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 29 to October 03.Sage appoints Gretchen O’Hara as EVP of Strategic Partnerships and Business Development: Sage has named Gretchen O’Hara as executive vice president of strategic partnerships and business development. O’Hara, a recognized channel leader with over 25 years of experience, joins from Splunk, a Cisco company, where she served as vice president of worldwide channels and alliances. She previously spent 18 years at Microsoft in leadership roles spanning AI, sustainability, and go-to-market strategy.CrowdStrike appoints Amjad Hussain as Chief Resilience Officer: CrowdStrike has named Amjad Hussain as chief resilience officer, reporting directly to CEO George Kurtz. Hussain brings more than 25 years of experience leading engineering and operational excellence at companies including AWS, Microsoft, and Vanilla.Anthropic names Chris Ciauri as Managing Director of International: Anthropic has appointed former Google Cloud EMEA president Chris Ciauri to lead its international expansion as managing director. Ciauri, who most recently served as CEO of Unily and previously held leadership roles at Salesforce, brings over 25 years of experience scaling enterprise technology businesses globally.
Pax8 appoints Tom Gavin as Chief Marketing and Communications Officer: Pax8 has named Tom Gavin as chief marketing and communications officer, reporting to President and Chief Commerce Officer Nick Heddy. With nearly 30 years of experience across the White House, Salesforce, Coupa, Workato, and the ONE Campaign, Gavin brings a deep background in brand building and growth strategy.Microsoft appoints Alexandra Zagury as Corporate Vice President of Global Channel Sales: Former Cisco partner executive Alexandra Zagury has joined Microsoft as corporate vice president of global channel sales. At Microsoft, she will lead global channel sales under newly promoted Commercial CEO Judson Althoff, as the company strengthens its partner strategy in the era of AI and cloud transformation.Microsoft promotes Judson Althoff to CEO of Commercial Business: Microsoft has promoted Judson Althoff, formerly executive vice president and chief commercial officer, to lead its global commercial operations as CEO. A 13-year Microsoft veteran, Althoff has overseen global sales, partner strategy, and customer solutions, playing a key role in shaping the company’s AI-driven go-to-market model.HP Inc. announces leadership changes across key divisions: HP Inc. has appointed Ketan Patel, currently chief operating officer of global personal systems, as President of Personal Systems division. In a parallel move, HP has appointed Logitech veteran Prakash Arunkundrum as chief strategy and transformation officer, a newly created role focused on long-term strategy, M&A, and AI-driven initiatives. Additionally, George Brasher has been named senior vice president and managing director for North America, extending his 35-year tenure with HP.
Red Hat names Kevin Kennedy interim channel chief: Red Hat has appointed Kevin Kennedy, vice president of North America ecosystem, as interim channel leader. Kennedy, a former Tech Data executive who joined Red Hat in 2022, will oversee partner engagement and ecosystem growth during the transition.
TD SYNNEX appoints David Jordan as Chief Financial Officer: TD SYNNEX has promoted David Jordan to executive vice president and CFO. Jordan, who has served as Americas CFO and head of investor relations since 2021, joined TD SYNNEX in 2014 and has held several senior finance roles. He brings deep expertise in financial planning, M&A, and capital strategy, along with strong relationships across the company’s vendor, customer, and investor ecosystem.
And here are the people moves we've tracked during the week of September 29 to October 03.Sage appoints Gretchen O’Hara as EVP of Strategic Partnerships and Business Development: Sage has named Gretchen O’Hara as executive vice president of strategic partnerships and business development. O’Hara, a recognized channel leader with over 25 years of experience, joins from Splunk, a Cisco company, where she served as vice president of worldwide channels and alliances. She previously spent 18 years at Microsoft in leadership roles spanning AI, sustainability, and go-to-market strategy.CrowdStrike appoints Amjad Hussain as Chief Resilience Officer: CrowdStrike has named Amjad Hussain as chief resilience officer, reporting directly to CEO George Kurtz. Hussain brings more than 25 years of experience leading engineering and operational excellence at companies including AWS, Microsoft, and Vanilla.Anthropic names Chris Ciauri as Managing Director of International: Anthropic has appointed former Google Cloud EMEA president Chris Ciauri to lead its international expansion as managing director. Ciauri, who most recently served as CEO of Unily and previously held leadership roles at Salesforce, brings over 25 years of experience scaling enterprise technology businesses globally.
Pax8 appoints Tom Gavin as Chief Marketing and Communications Officer: Pax8 has named Tom Gavin as chief marketing and communications officer, reporting to President and Chief Commerce Officer Nick Heddy. With nearly 30 years of experience across the White House, Salesforce, Coupa, Workato, and the ONE Campaign, Gavin brings a deep background in brand building and growth strategy.Microsoft appoints Alexandra Zagury as Corporate Vice President of Global Channel Sales: Former Cisco partner executive Alexandra Zagury has joined Microsoft as corporate vice president of global channel sales. At Microsoft, she will lead global channel sales under newly promoted Commercial CEO Judson Althoff, as the company strengthens its partner strategy in the era of AI and cloud transformation.Microsoft promotes Judson Althoff to CEO of Commercial Business: Microsoft has promoted Judson Althoff, formerly executive vice president and chief commercial officer, to lead its global commercial operations as CEO. A 13-year Microsoft veteran, Althoff has overseen global sales, partner strategy, and customer solutions, playing a key role in shaping the company’s AI-driven go-to-market model.HP Inc. announces leadership changes across key divisions: HP Inc. has appointed Ketan Patel, currently chief operating officer of global personal systems, as President of Personal Systems division. In a parallel move, HP has appointed Logitech veteran Prakash Arunkundrum as chief strategy and transformation officer, a newly created role focused on long-term strategy, M&A, and AI-driven initiatives. Additionally, George Brasher has been named senior vice president and managing director for North America, extending his 35-year tenure with HP.
Red Hat names Kevin Kennedy interim channel chief: Red Hat has appointed Kevin Kennedy, vice president of North America ecosystem, as interim channel leader. Kennedy, a former Tech Data executive who joined Red Hat in 2022, will oversee partner engagement and ecosystem growth during the transition.
TD SYNNEX appoints David Jordan as Chief Financial Officer: TD SYNNEX has promoted David Jordan to executive vice president and CFO. Jordan, who has served as Americas CFO and head of investor relations since 2021, joined TD SYNNEX in 2014 and has held several senior finance roles. He brings deep expertise in financial planning, M&A, and capital strategy, along with strong relationships across the company’s vendor, customer, and investor ecosystem.
