30 Notable IT Executive Moves: September 2025

Zones, C3 AI, Rackspace Technology, Oracle, Paessler, Barracuda Networks, Buchanan Technologies, Kyndryl, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and SentinelOne were among the tech companies making key executive hires and moves in September 2025.

A host of technology companies brought on new CEOs in September, including Zones, C3 AI, Rackspace Technology, Oracle, Paessler, Barracuda Networks and Buchanan Technologies.

Taking those spots, respectively, are Yehia Maaty Omar, formerly of Megalos Consulting; Stephen Ehikian, formerly of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA); Gajen Kandiah, formerly of Hitachi; Oracle executives Clay Magouryk and Mike Sicilia; Jason Teichman, formerly of WP Engine; Rohit Ghai, formerly of RSA Security; and Mike Werblun, formerly of Consulting Solutions International (CSI).

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September 2025 Tech Executive Moves

Kyndryl, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and SentinelOne were among other tech giants to make significant executive moves during the month as companies invested in talent for overseeing sales, technology and partners. Those executives, respectively, were:

The U.S. federal government shutdown has delayed the latest jobs report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Automatic Data Processing (ADP) said in its own report on September employment that private employers shed 32,000 jobs during the month. The deepest cuts included the professional and business services sector at 13,000 jobs and leisure and hospitality at 19,000. Information services added 3,000 jobs.

Read on for more of the 30 notable IT executive moves in September 2025.

Yehia Maaty Omar

Zones brought on a new CEO in September–Yehia Maaty Omar.

Omar joined the Auburn, Wash.-based company–a member of CRN’s 2025 MSP 500–after about seven years on and off with Megalos Consulting, according to his LinkedIn account. He left Megalos with the title of president.

His resume includes about a year as CEO of Curvature, which solution provider Park Place Technologies acquired in 2020. Omar also worked at Xerox for more than 25 years, leaving in 2018 as corporate senior vice president and chief delivery officer.

Mike Werblun

Buchanan Technologies brought on Mike Werblun in September as its new CEO. Company founder Jim Buchanan has transitioned into the role of chairman.

The Grapevine, Texas-based company–No. 285 on CRN’s 2025 Solution Provider 500–hired Werblun after he worked at Consulting Solutions International (CSI) for about six years as CEO, according to his LinkedIn account.

His resume includes about nine years with ZeroChaos, leaving the company in 2019 as chief commercial officer. He joined ZeroChaos through the 2010 acquisition of eWork, where he served as CEO.

Stephen Ehikian

Stephen Ehikian became CEO of C3 AI in September, succeeding co-founder and enterprise software giant Tom Siebel. Siebel moved to the role of executive chairman.

Ehikian joined the Redwood City, Calif.-based enterprise artificial intelligence software vendor after less than a year as acting administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) under President Donald Trump, according to his LinkedIn account.

His resume includes leading two companies acquired by Salesforce. Airkit.ai, which Ehikian co-founded in 2018 and led as CEO, sold to Salesforce in 2023 and is part of the vendor’s Agentforce platform for building AI agents. He joined RelatelQ in 2011 and served as chief operating officer and chief financial officer up until its 2014 acquisition by Salesforce.

C3 has a partner program for system integrators, consultancies and other business models, according to the company’s website. Partners include CRN 2025 Solution Provider 500 members Reply and Pariveda.

Gajen Kandiah

Rackspace Technology recruited Gajen Kandiah as its new CEO in September.

Kandiah came to the San Antonio-based hybrid cloud and AI tools company after about five years with Hitachi, according to his LinkedIn account. He served as president and chief operating officer at Hitachi Digital for more than two years following about two years as executive chairman of Hitachi Digital Services and chairman of Hitachi Cyber.

His resume includes about 16 years with Cognizant. He left the solution provider in 2019 with the title of president of digital business and digital engineering.

Clay Magouyrk, Mike Sicilia

In September, Oracle promoted two executives to co-CEO roles in September. Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia succeed former CEO Safra Catz, who became executive vice chair of Oracle’s board of directors.

Magouyrk previously served as president of the Austin, Texas-based database and cloud products vendor’s Oracle Cloud Infrastructure product and joined the company in 2014 from Amazon Web Services.At AWS, he served as a software development engineer for about six years, according to his Linkedin account.

Sicilia was named president of Oracle industries in June. Before that, he held the title of executive vice president of the industries division for about seven years, according to his LinkedIn account. He joined Oracle through its acquisition of project portfolio management application provider Primavera Systems in 2008. Sicilia had served as CTO of Primavera.

Oracle’s NetSuite division is part of CRN’s 2025 Partner Program Guide.

Jason Teichman

Jason Teichman took on the top spot at Paessler, becoming CEO in September.

Teichman came to the Nuremberg, Germany-based network traffic monitoring vendor after about five years as chief operating officer at WP Engine, according to his LinkedIn account.

At WP, he “doubled the size of a large, global PaaS business while adding 35 points of EBITDA” and “led worldwide go-to-market functions: Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and Technical support - driving growth, efficiency, and innovation” as part of his accomplishments, according to his account.

His resume includes serving as CEO of Pond5 for about five years, leaving the media marketplace in 2020. Shutterstock bought Pond5 in 2022.

Paessler has about 3,000 channel partners worldwide, according to CRN’s 2025 Channel Chiefs.

Rohit Ghai

In September, Rohit Ghai became president and CEO of Barracuda Networks.

Ghai joined the Campbell, Calif.-based security vendor after about nine years as CEO of RSA Security, according to his LinkedIn account. He led RSA even when it was a division of Dell Technologies. Dell sold RSA in 2020 to private equity firm Symphony Technology Group (STG).

Prior to joining RSA as CEO in 2017, Ghai had served as president of EMC’s Enterprise Content Division. Dell bought EMC in 2016 and sold the Enterprise Content Division to OpenText shortly after. Ghai’s earlier roles include executive positions at Symantec and CA Technologies.

Barracuda’s top channel goals for 2025 include improving partner technical skills and increasing the amount of net new accounts coming through partners, according to CRN’s 2025 Channel Chiefs.

Pamela Richardson Walker

Pamela Richardson Walker joined Kyndryl in September as vice president of government affairs and policy.

The New York-based company–No. 11 on CRN’s 2025 Solution Provider 500–hired Walker after he worked at SAP for about two years, according to her LinkedIn account. She served as SAP’s senior director of U.S. government affairs and deputy head of the vendor’s Washington, D.C., office.

Her resume includes about three years with VMware. She left the company in 2023 as head of U.S. federal government relations. Broadcom acquired VMware that same year.

Scott Whitten

SAP brought on Scott Whitten in September as chief partner officer.

Whitten joined the Walldorf, Germany-based enterprise applications vendor after more than 22 years with Microsoft, according to his LinkedIn account. He left Microsoft with the title of general manager of worldwide channel sales.

Other roles he has held at Microsoft include senior director of strategic sales and go-to-market (AGTM) for business applications and low code and enterprise sales leader for worldwide commercial business.

SAP has about 25,000 channel partners worldwide, according to CRN’s 2025 Channel Chiefs.

Adam Selipsky

In September, former Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky joined KKR as its leading technology adviser.

Selipsky came to the New York-based global investment firm after about three years as AWS CEO, according to his LinkedIn account. His time with AWS ended in 2024 after leading the division “from pre-revenue to $100B revenue run-rate with 37% operating margin.”

He previously worked at Amazon from 2005 to 2016. Selipsky was one of the first vice presidents AWS hired in 2005. He spent 11 years leading AWS sales, marketing and support before leaving to become CEO of Tableau.

KKR portfolio companies of interest to the channel include Omnissa, Optiv, OutSystems, Nasuni, KnowBe4, ReliaQuest, Barracuda Networks, BMC and Cloudera, according to the firm’s website.

Bill Austen

Arrow Electronics named Bill Austen interim president and CEO in September, succeeding Sean Kerins.

The Centennial, Colo.-based IT distributor has counted Austen among its board of directors since 2020. He previously served as president, CEO and director of packaging products maker Bemis Co. for six years until 2019, according to Arrow’s website.

His resume includes work as Bemis’ executive vice president of operations and chief operating officer in 2013 and 2014. His time with Bemis dates back to 2000.

Arrow’s top channel goals for 2025 include improving partner technical skills and increasing the amount of net new accounts coming through partners, according to CRN’s 2025 Channel Chiefs.

Pratik Wadher

Kaseya hired Pratik Wadher as chief technology officer in September.

The Miami-based MSP tools vendor selected Wadher after he worked at Intuit for about seven years, according to his LinkedIn account. He left Intuit with the title of senior vice president of product development.

He joined Intuit with the 2018 acquisition of Applatix.

Kaseya has about 50,000 channel partners worldwide, according to CRN’s 2025 Channel Chiefs.

Scott Millard

Scott Millard started at Sprinklr in September as its new chief revenue officer.

Millard joined the New York-based unified customer experience management (Unified-CXM) platform provider after more than 25 years with Dell Technologies, according to his LinkedIn account. He left Dell with the title of senior vice president of global AI sales.

In this role, he led “a $20B+ organization that supports the world’s largest AI Natives and Cloud Service Providers.”

Previous positions held at Dell over the years include SVP of North America preferred accounts and SVP of global specialty sales and presales, according to his LinkedIn account.

Ana Pinczuk

Ana Pinczuk moved on to SentinelOne in September as president and chief product and technology officer.

Pinczuk joined the Mountain View, Calif.-based security vendor after about two years with Dexterity as chief operating officer, according to her LinkedIn account.

Her resume includes about four years with Anaplan, leaving in 2022 as chief development officer.

She also spent about two years with Hewlett Packard Enterprise as president and general manager of Pointnext, its “$7B+ services portfolio composed of 25,000 IT experts around the world that offer Hybrid IT and Intelligent edge consulting, professional and operational services to accelerate a customer's digital transformation,” according to her LinkedIn account.

SentinelOne has about 5,000 partners worldwide, according to CRN’s 2025 Channel Chiefs.

David Kennedy

David Kennedy became interim chief financial officer for Dell Technologies in September with the departure of CFO Yvonne McGill.

Kennedy has been with the Round Rock, Texas-based computer maker for about 27 years, according to his LinkedIn account. He previously served as senior vice president of global business operations for finance.

Prior roles with Dell include chief operating officer of global sales and SVP and CFO for the Client Solutions Group (CSG).

Dell’s top channel goals for 2025 include increasing the overall percentage of company revenue that comes through the channel and improving partner profitability, according to CRN’s 2025 Channel Chiefs.

Keith Moran

Hewlett Packard Enterprise hired Keith Moran in September as vice president of storage and data services for North America.

The Houston-based servers, storage and networking products vendor brought on Moran after he worked at Weka for about two years, according to his LinkedIn account. He left Weka with the title of vice president of the Americas.

His resume includes about eight years with Nutanix. He left the vendor in 2022 with the title of senior vice president of the Americas.

HPE’s top channel goals for 2025 include increasing the amount of net new accounts coming through partners, according to CRN’s 2025 Channel Chiefs.

Kelly Allbright

Kelly Allbright moved to Saviynt in September, taking on the role of vice president of global channel sales and business development.

The El Segundo, Calif.-based identity security vendor hired Allbright after she worked at Wiz for about three years, according to her LinkedIn account. She left Wiz with the title of vice president of channels and alliances for the Americas.

Her resume includes about a year with Palo Alto Networks. She left the security vendor in 2023 with the title of senior director for Prisma Cloud global ecosystems.

Saviynt has about 300 channel partners worldwide, according to CRN’s 2025 Channel Chiefs.

Carmen Krueger

Carmen Krueger came to Microsoft in September as corporate vice president for the U.S. federal business.

In her new role, she will support U.S. federal agencies, “meeting and collaborating with our incredible customers and partners to help them harness the full power of Microsoft’s innovative solutions in service to their stakeholders,” according to her LinkedIn account.

Krueger joined the Redmond, Wash.-based technology giant after about 20 years with enterprise applications rival SAP. She left SAP with the title of chief operating officer and chief business officer, a role in which she was “responsible for the North America Region renewals, pipeline and line of business revenue with end-to-end customer lifecycle responsibilities,” according to her LinkedIn account.

Past SAP roles included managing director of regulated industries and senior vice president of global business development and ecosystems.

Krueger is also a U.S. Navy veteran who spent about 12 years in the Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps, leaving in 2007, according to her LinkedIn account.

Microsoft has about 500,000 partners worldwide, and its top channel goals for 2025 include increasing the overall percentage of company revenue that comes through the channel and improving partner profitability, according to CRN’s 2025 Channel Chiefs.

Thirumala Arohi Mamunooru

Thirumala Arohi Mamunooru joined Cognizant in September as chief learning officer.

Mamunooru came to the Teaneck, N.J.-based company–No. 7 on CRN’s 2025 Solution Provider 500–after more than 28 years with Infosys, according to his LinkedIn account. He left Infosys with the title of executive vice president.

His roles at Infosys over the years have included head of education, training and assessments and delivery manager.

Michelle Brockney

Michelle Brockney moved over to Coretelligent in September, taking on the role of chief operating officer.

Brockney joined the Needham, Mass.-based company–a member of CRN’s 2025 MSP 500–after about a year with Briny Point Advisors, according to her LinkedIn account. She left Briny Point as a partner and adviser.

Her resume includes about four years with Ntiva. She left the solution provider with the COO title.

At Ntiva, she “built out multiple revenue-generating practices including security, vCIO offering and digital transformation practice, defined scorecards/KPI, measurements, and dashboards for each of these groups” as well as “successfully completed 9 acquisition integrations into our core business including people, tools, and processes,” according to her LinkedIn account.

Florin Rotar

In September, Atos brought on Florin Rotar as group chief technology officer and executive vice president.

Rotar came to the Bezons, France-based company–No. 39 on CRN’s 2025 Solution Provider 500–after about 25 years with Avanade, according to his LinkedIn account. He left Avanade with the title of chief artificial intelligence officer.

Other roles he held at Avanade include chief technology officer and senior vice president of digital platforms, services and offerings.

Arrian Mehis

Arrian Mehis joined CBTS in September, taking on the role of president of U.S. sales.

Mehis came to the Cincinnati-based company–a member of CRN’s 2025 MSP 500–after about seven years on and off with Rackspace Technology, according to his LinkedIn account. He left Rackspace most recently with the title of senior vice president and general manager for public cloud in North America.

In this role, he led a “$950 million business that resells public cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and delivers value-added solutions (managed services, migration, modernization, data/AI services).”

His resume includes about a year as chief revenue officer of solution provider Innovative Solutions and about seven years with Amazon Web Services, leaving AWS in 2023 with the title of managing director for services sales and delivery in the U.S.

Katie Webb

General Dynamics IT hired Katie Webb in September, tasking her with the role of vice president of strategic programs for the Department of Health and Human Services.

Falls Church, Va.-based GDIT–No. 15 on CRN’s 2025 Solution Provider 500–brought on Webb after she spent about a year with Tria Federal, according to her LinkedIn account. She left Tria with the title executive vice president for the public health market.

Her resume includes more than six years with IBM, leaving the vendor in 2024 with the title of leader for its Department of Health and Human Services business.

Tanmoy Roy Choudhury

In September, Tanmoy Roy Choudhury became vice president and head of sales at Milestone Technologies.

Choudhury joined the Fremont, Calif.-based company–No. 309 on CRN’s 2025 Solution Provider 500–after about seven years on and off with Capgemini, according to his LinkedIn account. He left Capgemini most recently with the title of VP and segment leader for the high tech vertical for North America.

His resume includes about a year with Quest Global, leaving the firm in 2020 with the title of VP and client partner for the high-tech business, and about a year with Tech Mahindra. He left Tech Mahindra in 2019 with the title of VP and global head for strategic partnerships.

Paula Thrasher

Leidos recruited Paula Thrasher in September and tasked her with the role of vice president of its software accelerator.

Thrasher came to the Reston, Va.-based company–No. 10 on CRN’s 2025 Solution Provider 500–after about five years with PagerDuty, according to her LinkedIn account. She left PagerDuty with the title of senior director of infrastructure and platform.

In this role, she led “shared services and core infrastructure and directing team of approximately 75” and “strategically unlocked tens of millions of dollars in new market opportunities and generated millions of dollars in first quarter by leading delivering of European Union (EU) Service Region offering, ensuring General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance and meeting EU privacy laws,” according to her LinkedIn account.

Her resume includes about two years with United Technologies. She left United in 2020 as executive director of operations and architecture. Raytheon acquired United that same year.

Tony Berg

Tony Berg returned to World Wide Technology in September, taking on the role of vice president and field chief technology officer.

He came back to the Maryland Heights, Mo.-based company–a member of CRN’s 2025 MSP 500–after about a year with Zones, according to his LinkedIn account. He left Zones with the title of senior VP for the global solutions and architecture organization.

He previously worked at WWT for about 17 years, leaving in 2024 as VP of retail sales and strategy. In this role, he “managed a $500M+ retail practice, driving initiatives in AI/ML and omnichannel strategies,” according to his LinkedIn account.

David Raffetto

David Raffetto jumped to Red River in September and became the company’s senior vice president and general manager of technology solutions.

Raffetto joined the Chantilly, Va.-based company–a member of CRN’s 2025 MSP 500–after more than 16 years with Cisco, according to his LinkedIn account. He left Cisco with the title of director of sales for the U.S. Department of Defense business.

In this role, he led “a matrixed team of over 80 professionals and partners supporting Department of the Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, Department of the Navy, DHA, USCG and the Pacific,” according to a Red River statement.

His resume includes about four years with the U.S. Coast Guard in nautical law enforcement, search and rescue, shipboard propulsion and communications, according to his LinkedIn account.

Jeff Billado

Jeff Billado took on the role of vice president of digital sales at TTEC Digital in September.

Billado joined the Austin, Texas-based company–No. 94 on CRN’s 2025 Solution Provider 500–after about 14 years with C1 and Spanlink Communications. C1, then called ConvergeOne, acquired Spanlink in 2014. Billado left C1 with the title of client executive, according to his LinkedIn account.

His resume includes about four years with Dimension Data, leaving in 2012 with the title of senior sales consultant. Nippon Telegraph & Telephone (NTT) bought Dimension Data in 2010.

Jeyan Jeevaratnam

Jeyan Jeevaratnam returned to Avanade in September as corporate vice president of midmarket business and strategic partnerships in Asia Pacific.

The Seattle-based company–No. 42 on CRN’s 2025 Solution Provider 500–brought on Jeevaratnam after he spent about seven years with Microsoft, according to his LinkedIn account. He left Microsoft with the title of general manager of global systems integrators (GSIs) for its Asia division.

He previously capped an 11-year tenure with Avanade in 2018 with the title of global sales leader and CVP.

Christine Palmer

Christine Palmer moved on to Peraton in September, taking on the role of chief technology officer of citizen security and public service (CS&PS).

The Reston, Va.-based company–No. 26 on CRN’s 2025 Solution Provider 500–recruited Palmer after she spent about a year as chief enterprise architect and artificial intelligence engineer at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), according to her LinkedIn account.

Her resume includes about a year as chief technology officer of the U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO), leaving in 2024.