About Zach
Zach Thompson
News Editor
Zach has experience with filmmaking, magazine writing, and a curiosity about the world and the stories of the people around him. He is accustomed to the city life, but likes to get away to visit family when he can. Zach loves to create and when he is not in the office, he is usually drawing, writing fiction stories, or watching a movie.
Former TechDay team member.
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Genesis appoints Peter Benson as group security head
Fri, 22nd Jul 2022
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cloud services
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linkedin
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security
Peter Benson appointed as Group Security Head & acting Digital Employee Experience Platform Owner for Genesis Enterprise Technology. #security #digital.
Code Climate appoints Kathleen Rohrecker as marketing senior vice president
Fri, 22nd Jul 2022
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partner programmes
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microsoft
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oracle
Kathleen Rohrecker joins engineering management platform Code Climate as SVP, with a strong track record of scaling growth-stage tech companies.
Cerby appoints Kurt Greening as sales head
Fri, 22nd Jul 2022
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digital transformation
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cloud security
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netapp
Kurt Greening, former Public Sector Cloud Security Leader at Palo Alto Networks, has joined Cerby as sales head to expand their target markets.
Brightcove appoints Dan Freund as chief revenue officer
Fri, 22nd Jul 2022
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oracle
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brightcove
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cro
Dan Freund will join Brightcove as chief revenue officer on August 1, 2022, responsible for global sales and customer success.
Red Hat appoints Matt Hicks as president & CEO
Fri, 15th Jul 2022
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hybrid cloud
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open source
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customers
Red Hat appoints Matt Hicks as new CEO after his successful leadership in the company's product strategy and development.
Pluralsight appoints Somit Goyal as president & chief operating officer
Fri, 15th Jul 2022
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saas
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microsoft
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pluralsight
Somit Goyal appointed president and COO of Pluralsight, bringing 20+ years of experience, including leadership roles at Microsoft.
Plume bolsters team with 3 new execs
Fri, 15th Jul 2022
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risk & compliance
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data privacy
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data security
Plume appoints Iman Abbasi as CHRO, Shari Piré as chief legal & sustainability officer, and Kiran Edara as CDO, strengthening leadership.
LogRhythm boosts team with new leaders
Fri, 15th Jul 2022
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devops
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siem
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apm
LogRhythm names David Rizzo as CTO, David Kluzak as CRO, and promotes Andrew Hollister to CISO, strengthening executive leadership team.
Dataminr appoints Dave DeWalt as Chair of its New Corporate Market Advisory Board
Fri, 15th Jul 2022
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job moves
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intersec
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partners
Dataminr partners with NightDragon for growth, forming a corporate board led by Dave DeWalt to address cyber-physical security challenges.
Code Climate appoints Marcy Campbell as Code Climate board of directors
Fri, 15th Jul 2022
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devops
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martech
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commerce systems
Boomi CRO Marcy Campbell joins Code Climate's board, bringing 30+ yrs of experience in global sales and leadership roles.
Cerby appoints Matthew (Matt) Chiodi as chief trust officer
Fri, 15th Jul 2022
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firewalls
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cloud security
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breach prevention
Matt Chiodi, ex-Palo Alto Networks CSO, joins Cerby as Chief Trust Officer to bolster platform security, privacy, and trust.
BrainStorm appoints Dharmesh Rowjee as project & operations manager
Fri, 15th Jul 2022
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devops
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apm
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software development
Dharmesh Rowjee becomes full-time Project & Operations Manager at BrainStorm, bringing IT expertise and entrepreneurial spirit.
Aera uses Decision Intelligence to forge the future of work
Wed, 13th Jul 2022
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Aera Technology is transforming the future of work through Decision Intelligence, enabling companies to automate and speed decision-making at scale.
Start Beyond appoints Angus Stevens as CEO
Fri, 8th Jul 2022
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edutech
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ar, vr & metaverse
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education, learning & training
Start Beyond promotes Angus Stevens to CEO, tasked with building new partnerships and projects; one of the first is a VR therapy for autistic youth.
Quad9 appoints Mary O'Brien as Foundation Council
Fri, 8th Jul 2022
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motorola
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ibm
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technology gifts
Mary O'Brien, renowned engineer and cybersecurity executive, has joined Quad9's Foundation Council to protect the free Internet.
PPRO appoints Rahul Raswant as chief financial officer
Fri, 8th Jul 2022
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risk & compliance
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mba
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legal
Former Wayfair Europe finance chief Rahul Raswant appointed as new CFO of PPRO, a fintech company, as Götz Möller steps down.
MetricStream appoints Gaurav Kapoor & Prasad Sabbineni as co-CEOs
Fri, 8th Jul 2022
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risk & compliance
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metricstream
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job moves
Gaurav Kapoor and Prasad Sabbineni have been appointed as co-CEOs of MetricStream, an established GRC market leader, after Bruce Dahlgren's advisory role.
Broadridge appoints Tyler Derr as chief technology officer
Fri, 8th Jul 2022
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saas
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fintech
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cybersecurity
Broadridge, a fintech serving governance, capital markets, and wealth management, appoints Tyler Derr as new CTO to lead global tech teams and innovation.
annalise.ai appoints Lakshmi Gudapakkam & Dr Rick as CEO & chief medical officer
Fri, 8th Jul 2022
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healthtech
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strategy
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global expansion
annalise.ai appoints Lakshmi Gudapakkam as CEO to accelerate global expansion plans & AI radiology tool development; Dr Rick Abramson as CMO.
Siemon appoints Valerie Maguire as service to the company & industry
Fri, 1st Jul 2022
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leadership
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ieee
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siemon
Valerie Maguire, BSEE, retires after 30 years of service at Siemon, leaving behind pioneering work in optical fiber cabling and more.