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SolarWinds and its Board of Directors have named Sudhakar Ramakrishna as the company's new President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors, each to become effective on January 4, 2021. "Following an extensive and thorough search, we are delighted to welcome Sudhakar Ramakrishna as SolarWinds' new CEO as we embark on an exciting new chapter in the company's history," said Bill Bock, Chairman of the Board of SolarWinds.
Security stalwarts praised the bill's alignment with existing standards and best practices, as well as its meaning for IoT devices - which have long been plagued by security and privacy issues. The IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act has several different parts.
Arctic Wolf announced the addition of Bob Skelley as Senior Vice President of Global Channels. Before joining Arctic Wolf, Bob served as the Chief Executive Officer of The Channel Company, where he oversaw the team responsible for being the IT Channel's go-to source for communication, recruitment, enablement, engagement, demand generation, and market intelligence.
Donald Trump's presidential campaign website was briefly hacked and defaced tonight. It claimed, alongside US government seals, "This site was seized" because "The world has had enough of the fake news spreaded [sic] daily by President Donald J Trump."
Adlumin announced the appointment of Jim Adams as Vice President, Worldwide Channels. Adams is based out of the Boston area and will be responsible for building and executing partner strategies across all partner types including global system integrators, MSSPs, value-added resellers, distributors and services partners.
Ivanti announced it has appointed Melissa Puls as senior vice president and chief marketing officer. Puls brings decades of experience to Ivanti with a strong track record of fueling growth thru a customer-centric approach and integrating marketing strategies for acquired companies.
Virsec announced the appointment of Jim Sortino as Vice President of U.S. sales. Sortino is tasked with upleveling Virsec's national sales strategy to reach new enterprise and channel-focused customers throughout the U.S. Sortino brings more than 19 years of security and sales leadership experience to Virsec, with a proven track record of increased sales and growth for companies of all sizes, from startups to global organizations.
The Telecommunications Industry Association announced that Melissa Newman was hired to serve as the Vice President of Government Affairs. Newman brings extensive experience in the telecommunications industry, most recently serving as the VP of External Affairs and Senior Legal Counsel at Transit Wireless.
At Okta, Antar will report directly to Hector Aguilar, Okta's President of Technology, and will be responsible for enabling seamless experiences for Okta customers and employees. "Customer success is core to everything we do at Okta, and is more important than ever as we work to support our customers amidst the current health crisis. Customer success and employee enablement and productivity go hand-in-hand, which is why we're committed to empowering the Okta team to thrive in a Dynamic Work environment," said Hector Aguilar, President of Technology, Okta.
McAfee announced the appointment of Venkat Bhamidipati as executive vice president and chief financial officer effective September 2, 2020. Bhamidipati joins McAfee from Providence, a healthcare company with $25B in annual revenues, where he was executive vice president and chief financial officer.