Jamf, CyberSentriq, Lambda, Axonius, Quantiphi, CGI, CyberCore and Quisitive were among tech companies to make significant executive moves during May 2026.
New vendor CEOs at Jamf, CyberSentriq, Lambda and Axonius were among the biggest executive moves in the channel in May 2026.
Taking those spots, respectively, were Beth Tschida, formerly of Voya Financial; Myles Bray, formerly of Feedzai; Michel Combes, formerly of Brightspeed; and Joe Diamond, formerly of Okta.
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May 2026 Tech Executive Moves
Solution providers Quantiphi, CGI, CyberCore and Quisitive also brought new CEOs during the month. Those executives, respectively, were:
- Jim Reesing, formerly of Accenture
- Tim Hurlebaus, with CGI for more than 20 years
- Knute Olson, formerly of CACI International
- Michael Roughsedge, formerly of Avanade
U.S. total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 172,000 in May, according to federal data. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.3 percent. The Wall Street Journal characterized the results as higher than expected with strong payroll gains for the third month in a row.
Read on for more of the 30 notable IT executive moves in May 2026.
Jim Reesing
Jim Reesing became CEO of Quantiphi in May.
Reesing joined the Marlborough, Mass.-based company–No. 170 on CRN’s 2026 Solution Provider 500–after about nine years with Accenture, according to his LinkedIn account. He left Accenture with the title of global enterprise transformation sales lead.
His resume includes leadership roles across IBM, Capgemini, Kanbay, Xchanging and Freeborders.
Joe Diamond
Axonius made interim CEO Joe Diamond permanent in May.
Diamond had held the interim role at the New York-based asset intelligence technology provider since February, according to a company statement. He has been with Axonius for about two years, starting in 2024 as chief marketing officer before becoming president in 2025.
His resume includes about seven years with Okta, leaving the identity vendor in 2024 as global vice president of demand marketing, according to his LinkedIn account.
Axonius has about 100 partners in North America, according to CRN’s 2026 Partner Program Guide.
Beth Tschida
Jamf moved interim CEO Beth Tschida into the full role officially in May.
She succeeded John Strosahl, who led the company through its transition to private ownership following Francisco Partners’ acquisition, completed in January 2026.
Tschida started the interim CEO role with the Minneapolis-based Apple device management tools vendor in March, according to her LinkedIn account. She previously served as the company’s chief technology officer and has been with Jamf for about eight years.
Her resume includes more than 20 years in senior technology leadership roles at Voya Financial, MetLife and other Fortune 100 companies.
Jamf has about 4,000 partners worldwide, according to CRN’s 2026 Channel Chiefs.
Madhurima Bhattacharya
Madhurima Bhattacharya became vice president of strategy at Dell Technologies in May.
Bhattacharya joined the Round Rock, Texas-based computer maker after about 10 years with Bain & Co., according to her LinkedIn account. She left the consulting firm as an associate partner.
Her resume includes about three years with A-connect, leaving the consulting firm in 2014 as an associate.
Dell’s top channel goals for the year include enabling partners to develop an AI strategy and sell AI solutions plus increasing the amount of professional services going through partners, according to CRN’s 2026 Channel Chiefs.
Myles Bray
CyberSentriq made Myles Bray its CEO in May.
Bray took the top spot at the Galway, Ireland-based provider of a data protection platform for MSPs and small and midsize businesses after about two years with Feedzai, according to his LinkedIn account. Bray left Feedzai with the title of chief revenue officer.
His resume includes more than 10 years in senior cybersecurity leadership roles across Forcepoint, Forescout and F5, according to a company statement.
CyberSentriq works with more than 60 global distributors, about 4,000 MSP and VAR partners and 125,000 SMBs.
Knute Olson
CyberCore brought on Knute Olson as CEO in May.
The Elkridge, Md.-based company–No. 321 on CRN’s 2026 Solution Provider 500–hired Olson after he worked at CACI International for about three years, according to his LinkedIn account. He left CACI as a vice president and division manager.
His resume includes about a year with ManTech, leaving the company in 2023 as executive director of program operations.
Michel Combes
Lambda made Michel Combes its new CEO in May.
In this role, he “will help Lambda lay the AI infrastructure foundation for the next century – with a focus on capital formation, expanding the company’s AI factory footprint, and building operating systems that keep pace with the business’s growth trajectory,” according to a Lambda statement.
Combes took over the top spot at the San Francisco-based AI cloud infrastructure provider after serving as CEO and chairman of Brightspeed. Combes became acting CEO of Brightspeed in June 2025, after serving as chairman of the board, according to a Brightspeed statement from the time.
His resume includes time as CEO of Softbank International, Sprint and Alcatel-Lucent over the last two decades. He led Softbank from 2020 to 2022 and joined Sprint in 2018 as CFO, becoming CEO the same year and leading the company through its merger with T-Mobile US. He served as CEO of Alcatel-Lucent from 2013 to 2015.
Lambda has a partner program for VARs, MSPs and other partner business types.
Tim Hurlebaus
Tim Hurlebaus became president and CEO of CGI in May, succeeding François Boulanger, who retired.
The Montreal-based company–No. 18 on CRN’s 2026 Solution Provider 500–promoted Hurlebaus after he served as chief operating officer for about two years, according to his LinkedIn account.
As COO, he was responsible for CGI’s operations across the U.S., U.K. and Australia, which collectively represent nearly half of the company’s annual revenue, according to the solution provider.
His time with CGI spans more than 20 years, including time as president of the U.S. commercial and state government business for about four years and vice president of business engineering and strategic sales for about eight years.
Michael Roughsedge
Michael Roughsedge became CEO of Quisitive in May, succeeding founder Mike Reinhart, who retired from the role and transitioned to chairman.
Roughsedge joined the Irving, Texas-based company–No. 253 on CRN’s 2026 Solution Provider 500–after about seven years with Avanade. He left Avanade with the title of chief sales officer, during which he led the transformation of its $5 billion global sales organization. That included building “an aggressive multi-year plan to drive double-digit growth through acquiring over 3000 new clients,” according to his LinkedIn account.
He also “created new logo acquisition capability that acquired over 300 new clients in a fiscal year with an 80% retention rate” and “refocused Avanade’s 500+ sellers on new GTM market segments and specialty solutions as part of a broad strategy and organizational transformation.”
Josh Schauer
In May, Josh Schauer became CFO of Smartsheet.
Schauer joined the Bellevue, Wash.-based work management platform provider after about six years with Insightsoftware, according to his LinkedIn account. He left Insightsoftware with the CFO title.
He joined Insightsoftware through its 2020 acquisition of financial planning and tax software provider Longview. He worked at Longview for about three years as director of financial planning and consolidation.
Smartsheet has about 300 North American partners, according to CRN’s 2026 Partner Program Guide.
Alvaro Celis
Alvaro Celis became chief partner and ecosystem officer at NetApp in May.
In this role, he leads “global partner and ecosystem strategy to expand market impact, accelerate growth, and strengthen competitive advantage,” according to his LinkedIn account.
The San Jose, Calif.-based data infrastructure vendor hired Celis after he worked at Microsoft for about 32 years, according to his LinkedIn account. He left Microsoft with the title of vice president of global ISV commercial solutions.
In that role, he “led 30%+ year-over-year growth” and “drove the team’s strategy, team, and partnerships for co-innovation and joint go-to-market (GTM) across the commercial solutions tech stack including Infrastructure, Applications, Data and AI, Modern Work, Security, and Business Applications.”
NetApp’s goals for its partner program in 2026 include balancing recognition and incentives across all routes to market to support the customer lifecycle and enhancing partner-led services with unique offerings, according to CRN’s 2026 Partner Program Guide.
Jonathan Berger
SonicWall installed a new executive vice president of global channels and alliances in May with the hiring of Jonathan Berger.
In this role, Berger “is responsible for driving the company’s global partner strategy and accelerating growth across its MSP, MSSP, and reseller ecosystem,” according to his LinkedIn account.
He came to the Milpitas, Calif.-based security vendor after about six years with one of its largest channel partners, BlueAlly. Berger left BlueAlly with the title of senior vice president of marketing.
Previous executive roles he’s held include CEO of Saicom Voice Services and chief operating officer of Virtual Graffiti.
SonicWall has about 17,000 partners worldwide, according to CRN’s 2026 Channel Chiefs.
Kevin Van Gundy
DigitalOcean brought on Kevin Van Gundy in May as its chief revenue officer.
In this role, he “will architect the sales motion that lands DigitalOcean’s marquee AI-native accounts and expands them on multi-year contracts,” according to a company statement.
Van Gundy joined the Broomfield, Colo.-based cloud provider after serving as CEO of Hypermode. He led Hypermode through the sale of its Dgraph open-source graph database software to Istari Digital in October.
His resume includes about seven years with Vercel, leaving the company in 2023 as chief operating officer, according to his LinkedIn account.
DigitalOcean has a partner program for system integrators and other solution provider business models.
Brad Myers
Brad Myers became chief customer officer of Saviynt in May.
In this role, he “will lead Saviynt’s global customer organization, helping customers and partners move from implementation to adoption to long-term value as they secure increasingly complex human and AI-driven identity environments,” according to a company statement.
Myers joined the El Segundo, Calif.-based identity security vendor after about eight years with Splunk, accordingto his LinkedIn account. His final role with Splunk was senior vice president of global services and solutions. Cisco bought Splunk in 2024.
His resume includes about three years with Oracle. He left the company in 2018 as vice president for cloud computing.
Saviynt has more than 500 partners worldwide, according to the vendor.
Avesta Hojjati
Netwrix brought on Avesta Hojjati in May as chief technology officer.
In this role, he will lead “Netwrix’s global technology organization across Engineering, Architecture, Platform, Cloud Operations, AI, Product Security, and Technical Support,” according to his LinkedIn account.
He joined the Frisco, Texas-based company after about a year as CTO of SecurityScorecard, according to his LinkedIn account. In this role, his responsibilities spanned “Product Engineering, Architecture, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Threat Intelligence, AI & Data Science, IT & Security, and Customer Support.”
He also worked at DigiCert for about eight years, leaving the company in 2024 as vice president of engineering.
Netwrix has about 300 partners in North America, according to CRN’s 2026 Partner Program Guide.
Matt Wood
Matt Wood returned to Amazon Web Services in May, taking on the role of chief AI and technology officer.
Wood previously worked at the Seattle-based cloud and AI products giant for about 14 years, leaving in 2024 as vice president of AI, according to his LinkedIn account.
Before his return, he worked at PwC for about two years as chief technology and innovation officer.
AWS has more than 140,000 partners in more than 200 countries, according to CRN’s 2026 Channel Chiefs.
Krish Vitaldevara
Sage made Krish Vitaldevara its new chief product officer in May.
He “will be responsible for Sage’s global product and platform strategy, innovation roadmap and delivery, ensuring the company continues to develop trusted, intuitive and intelligent AI solutions that help customers succeed,” according to a company statement.
Vitaldevara joined the Newcastle upon Tyne, England-based accounting software provider after about a year with Informatica, serving as the company’s chief product officer and executive vice president through its sale to Salesforce.
He left Salesforce with the title of Informatica EVP and general manager, a role in which he “oversaw a $2B product portfolio at Informatica, driving integration into Salesforce post-acquisition,” according to his LinkedIn account.
His resume includes about three years with NetApp, leaving in 2025 as senior vice president and GM for the core platforms.
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.
James Dwyer
In May, Keepit made James Dwyer its chief revenue officer.
In this role, he “will lead Keepit’s global revenue organization, with responsibility for scaling international go-to-market execution across sales, partnerships, customer success, renewals, and business development,” according to a company statement.
Dwyer came to the Copenhagen-based data protection vendor after about 10 years on and off with Alteryx, according to his LinkedIn account. He left Alteryx as a senior vice president who led the “global Customer Success and Renewals organization with responsibility for retention, expansion, and lifetime customer value across a $1B+ ARR base.”
His resume includes about a year with DataRobot as senior director of global alliances. He left in 2019 after “scaling partner driven revenue more than 400% and establishing strategic partnerships with major consulting firms including PwC, Deloitte, Accenture, and BCG,” according to his LinkedIn account.
Keepit’s partner program goals this year include simplifying operations and onboarding of new partners, developing a pass-to-partner lead flow to drive new business to and through partners and increasing the number of “elite” partners in its program globally, according to CRN’s 2026 Partner Program Guide.
Aparna Bawa
In May, Aparna Bawa joined Intel as executive vice president and chief legal and people officer.
In that role, she will be “leading Intel’s global legal, ethics, compliance, people, and culture organizations at a pivotal moment in the company’s transformation. I’m focused on building the systems, culture, and trust that enable teams to do their best work, delivering for customers, partners, and shareholders,” according to her LinkedIn account.
The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chipmaker brought on Bawa after she worked at Zoom for about eight years, according to her LinkedIn account. She left Zoom as chief operating officer.
As COO, she was “responsible for people, legal, security, compliance, privacy, trust and safety, government affairs and international operations during a period of unprecedented revenue growth and increase in operational scale and complexity.”
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.
Kevin Keuning
NWN hired Kevin Keuning in May as its senior vice president of offerings for cybersecurity, AI and the Experience Management Platform (EMP).
Keuning joined the Boston-based company–a member of CRN’s 2026 MSP 500–after about four years with CDW, according to his LinkedIn account. He left CDW with the title of vice president of software engineering.
He joined CDW through the 2021 acquisition of Sirius Computer Solutions. He worked at Sirius for about four years as vice president of business innovation solutions.
Ashish Shajapurkar
HCLTech brought on Ashish Shajapurkar in May as vice president of strategic accounts.
Shajapurkar joined the India-based company–No. 15 on CRN’s 2026 Solution Provider 500–after about two years with Persistent Systems, according to his LinkedIn account. He left Persistent with the title of senior vice president of the Microsoft business unit.
His resume includes about four years with WorkSpan, leaving the company in 2024 as head of strategic accounts and go-to-market.
Omar Bhatti
MGT hired Omar Bhatti in May as president of the technology solutions group (TSG), which serves state, local and education (SLED) agencies.
Bhatti came to the Tampa, Fla.-based company–a member of CRN’s 2026 MSP 500–after founding and running Dynamical Tech as CEO for about a year, according to his LinkedIn account.
His resume includes about three years as chief customer officer of C1, leaving in 2025. During his time at C1, he “had P&L responsibility across $500M+ in Services Revenue and oversaw teams focused on Managed Services, Professional Services, Sales Engineering, Customer Success, Contracts Management, and C1’s Revenue Assurance teams,” according to his LinkedIn account.
Hang Tan
Hang Tan started as executive vice president and chief strategy and transformation officer at CDW in May.
Tan joined the Vernon Hills, Ill.-based company–a member of CRN’s 2026 MSP 500–after about seven years with Hewlett Packard Enterprise, according to his LinkedIn account. He left HPE with the title of chief operating officer of the HPE Hybrid Cloud business.
His resume includes about 10 years with Bain & Co., leaving in 2019 as a partner.
Mike Sang
In May, Red River named Mike Sang its CFO.
In this role, he “will lead Red River’s finance organization and oversee financial strategy, planning, reporting and operations in support of the company’s continued growth,” according to a company statement.
Sang joined the Chantilly, Va.-based company–a member of CRN’s 2026 MSP 500–in 2024 as vice president of financial planning and analysis and treasurer, according to his LinkedIn account.
His resume includes about four years with CAE, where he served as a director of strategic finance, finance operations and reporting and a director of business development and growth initiatives over the years, according to his LinkedIn account.
Steven Kropac
In May, Steven Kropac became vice president and general manager of Peraton’s Labs division.
Kropac came to the Reston, Va.-based company–No. 22 on CRN’s 2026 Solution Provider 500–after about a year as chief technology officer at Chesapeake Technologies International, according to his LinkedIn account. Parsons Corp. bought CTI last year in a deal valued at $89 million.
Before CTI, he worked at CACI International for about six years. He left the solution provider in 2024 as a vice president. He joined CACI through the 2019 acquisition of LGS Innovations, where he worked for about 17 years.
Amy Wykoff
Amy Wykoff started in May as Leidos’ senior vice president and chief product officer in charge of modernizing healthcare infrastructure for military and veterans.
Wykoff joined the Reston, Va.-based company–No. 11 on CRN’s 2026 Solution Provider 500–after about three years with Nomi Health. She left the health care technology company as chief product officer, according to her LinkedIn account.
Her resume includes joining IBM in 2011 through the acquisition of Curam Software, where she served as vice president of strategy and product management. She worked at IBM’s Watson Health business through its 2022 purchase by Francisco Partners, which turned the division into Merative. Wykoff left Merative in 2022 with the title of chief product officer.
Barend Fruithof
SoftwareOne shareholders elected Barend Fruithof to its board of directors in May.
Fruithof joined the Stans, Switzerland-based company–a member of CRN’s 2026 MSP 500–while serving as CEO of global specialty vehicles company Aebi Schmidt Group. He’s held the role since 2017, according to his LinkedIn account.
His resume includes serving as chairman of the board of directors of financial institution Zugerbergfinanz since 2017, engineering company Erni Group since 2018 and a member of the board of directors of ISS Switzerland, a facility service provider company, since 2021, according to regulatory filings.
Suzanne Dann
Suzanne Dann joined Sedgwick in May as group president after serving previously as CEO of the Americas for Wipro.
Dann left the India-based Wipro–No. 17 on CRN’s 2026 Solution Provider 500–after about five years with the company, according to her LinkedIn account.
Her resume includes about three years with Avanade, leaving in 2021 as corporate vice president and general manager of the Northeast. She also worked at IBM for about 16 years, leaving in 2018 as vice president of global sales and delivery for financial services.
Frank Reyes
SMX brought on Frank Reyes in May as its senior vice president of mission solutions and technology.
In this role, he will “lead the teams delivering the technology that federal mission owners across the DoD and the broader government community rely on, from forward-deployed environments at the tactical edge to enterprise-scale cloud back home,” according to his LinkedIn account.
Reyes joined the Hollywood, Md.-based MSP after about four years with Maximus. He left Maximus with the title of vice president of solutions engineering.
In that role, he was “responsible for leading our efforts to deliver comprehensive technology solutions that drive efficiency, innovation, and security for federal agencies,” according to his LinkedIn account.
His resume includes about two years with Amazon Web Services as a senior customer solutions manager. He is also a Navy veteran with experience in nuclear operations and combat systems software,
Barry Newton
Sparq hired Barry Newton in May as its chief sales officer.
Newton came to the Atlanta-based MSP after about seven years with Unsupervised. He left Unsupervised with the title of executive vice president of strategic accounts, according to his LinkedIn account.
During his time with the company, he owned “strategic accounts representing 85%+ of company revenue; expanded 20+ Fortune 500 relationships and delivered 3x revenue growth in back-to-back years” and “built and led 6 reps + 4 CSMs to scale expansion and outcomes; increased avg year-2 subscription value ~$300K → ~$700K via structured expansion plans.”
His resume includes about five years with Nexient, leaving the company in 2019 as chief revenue officer and senior vice president. During his time there, he “scaled from ~$3M to $100M+ in under five years” and “built and led a 25-person sales + client partner organization; executed customer-centric land-and-expand growth strategy” and “personally landed 10 Fortune 500 logos in year one; drove coordinated growth campaigns delivering 200%+ growth in years 3–4,” according to his LinkedIn account.
