Latest Tech Hires and People Moves: Week of July 20, 2020

New CEOs, COOs and new Board appointments in Technology this week.

Anitian Names New CEO

Cloud security and compliance automation provider AnitianOpens a new window named enterprise software and data infrastructure veteran Rakesh NarasimhanOpens a new window as their new CEO. Previously, he was the COO of Spaceflight Industries, building three separate multimillion-dollar business units for a disrupter in the space industry.

John Vecchi, CMO of Anitian told Toolbox that with the rising trend of enterprises and government agencies moving applications to the cloud, organizations not only need to get applications to the cloud and to market, faster than ever before, but they need to do it in a way that assures they are secure and compliant to empower today’s remote workers. “Having Rakesh lead Anitian – and our pre-engineered cloud environment – into the next chapter of this massive transformation is tremendously impactful and exciting, as he will lead and expand our unique position to get our customer’s applications to market more securely and up to 80% faster than they’ve ever been able to do it before”, he added.

Flint Brenton Joins Centrify As New Chief Executive Officer

Identity-Centric Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions provider CentrifyOpens a new window named Flint Brenton, the former president and CEO of Digital.ai, as their new Chief Executive Officer. Brenton has previously been CEO of AccelOps, the IT operations security and network performance analytics platform company and Tidal, an application automation software solution provider.

Flint Brenton, in a conversation with Toolbox said that organizations on their digital transformation journeys are struggling to manage identities that are fragmented across hybrid- and multi-cloud environments, which results in data breaches, audit findings, and unnecessary overhead costs. “This is why Gartner rates cloud security as one of the fastest-growing segments of information security.. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to lead Centrify forward as we continue to redefine privileged access management for securing access to the cloud, based on the strength of our cloud architecture.”

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Collibra Expands Executive Team

Data intelligence company CollibraOpens a new window , has appointed Stuart WilsonOpens a new window to Chief Revenue Officer and Aileen BlackOpens a new window to Senior Vice President of Public Sector, a newly-created role. Wilson Joins the organization from Alteryx, where he led the regional sales teams. Black is a respected executive in the public sector area. Recently she built Google’s public sector and led unprecedented growth, making it one of the fastest-growing sectors worldwide.

Exabeam Appoints Adam Geller as Chief Product Officer

SIEM company Exabeam, announced that they have appointed Adam Geller as the new Chief Product Officer. Geller will be responsible for aligning the product and engineering departments to drive strategy and innovation to Exabeam’s portfolio and will be reporting directly to CEO Nir Polak.

Nir Polak, CEO, Exabeam in a comment to Toolbox, said, “A strong product with an equally advanced partner ecosystem play is key for any SIEM solution, and Geller will be responsible for ensuring alignment for our continued success.”

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Carl Grivner Becomes GCX’s New CEO

Global Cloud XchangeOpens a new window (GCX), a leading provider of global next-generation networks, announced that the Company’s Board of Directors had announced Carl Grivner as the new CEO. He brings over 25 years of experience, including 12 years of CEO level experience in major telecommunications companies in North and Central America, Europe, and Asia.

NVIDIA Adds John Dabiri To Board

NVIDIAOpens a new window announced the addition of John Dabiri, a Centennial professor of aeronautics and mechanical engineering at the California Institute of Technology, to its Board of Directors.

ProStar Hires New VP of Marketing

Precision Mapping Solutions provider ProStarOpens a new window , announced the hiring of Matthew BremanOpens a new window as the Company’s new Vice President of Marketing. He will be managing the critical marketing strategies for ProStar, including ProStar’s cloud and mobile Precision Mapping Solutions.

Qumu Appoints TJ Kennedy as President and CEO

Qumu CorporationOpens a new window , the video technology provider for enterprises, announced the appointment of TJ KennedyOpens a new window as the new President and Chief Executive Officer.

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SIOS Gets New Chief Operating Officer

SIOS TechnologyOpens a new window , provider of intelligent application availability, announced the appointment of Masahiro AraiOpens a new window to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer. “When a system, database, or application fails, organizations require high availability protection to keep systems up and running and minimize the risk of lost revenue and unhappy customers,” said Masahiro Arai, COO, SIOS Technology in conversation with Toolbox. “SIOS offers solutions to meet both high availability and disaster recovery needs across operating systems, infrastructure, and applications.”

Chris Corrado Becomes Sitehands’ New CEO

SitehandsOpens a new window , the technology company defining the next generation of IT field services, has appointed Chris CorradoOpens a new window as the new CEO.

Whereoware Welcomes John Schneider as Chief Technology Officer

Digital Agency WhereowareOpens a new window announced the addition of John SchneiderOpens a new window as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Schneider will lead and mentor Whereoware’s web development and technical services team.“Technology and development are at the core of our connected, multi-channel solutions, enabling transformative growth for our clients. Adding John to the executive leadership team demonstrates our commitment to innovation and excellence, and prepares us to grow even faster as a company.” said Michael Mathias, CEO at Whereoware, about the appointment.

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