Rapid7, Mimecast, NTT Data Group, Microsoft, Anthropic and Veeam are among the companies that made significant executive moves last month.
New CEOs of Rapid7, Mimecast and NTT Data Group were among the biggest executive moves in the channel in June 2026.
Taking those spots, respectively, were Wael Mohamed, formerly of Forescout; Ranjan Singh, formerly of Kaseya; and Kazuhiko Nakayama, with NTT since 1989.
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June 2026 Tech Executive Moves
Microsoft, Anthropic and Veeam were among other tech companies to make significant executive moves during the month as companies invested in talent for overseeing sales, technology and partners. Those executives, respectively, were:
- Mike Jackson, formerly with Target
- Teresa Carlson, formerly of General Catalyst
- Mika Yamamoto, formerly of Freshworks
Read on for more of the 30 notable IT executive moves in June 2026.
Leo Leung
DigitalOcean brought on Leung in June as CMO.
Leung joined the Broomfield, Colo.-based AI-native cloud provider after about a year with Google. He left Google with the title of director of product management for AI and computing infrastructure, according to his LinkedIn account.
His resume includes about eight years with Oracle. He left the vendor in 2025 as group vice president for product marketing.
DigitalOcean has a partner program for systems integrators and other solution provider business models.
Wael Mohamed
Mohamed became CEO of Rapid7 in June, succeeding Corey Thomas, who became executive chairman of the board.
Mohamed has served as a board member of the Boston-based AI-powered managed cybersecurity operations provider since April 2025, according to his LinkedIn account. He previously served as a managing partner of cybersecurity-focused investment firm Global Forward Capital, which he founded in 2018.
His resume includes serving as CEO of Forescout, which he led through two strategic acquisitions. He left Forescout in 2023.
He also led Trend Micro Group in successive roles over 11 years, culminating in president, COO and member of the board, according to a Rapid7 announcement.
Rapid7’s top channel goals for 2026 include adding more qualified partners and improving partner profitability, according to CRN’s 2026 Channel Chiefs.
Colin Fleming
OpenAI hired Fleming as CMO in June.
Fleming came to the San Francisco-based AI vendor after about two years with ServiceNow. He left ServiceNow with the title of executive vice president and CMO, according to his LinkedIn account.
His resume includes about 13 years with Salesforce. He left the company in 2024 as executive vice president of global marketing.
Kazuhiko Nakayama
Nakayama started in June as NTT Data Group’s president and CEO, succeeding Yutaka Sasaki.
Nakayama previously served as CFO, senior executive vice president and representative director of the Tokyo-based company—No. 3 on CRN’s 2026 Solution Provider 500.
He has worked at NTT since 1989, rising through the ranks from sales associate to finance manager, senior vice president of finance and other executive roles, according to his LinkedIn account.
Ranjan Singh
Mimecast promoted Singh to the CEO role in June, succeeding Marc van Zadelhoff, who will continue as a board adviser.
Singh joined the London-based security vendor in 2025 as chief product and technology officer, helping to deliver more than 100 net-new products and enhancements over the past year, according to a Mimecast statement.
He previously served as Kaseya’s CPO for about four years, according to his LinkedIn account. He held responsibility across seven business units and a portfolio of more than 40 SaaS products, contributing to more than $1.5 billion in revenue.
Mimecast has about 5,000 partners worldwide, according to CRN’s 2026 Channel Chiefs.
Mika Yamamoto
Veeam brought on Yamamoto in June as its chief marketing and customer AI officer.
Yamamoto joined the Seattle-based data product vendor after about three years with Freshworks, according to her LinkedIn account. She left Freshworks with the title of chief integrated customer growth officer. In that role, she led “global efforts to drive enterprise transformation, accelerating growth by eliminating friction and delivering delightful, impactful experiences that empower our customers to succeed.”
Her resume includes about five years with F5, leaving in 2023 as chief customer engagement and marketing officer.
Veeam has about 34,000 partners worldwide, according to CRN’s 2026 Channel Chiefs.
Teresa Carlson
Carlson joined Anthropic in June, taking on the role of global leader for public sector business.
Carlson came to the San Francisco-based AI vendor after about three years with General Catalyst. She left the venture capital firm with the title of president of the General Catalyst Institute, according to her LinkedIn account.
Her resume includes about a year as president and chief commercial officer of Flexport, leaving the company in 2023, and about 11 years on and off with Microsoft, leaving in 2022 as a corporate vice president.
Mike Jackson
Microsoft promoted Jackson to permanent chief digital safety officer in June after he served in the role on an interim basis.
In this role with the Redmond, Wash.-based technology giant, Jackson leads “a global team responsible for advancing trust in Microsoft by ensuring every person is protected against harmful and illegal online content, ensuring that AI systems safeguard the most vulnerable (including children and youth), and by engaging with lawmakers, governments, NGOs, and regulators to proactively shape digital safety policy and regulation,” according to his LinkedIn account.
He has been with Microsoft for about seven years, ascending the ranks from senior director and assistant general counsel for investigations, compliance and ethics to general manager and associate general counsel and head of legal and AI governance.
Jackson previously worked at Target for about three years, leaving in 2020 as a director and employee relations counsel.
Microsoft has 500,000 partners worldwide, according to CRN’s 2026 Channel Chiefs.
Amie Thuener
Thuener started in June as Broadcom’s CFO, succeeding Kirsten Spears.
Thuener came to the Palo Alto, Calif.-based chipmaker after about 13 years with Alphabet, according to her LinkedIn account. She left the Google parent with the title of vice president, chief accounting officer and corporate controller, roles in which she was “responsible for the company’s global accounting policy, SEC reporting, finance advice and support for all M&A activities, and Treasury controllership.”
Broadcom’s top channel goals for 2026 include improving partner profitability and increasing the amount of professional services going through partners, according to CRN’s 2026 Channel Chiefs.
James Brown
Brown joined CyberSentriq in June as chief strategy officer.
In this role with the Galway, Ireland-based cybersecurity vendor, he will bring “security, backup and recovery together for 4,000+ MSP/VAR partners and 125,000 SMBs,” according to his LinkedIn account.
Brown previously worked at Akamai Technologies for about three years, leaving with the title of senior director of product management for AI and field. He joined Akamai with the acquisition of Ondat in 2023, where he worked as chief product officer for about two years.
Roman Bukary
Acumatica brought on Bukary in June, tasking him with the role of senior vice president of partner strategy and programs.
In this role with the Bellevue, Wash.-based cloud ERP provider, he will “lead Acumatica’s global partner strategy and programs—driving ecosystem growth, partner-sourced revenue, and customer success across our VAR and ISV network,” according to his LinkedIn account.
His resume includes about two years as CRO with Netgain Solutions and about three years with Phenom. He left Phenom in 2024 as a vice president.
Acumatica has about 300 partners worldwide, according to CRN’s 2026 Channel Chiefs.
Rob Hornish
Five9 hired Hornish in June as its chief sales officer.
In this role with the San Ramon, Calif.-based customer experience (CX) platform provider, Hornish leads “the GTM organization for Five9 globally” and “alignment with the direct teams and partners to build on the established trust in the brand and bring disciplined, customer-first execution to the next stage of growth,” according to his LinkedIn account.
His resume includes about four years with Redaptive, leading “the company’s go-to-market transformation in the energy-as-a-service market,” according to a Five9 statement. He served as McAfee’s Americas senior vice president for about two years, delivering $300 million in revenue during his time there and helping position the company to go public and eventually sell for $4 billion.
Five9 has about 1,400 partners worldwide, according to CRN’s 2026 Channel Chiefs.
Seok-Hee Lee
Lee returned to Intel in June, taking on the role of executive vice president for Intel Foundry.
In this role with the Santa Clara, Calif.-based chipmaker, Lee leads “all advanced packaging, system integration, back-end technology development, and back-end manufacturing, strengthening Intel’s ability to deliver differentiated, system-level innovation for customers,” according to his LinkedIn account.
He joined Intel after serving as president and CEO at SK On for about three years and after more than nine years of leadership positions with sister company SK Hynix. He served as SK Hynix’s president and CEO for about three years until 2022.
SK Hynix made headlines Friday for going public in the U.S., marking the largest U.S. share sale in history by a foreign company.
Lee worked at Intel for about 10 years previously, leaving in 2010 as a process integration manager.
Intel’s partner program goals for 2026 include focusing on top “prestige” tier partners, increased focus on deal-based incentives and increasing partner-sourced revenue, according to CRN’s 2026 Partner Program Guide.
Jim Fanning
Hatz AI brought on Fanning in June as president.
Fanning came to the New York-based MSP AI product vendor after about a year with Oracle, according to his LinkedIn account. He left Oracle with the title of senior vice president of financial services for the data platform.
In that role, he helped “customers maximize value from the Oracle database and platform products, including Oracle Database 23ai, designed to integrate AI capabilities into the database for enhanced application development and mission-critical workloads.”
His resume includes about two years as vice president of sales for Databricks, leaving in 2025, and about 13 years with Amazon Web Services, leaving in 2023 as director of North America global financial services.
Hatz AI sits at about 1,000 MSP partners.
Rohan Kumar
Kumar started with Salesforce in June as president and chief platform officer.
Kumar came to the San Francisco-based CRM software vendor after about 28 years with Microsoft, according to his LinkedIn account.
He left Microsoft with the title of corporate vice president for the security business. In the role, he led “the engineering organization building Microsoft’s next-generation AI-powered data security, compliance, privacy, and data governance solutions.”
Past Microsoft roles include CVP for Azure Data and partner general manager for SQL Server.
Anand Swaminathan
In June, Sage hired Swaminathan as chief strategy officer.
In this role with the Newcastle upon Tyne, England-based business software provider, Swaminathan “leads Sage’s corporate strategy, growth priorities, and long-term value creation agenda, working closely with the Executive Leadership Team to support the execution of Sage’s strategy,” according to his LinkedIn account.
He came to Sage after about 10 years with McKinsey & Co. He left the consulting giant with the title of senior partner and leader of the firm’s Lilli generative AI platform, used by more than 70 percent of McKinsey “daily for analysis, creation, and innovation by tapping into both external knowledge and over 95-years worth of insights and content within McKinsey’s corpus.”
Sage’s top channel goals for the year include adding more qualified partners and encouraging partners to sell a broader part of the portfolio, according to CRN’s 2026 Channel Chiefs.
Dave Young
Young became executive vice president and COO at CACI International in June.
Young joined the Reston, Va.-based company—No. 20 on CRN’s 2026 Solution Provider 500—after about five years on and off with Lockheed Martin, according to his LinkedIn account. He left Lockheed with the title of vice president and general manager for the national security space business, which brought in about $7 billion in revenue last year.
His resume includes about four years with CAES as COO, leaving in 2024, the year Honeywell acquired the $1 billion defense electronics provider.
Stuart Itkin
Itkin joined Aethon Security in June, taking on the role of CMO.
Itkin came to the Middleburg, Va.-based MSP after about a year with FutureFeed. He left FutureFeed with the title of chief revenue officer and chief security evangelist, according to his LinkedIn account.
His resume includes about two years with NeoSystems. He left the company in 2025 with the title of senior vice president and CMO.
Nicole Michaels
Slalom in June brought on Michaels as a managing director and global insurance leader.
At Slalom, she “will partner with Slalom teams and insurance customers to shape strategies, modernize operations, and deliver meaningful growth across the insurance ecosystem, including property & casualty, commercial and specialty, personal lines, life, annuity, retirement, and employee benefits,” according to a company statement.
The Seattle-based company—No. 33 on CRN’s 2026 Solution Provider 500—hired Michaels after about 13 years with EY, according to her LinkedIn account. She left the consulting giant as a principal for the insurance advisory practice.
Her resume includes about 18 years with Accenture, leaving in 2011 as a senior executive.
Pallavi Singh
Singh became vice president of AI and data advisory at Genpact in June.
In this role, she will “shape the AI agenda for boards and executive teams—defining vision, investment priorities, and enterprise roadmaps that tie directly to P&L, risk, and competitive position” and “direct the design of enterprise-scale AI operating models—spanning Agentic AI, GenAI, governed data platforms, and Responsible AI governance—that move organizations from pilots to production at scale,” according to her LinkedIn account.
Singh joined the New York-based consulting firm after about two years at Providence India. She left as executive director of AI and data for enterprise transformation.
In that role, she “Built and scaled a 185+ member Global Capability Center (GCC) across Data Engineering, Data Science, Analytics, AI, and Product, establishing the organization within 6 months” and “delivered AI solutions generating $1B+ in business impact, including a cardiac risk prediction model identifying 76% of high-risk events, and a patient churn model contributing to $600M in realized revenue,” according to her LinkedIn account.
Diego Merino
Echelon Risk + Cyber hired Merino as its director of channel and strategic accounts in June.
In this role, he will be “building and expanding Echelon’s national channel and strategic partner ecosystem across the United States” and “work closely with trusted advisors, TSDs, MSPs, MSSPs, resellers, and technology partners to help bring Echelon’s cybersecurity consulting, managed security, compliance, and risk advisory services to organizations looking to strengthen their security posture,” according to his LinkedIn account.
The Pittsburgh-based cybersecurity consulting firm recruited Merino after he worked at CyberMaxx for about a year. At CyberMaxx, he drove “channel growth across the NY Metro and Northeast market by building strategic relationships with Trusted Advisors, sub-agents, MSPs, MSSPs, and TSDs including Telarus, Sandler, Avant, AppDirect, and Intelisys.”
Nidhi Pandey
Pandey became CIO at Constl in June.
She joined the Gurgaon, India-based telecommunications company after about four years with Airtel International, according to her LinkedIn account. She left Airtel with the title of vice president and head of architecture.
Her resume includes about two years with HPE. She left HPE in 2022 as CTO of industry verticals.
Tim Sykes
Sykes joined Redcentric in June as CFO.
The North Yorkshire, England-based MSP recruited Sykes after he worked at Proactis for about four years as CEO and 15 years as CFO. He led the source-to-pay software provider through its 2021 acquisition by Pollen Street Capital and DBAY Advisors.
During his time with Proactis, he “increased new business intake from £11m (2018) to £20m (2022)” and “led the sales process (including leading all due diligence and acquisition processes) that delivered a c.£100m (c.£145m EV) acquisition in July 2021 (versus £10m Market Cap at the low point), taking share price from a low point of 10p to an exit price of 75p,” according to his LinkedIn account.
Brian Columbus
Engineer Up brought on Columbus in June as vice president of sales.
Columbus came to the Atlanta-based IT services provider after about four years with Coretek, according to his LinkedIn account. He was an account executive.
His resume includes about four years with Netrix, leaving in 2022 as a senior account executive.
Eduardo Fayh
In June, Caylent hired Fayh as president and COO.
In this role, he will be “operationalizing Caylent’s AI-first services model and scaling the company’s foundation to serve even more enterprise customers through their continued growth,” according to a company statement.
The Irvine, Calif.-based company—No. 222 on CRN’s 2026 Solution Provider 500—hired Fayh after he worked at Globant for about three years. He left the company as vice president of delivery, during which time he “led the Automotive Studio Portfolio in North America, managing 400+ consultants across 10+ countries” and “championed innovation and operational excellence, fostering a culture of continuous improvement to enhance efficiency and client impact,” according to his LinkedIn account.
His resume includes about 13 years with Thoughtworks, leaving the company in 2023 as executive delivery principal.
Richard Harter
Magna5 promoted Harter to COO in June.
In this role, he “will be responsible for advancing the quality, consistency, and scalability of Magna5’s service delivery model across the enterprise” and incorporate “new service offerings into a standardized delivery framework, strengthening operational alignment across the organization, and helping ensure a smooth experience for customers as Magna5 integrates acquired businesses,” according to a company statement.
Harter previously served as senior vice president of service delivery at the Canonsburg, Pa.-based company—a member of CRN’s 2026 MSP 500. He’s been with the company for about four years.
His resume includes about three years with Datrose, leaving as senior vice president of business operations and client services.
John Quinn
Quinn in June was hired as CFO of Impact Networking.
The Lake Forest, Ill.-based company—No. 172 on CRN’s 2026 Solution Provider 500—brought on Quinn after he worked at HSBC for more than 20 years. He left HSBC with the title of Americas chief transformation officer and CFO of infrastructure.
At HSBC, “he led the planning and execution of a $1.5 billion enterprise transformation program, one that improved Return on Tangible Equity from 8.5% to 13.5% and generated $2 billion in sustainable operating efficiencies that were reinvested in growth and digitization initiatives,” according to an Impact statement.
He was also founding partner of Pinnacle Performance Group, which is “a strategic finance and CFO advisory firm that partners with growth-stage technology, fintech, and regulated businesses along with their CEOs, boards, founders, and investors,” according to his LinkedIn account.
Robert Hennegan
CyrusOne brought on Hennegan in June as senior vice president of U.S. operations.
In that role, he “will lead the company’s U.S. operations organization, with responsibility for performance, reliability, and scalability across its expanding data center portfolio,” according to a company statement.
Hennegan came to the Dallas-based company—No. 53 on CRN’s 2026 Solution Provider 500—after about 11 years with Facebook parent Meta, according to his LinkedIn account. He left Meta with the title of vice president for global data center facility operations.
His resume includes serving as a rear admiral in the U.S. Navy. During that time, he led “large, complex organizations where performance, accountability, and operational discipline were essential to success.”
Grant Schneider
Red River hired Schneider as chief operating and programs officer of its Invictus government systems business unit, purchased in December.
In this role, he “will lead day-to-day operations, program delivery, profitability and operating discipline for Invictus while also helping scale the combined capabilities of Invictus and Red River,” according to a company statement.
Schneider joined the Chantilly, Va.-based company—a member of CRN’s 2026 MSP 500—after about a year as president and CEO of FGS, according to his LinkedIn account. During his time with the security engineering services provider for U.S. Department of Defense organizations, he “sustained consistent year over year revenue and profit despite government reductions” and “achieved CMMC Level 2 certification with a third-party assessment,” among other accomplishments.
He served as senior director for cybersecurity services at Venable for about four years, leaving the law firm in 2024. His resume includes years working with the federal government, most recently serving as federal chief information security officer in the Office of Management and Budget.
He was “the senior most cybersecurity executive in the U.S. Government, and responsible for setting the strategic direction and driving risk management processes across the $15 billion cyber portfolio” before leaving the role in 2020, according to his LinkedIn account. He “oversaw the most comprehensive review of the Federal Government’s cybersecurity enterprise and drove performance and risk management outcomes by implementing risk assessment process across 100+ agencies.”
Katie Lefler
Lefler joined Cherokee Federal in June as vice president of human resources.
Lefler came to the Tulsa, Okla.-based company—No. 46 on CRN’s 2026 Solution Provider 500—after about a year with People Engineers as a senior HR consultant, according to her LinkedIn account. In that role, she served “as a hands-on Fractional HR Leader, providing strategic and operational HR support for growing and complex organizations.”
Her resume includes about three years as an HR manager with Vital Energy and about three years with Energy Transfer, leaving in 2023 as a senior HR manager for organization development.
