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Cisco names Oliver Tuszik as global sales chief
Networking and connectivity giant Cisco has announced the appointment of Oliver Tuszik as its new executive vice president of global sales. Tuszik will join Cisco’s executive leadership team from April 27, formally replacing Gary Steele, whose departure was first announced by the firm back in February. A long-time company veteran, Tuszik has spent more than a decade at Cisco and…
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Anthropic expands in Europe with new roles and EMEA chief – Computerworld
“Hiring locally in Europe could be to ensure that its offerings down the line are tuned to European requirements that may not fully align with that of the US – particularly related to AI governance,” said Abhishek Sengupta, practice director at Everest Group. “There could also be potential business incentives aligned to local operations as more and more countries announce…
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Nasuni names former Veracode chief Sam King as CEO
Nasuni has announced the appointment of Sam King as its new chief executive officer, as the hybrid cloud storage provider looks to its next phase of growth. The former Veracode CEO succeeds Paul Flanagan, who retires following eight years in the role. Flanagan will remain on the company’s board of directors as non-executive chairman to aid with the leadership transition,…
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Businesses must get better at sharing cyber information, urges former GCHQ chief
The former head of GCHQ has warned businesses face increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks on critical national infrastructure (CNI), urging firms to pay closer attention to geopolitics and collaborate on fighting the next generation of threats. Jeremy Fleming, who served as director of the agency from 2017 to 2023, says the ‘big four’ – generally understood as China, Russia, North Korea,…
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Meet SailPoint’s new chief technology officer
Enterprise identity security specialist SailPoint has announced the appointment of Chandra Gnanasambandam as its new executive vice president of product and chief technology officer. A seasoned industry executive, Gnanasambandam joins the business following two decades at McKinsey & Company, where he most recently co-led the company’s global high-tech practice. He brings extensive expertise across both product management and engineering, having…
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AMD names new VAR and SI commercial sales chief for EMEA
Computer hardware and processor manufacturer AMD has announced the appointment of James Blackman as head of VAR and SI commercial sales for the EMEA region. A seasoned industry veteran, Blackman brings more than 30 years’ experience to the role and has spent more than 13 years at AMD, most recently leading the firm’s HP sales activity across EMEA. In his…
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Panasonic Toughbook names new European channel chief
Panasonic’s Mobile Solutions Business Division has announced the appointment of Damien Fernandez as European channel and partner manager for the TOUGHBOOK brand. A seasoned channel veteran, Fernandez arrives with more than a decade of industry experience, including extensive knowledge of designing and executing channel growth strategies. Previously, he served in various channel and sales leadership positions at networking firm Extreme…
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Kirsty Walker named as Agilitas’ new chief financial officer
Global channel services giant Agilitas has announced the appointment of Kirsty Walker as its new chief financial officer (CFO), commencing later this month. The seasoned finance executive brings more than 25 years’ experience to the role, having most recently served as senior commercial finance manager at logistics and supply chain solutions provider Wincanton. During her time there, she was responsible…
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Chief AI Officers Are Emerging as Lynchpin in AI Success
Senior executives from Dell are urging enterprise leaders across the Asia-Pacific region to create chief AI officer roles and to adopt a “top-down” approach to AI implementation. While 2024 has primarily seen early adopters experimenting with AI in production, Dell anticipates a pivotal shift in 2025, with more enterprises transitioning from proof-of-concept initiatives to deploying AI as core projects that…
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UK Cyber Risks Are ‘Widely Underestimated,’ Warns Security Chief
In his first speech on Tuesday, the new head of the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre warned that the country’s cyber risks are “widely underestimated.” Richard Horne, who took the position in October, says that hostile activity has “increased in frequency, sophistication and intensity,” largely from foreign actors in Russia and China. He highlighted the ransomware attacks on the British…
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