People on the Move

BlackBerry Appoints New Chief Security Officer

New CTO David Kleidermacher will be responsible for maintaining BlackBerry’s secure enterprise mobility business.

Mobile device makerBlackBerry (BBRY) has appointed David Kleidermacher as its new chief security officer. In his role, Kleidermacher will be responsible for ensuring the success of BlackBerry’s Product Security organization and driving the company’s initiatives in secure enterprise mobility.

Kleidermacher will also […]

Ingram Micro Exec Tim Acker Jumps Ship to Synnex

Acker will assume the role of vice president of Synnex’s Mobility and Connected Solutions Division after leaving Ingram Micro.

Ex-Ingram Micro (IM) executive Tim Acker has joined Synnex (SNX) as vice president of Mobility and Connected Solutions as the distributor looks to grow its mobile offerings.

In his new role, Acker will work with carriers and […]

Sophos Appoints Joe Levy as CTO

Industry veteran Joe Levy has been appointed as the latest CTO of Sophos, responsible for developing the company’s product vision and strategy.

Security vendor Sophos has appointed Joe Levy as its new chief technology officer, responsible for leading the company’s technology strategy across all theaters.

Levy will also be responsible for helping the company improve its […]

Sam Ramji Named CEO of Open Source Cloud Foundry PaaS Group

Sam Ramji has become the new CEO of the Cloud Foundry Foundation, which supports development of the leading open source cloud-computing platform as a service (PaaS).

The Cloud Foundry Foundation, which oversees the (almost) eponymous open source project for PaaS cloud computing, today announced a new CEO, Sam Ramji, who says he is committed to […]

Hitachi Appoints New Chief Executive for the Americas

Hitachi America has appointed Jack Domme chief executive for the Americas as it looks to expand its Social Innovation Business.

Hitachi America has appointed company veteran Jack Domme as its new chief executive for the Americas as it seeks to provide its management team with more control over key business decisions.

Domme is scheduled to assume […]

President Obama Taps Former Microsoft, VMware Exec for Federal CIO Post

Tony Scott, currently VMware’s CIO who held the same posts at Microsoft and at The Walt Disney Co., is the new U.S. CIO.

Tony Scott, new U.S. CIO

Tony Scott, currentlyVMware’s (VMW) chief information officer (CIO) who held the same posts atMicrosoft (MSFT) and at The Walt Disney Co., is the new U.S. CIO and administrator […]

Toshiba Appoints New Channel Chief

Company veteran Richard Vaughn will assume the role of channel chief for Toshiba’s Business Solutions Division.

Toshiba America Information Systems has appointed company veteran Richard Vaughn as the new director of Channel Sales for its Business Solutions Division.

As the Americas channel chief, Vaughn will be tasked with leading the Business Solutions Division’s channel strategy and […]

Xerox Appoints New U.S. Channel Group President

Xerox has appointed Kurt Schmelz as the head of its new U.S. Channel Group, which brings together the company’s previous entities under a single roof.

Xerox (XRX) has appointed Kurt Schmelz as president of the new U.S. Channel Group within the company’s Channel Partner Operations.

The U.S. Channel Group integrates Xerox’s North American Agent Operations and […]

Adaptive Insights Taps Citrix Chairman as CEO, Commits to Continue Building Partner Network

Adaptive Insights has tapped Citrix chairman Thomas F. Bogan as its CEO. He will be taking on the role to assist with the CPM and BI company’s next phase of expansion and innovation. Here’s his background.

Newly appointed Adaptive Insights CEO Tom Bogan.

Adaptive Insights this week announced it has tappedCitrix (CTXS) chairman Thomas F. Bogan […]

ExtraHop Lands Former EMC Americas Channel Chief for Global Channels

Wire data analyzer ExtraHop has named Leonard Iventosch, a former EMC Americas channel chief, as its new Global Channels vice president.

Leonard Iventosch, ExtraHop’s new channel chief

ExtraHop, a Seattle, WA-based provider of appliances to analyze wire data, has named Leonard Iventosch, a former EMC(EMC) Americas channel chief, as its new Global Channels vice president, the […]