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 September 15 to September 19.HPE names Phil Mottram as Chief Sales Officer: HPE has appointed Phil Mottram as executive vice president and chief sales officer. Mottram, who previously led HPE Aruba Networking and most recently served as EVP of Growth Markets, brings more than 30 years of global sales and leadership experience across telecommunications and IT. He will oversee worldwide sales for servers, hybrid cloud, and the partner ecosystem.Keepit names Jan Ursi as VP of Global Channels: Keepit has appointed Jan Ursi as vice president of global channels to lead its worldwide partner strategy and expand its channel ecosystem. Ursi brings extensive experience from Rubrik, UiPath, Nutanix, Infoblox, and earlier roles at NetScreen and Juniper, with a track record of scaling businesses through partner-driven growth.
CyberMaxx names Anthony Cali as CRO: CyberMaxx has appointed Anthony Cali as chief revenue officer. Cali brings more than 18 years of technology sales and leadership experience, including his role as CEO of Cipher North America where he scaled the business through the channel and grew revenue by over 700%.HPE names Keith Moran as VP of North America Storage Sales: HPE has appointed Keith Moran as vice president of storage and data services in North America. Moran brings 26 years of experience, including leadership roles at Weka, Nutanix, and NetApp. At Weka, he served as vice president of Americas, where his team earned “Global Theater of the Year” in FY24.Netrio names Elizabeth Fogarty as General Counsel and Pete Salamanca as COO: Netrio has appointed Tibby Fogarty to lead legal and human resources functions and Pete Salamanca to oversee service delivery and business operations. Fogarty brings extensive experience in legal strategy across M&A, compliance, and corporate governance, while Salamanca joins from Navisite, where he drove global operations and customer experience as COO.Immersive names Aniket Menon as CPO and Thanos Karpouzis as CTO: Immersive has appointed Aniket Menon as chief product officer and Thanos Karpouzis as chief technology officer to advance its unified cyber readiness platform, Immersive One. Menon, formerly VP of Product at Rapid7, brings more than 15 years of experience driving security operations, exposure management, and cloud security innovation. Karpouzis, previously Immersive’s VP of Engineering and former CTO at CoachHub, adds a strong track record in AI-driven product development and large-scale platform engineering.CyberArk names Omer Grossman Chief Trust Officer and Head of CYBR Unit; appoints Ariel Pisetzky as CIO: CyberArk has promoted Omer Grossman, its CIO since 2022, to the newly created role of chief trust officer and head of the CYBR Unit, where he will focus on strengthening customer and partner trust, executive engagement, and thought leadership. Ariel Pisetzky, formerly VP of Information Technology & Cyber at Taboola, joins as CIO to lead IT operations, business applications, data and AI, and security.Buchanan Technologies names Mike Werblun as CEO: Buchanan Technologies has appointed Mike Werblun as chief executive officer. Werblun brings extensive experience in scaling IT services organizations and driving customer success, most recently serving in senior leadership roles across the technology services sector.MIND names Jimmy Tsang as CMO: MIND has appointed Jimmy Tsang as chief marketing officer to lead global brand strategy and go-to-market expansion. Tsang, who joined the company in 2023 as VP of Marketing, has more than 20 years of experience in cybersecurity and marketing, including leadership roles at Pondurance and IBM Security.
And here are the people moves we've tracked during the week of September 15 to September 19.HPE names Phil Mottram as Chief Sales Officer: HPE has appointed Phil Mottram as executive vice president and chief sales officer. Mottram, who previously led HPE Aruba Networking and most recently served as EVP of Growth Markets, brings more than 30 years of global sales and leadership experience across telecommunications and IT. He will oversee worldwide sales for servers, hybrid cloud, and the partner ecosystem.Keepit names Jan Ursi as VP of Global Channels: Keepit has appointed Jan Ursi as vice president of global channels to lead its worldwide partner strategy and expand its channel ecosystem. Ursi brings extensive experience from Rubrik, UiPath, Nutanix, Infoblox, and earlier roles at NetScreen and Juniper, with a track record of scaling businesses through partner-driven growth.
CyberMaxx names Anthony Cali as CRO: CyberMaxx has appointed Anthony Cali as chief revenue officer. Cali brings more than 18 years of technology sales and leadership experience, including his role as CEO of Cipher North America where he scaled the business through the channel and grew revenue by over 700%.HPE names Keith Moran as VP of North America Storage Sales: HPE has appointed Keith Moran as vice president of storage and data services in North America. Moran brings 26 years of experience, including leadership roles at Weka, Nutanix, and NetApp. At Weka, he served as vice president of Americas, where his team earned “Global Theater of the Year” in FY24.Netrio names Elizabeth Fogarty as General Counsel and Pete Salamanca as COO: Netrio has appointed Tibby Fogarty to lead legal and human resources functions and Pete Salamanca to oversee service delivery and business operations. Fogarty brings extensive experience in legal strategy across M&A, compliance, and corporate governance, while Salamanca joins from Navisite, where he drove global operations and customer experience as COO.Immersive names Aniket Menon as CPO and Thanos Karpouzis as CTO: Immersive has appointed Aniket Menon as chief product officer and Thanos Karpouzis as chief technology officer to advance its unified cyber readiness platform, Immersive One. Menon, formerly VP of Product at Rapid7, brings more than 15 years of experience driving security operations, exposure management, and cloud security innovation. Karpouzis, previously Immersive’s VP of Engineering and former CTO at CoachHub, adds a strong track record in AI-driven product development and large-scale platform engineering.CyberArk names Omer Grossman Chief Trust Officer and Head of CYBR Unit; appoints Ariel Pisetzky as CIO: CyberArk has promoted Omer Grossman, its CIO since 2022, to the newly created role of chief trust officer and head of the CYBR Unit, where he will focus on strengthening customer and partner trust, executive engagement, and thought leadership. Ariel Pisetzky, formerly VP of Information Technology & Cyber at Taboola, joins as CIO to lead IT operations, business applications, data and AI, and security.Buchanan Technologies names Mike Werblun as CEO: Buchanan Technologies has appointed Mike Werblun as chief executive officer. Werblun brings extensive experience in scaling IT services organizations and driving customer success, most recently serving in senior leadership roles across the technology services sector.MIND names Jimmy Tsang as CMO: MIND has appointed Jimmy Tsang as chief marketing officer to lead global brand strategy and go-to-market expansion. Tsang, who joined the company in 2023 as VP of Marketing, has more than 20 years of experience in cybersecurity and marketing, including leadership roles at Pondurance and IBM Security.
