes senior revenue roles at Everfox and Riverbed, as well as leadership positions at Cloudera, Red Hat, and Raytheon.Forcepoint names John Sorensen as Senior Vice President of Americas Sales: Forcepoint has appointed John Sorensen to lead its Americas sales organization as demand grows for AI-era data protection. Sorensen brings more than 30 years of cybersecurity and enterprise sales leadership, most recently running global data security sales at Entrust.Black Duck appoints Roman Telerman as Chief Financial Officer: Black Duck has named Roman Telerman as CFO to support growth in application security. Telerman brings over 15 years of financial and operational leadership, most recently as CFO of MRI Software, where he supported scaling and M&A.Nintex names Tad Finer as Chief Revenue Officer: Nintex has appointed Tad Finer as CRO to lead global revenue strategy as it expands its agentic business orchestration platform. Finer brings more than 20 years of go-to-market leadership, most recently as CRO at Prophix, with prior roles at Workiva, EagleView, HyperGrid, HPE, and Software AG.Keeper Security names Tim Strickland as Chief Revenue Officer: Keeper Security has appointed Tim Strickland as CRO to oversee global revenue strategy amid rising demand for privileged access and identity security. Strickland brings more than 20 years of go-to-market leadership from companies including ZoomInfo and Marketo.
And here are the people moves we've tracked during the week of December 01 - December 05.Lightbeam names Matthew Kelly as Director of Channel and Alliances: Lightbeam has appointed Matthew Kelly to lead its partner and alliance strategy as it scales its identity-centric data security platform across the MSSP ecosystem. Kelly brings more than 15 years of cybersecurity channel experience, including building partner-led growth at CrowdStrike and McAfee, where he helped drive over $280 million in partner-sourced ARR.usecure adds Kevin Lancaster to its board to drive North American channel growth: usecure has appointed Kevin Lancaster as a non-executive director to support its expansion across the North American MSP market. Lancaster is the founder of ID Agent, later acquired by Kaseya, and has long experience building MSP-focused programs and communities.Proofpoint appoints Joyce Kim as Chief Marketing Officer: Proofpoint has named Joyce Kim as CMO to lead global marketing and communications as it deepens its focus on human- and agent-centric security. Kim brings enterprise marketing leadership from Zscaler, Twilio, Genesys, and earlier roles at Google and Microsoft.Orca Security names Gera Dorfman as Chief Product Officer: Orca Security has appointed Gera Dorfman as CPO to lead product strategy for AI-driven, multi-cloud security. Dorfman joins from Check Point, where he led network security products and advanced AI security initiatives.Coalition names Frank Fumarola as Chief Product Officer: Coalition has appointed Frank Fumarola as CPO to lead product strategy as it scales its cyber-risk and Active Insurance offerings globally. Fumarola joins from Nubank, where he oversaw core platforms for nearly 130 million customers, and previously led product and marketing at Pinterest.OneSpan appoints Shaun Bierweiler as Chief Revenue Officer: OneSpan has named Shaun Bierweiler as CRO to oversee global revenue operations across sales, marketing, channels, and customer success. Bierweiler brings more than 20 years of experience scaling SaaS, security, and data-driven businesses. His background includes senior revenue roles at Everfox and Riverbed, as well as leadership positions at Cloudera, Red Hat, and Raytheon.Forcepoint names John Sorensen as Senior Vice President of Americas Sales: Forcepoint has appointed John Sorensen to lead its Americas sales organization as demand grows for AI-era data protection. Sorensen brings more than 30 years of cybersecurity and enterprise sales leadership, most recently running global data security sales at Entrust.Black Duck appoints Roman Telerman as Chief Financial Officer: Black Duck has named Roman Telerman as CFO to support growth in application security. Telerman brings over 15 years of financial and operational leadership, most recently as CFO of MRI Software, where he supported scaling and M&A.Nintex names Tad Finer as Chief Revenue Officer: Nintex has appointed Tad Finer as CRO to lead global revenue strategy as it expands its agentic business orchestration platform. Finer brings more than 20 years of go-to-market leadership, most recently as CRO at Prophix, with prior roles at Workiva, EagleView, HyperGrid, HPE, and Software AG.Keeper Security names Tim Strickland as Chief Revenue Officer: Keeper Security has appointed Tim Strickland as CRO to oversee global revenue strategy amid rising demand for privileged access and identity security. Strickland brings more than 20 years of go-to-market leadership from companies including ZoomInfo and Marketo.
