30 Notable IT Executive Moves: September 2026

MongoDB, Apple, Zayo Group, Omnissa, N-iX, Synergy IT Solutions, Cyber Advisors and Omega Systems brought on new CEOs in September.

New CEOs at Apple, Zayo Group and Omnissa were among the biggest executive moves in the channel in September 2026.

Taking those spots, respectively, were: John Ternus, with the company since 2001; Sowmyanarayan Sampath, formerly of Verizon; and Amit Singh, formerly of Palo Alto Networks.

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N-iX, Synergy IT Solutions, Cyber Advisors and Omega Systems were among the solution providers to make significant executive moves during the month as companies invested in talent for overseeing sales, technology and partners.

Their new CEOs, respectively, are:

Read on for more of the 30 notable IT executive moves in September 2026.

Sheila Rohra

Rohra returned in September to Hewlett Packard Enterprise, taking on the role of COO of HPE’s $5.75 billion hybrid cloud business.

Rohra came back to the Spring, Texas-based enterprise technology vendor after about three years with Hitachi Vantara, according to her LinkedIn account. She led Hitachi Vantara starting in 2023 as president and CEO, leading “the transformation of Hitachi Vantara through a bold strategic and operational reset that strengthened execution, accelerated innovation, and repositioned the company for profitable growth in a rapidly evolving AI and data infrastructure market.”

She previously worked at HPE for about two years, leaving in 2023 with the title of senior vice president and general manager of its data infrastructure business.

In that role, she was “responsible for a $2B global enterprise business, delivering differentiated primary storage with cloud-native data infrastructure and hyperconverged infrastructure to some of the world’s leading brands and Fortune 500 companies,” according to her LinkedIn account.

HPE’s top channel goals for 2026 include improving partner technical skills and partner profitability, according to CRN’s 2026 Channel Chiefs.

John Ternus

Ternus started his time as Apple CEO in September.

Ternus joined the Apple product design team in 2001 and became a vice president of hardware engineering in 2013, according to the computer maker’s website.

He became part of the executive team in 2021 as senior vice president of hardware engineering. His time at Apple included working on iPad, AirPods and multiple generations of iPhone, Mac and Apple Watch.

Sowmyanarayan Sampath

Zayo Group brought on a new CEO in September with the hiring of Sampath. He succeeded Steve Smith, who retired but still serves on the board of directors.

The Denver-based digital infrastructure network vendor hired Sampath after he worked at Verizon for about 12 years, according to his LinkedIn account. He left Verizon with the title of CEO of its consumer division.

His resume includes about nine years with Boston Consulting Group, leaving BCG as a partner and global sector leader for the telecommunications practice.

Zayo has about 200 partners worldwide, according to CRN’s 2026 Channel Chiefs.

Amit Singh

Singh took on the top job at Omnissa, succeeding former CEO Shankar Iyer.

Singh came to the Mountain View, Calif.-based digital work platform company that spun out of VMware after about seven years with Palo Alto Networks. He left Palo Alto Networks with the title of chief business officer, according to his LinkedIn account.

At Palo Alto Networks, he helped the company grow “fivefold in market value, launched multiple new billion-dollar businesses, and became the world's first $100 billion cybersecurity company,” according to an Omnissa statement.

His resume includes co-founder of Google Cloud and serving as president of the division. He left Google in 2018 after about nine years with the hyperscaler, departing with the title of vice president of business and operations for virtual reality and augmented reality, according to his LinkedIn account.

Pavlo Deshchynskyy

N-iX promoted Deshchynskyy to the role of CEO in September.

In this role, he “will lead N-iX strategy and its execution, take full responsibility for P&L and operational performance, and lead the executive team,” according to a company statement.

Deshchynskyy has been with the Valletta, Malta-based company—No. 153 on CRN’s 2026 Solution Provider 500—for about 20 years, according to his LinkedIn account. He has served as COO since 2020.

As COO, Deshchynskyy “led delivery across the company’s global engineering centers and was accountable for some of its largest client engagements,” according to a company statement.

N-iX co-founder and former CEO Andrew Pavli remains chairman and chief entrepreneur of the company, “shaping N-iX’s long-term direction and identifying new opportunities for the company.”

John Ende

Ende took on the top spot at Synergy IT Solutions in September.

As CEO, he “will lead the company’s strategic vision, continue strengthening its employee-owned culture, and help accelerate growth as the organization expands its managed services, cybersecurity, cloud, data, and emerging technology offerings,” according to a Synergy statement.

The Cheektowaga, N.Y.-based company—a CRN 2026 MSP 500 honoree—brought Ende on as CEO after about three years as CEO of Great Lakes Dental Technologies, according to his LinkedIn account. He led a team of 200 employee-owners at Great Lakes Dental Technologies.

His resume includes about two years with Rhinomed. He left the nasal and respiratory technology seller in 2022 as executive vice president of sales and marketing for North America and Europe.

Fred Purdue

Cyber Advisors made Purdue its CEO in September, succeeding founder Shane Vinup.

In this role, he “will focus on operational excellence, disciplined geographic and sector expansion through organic initiatives and strategic acquisitions, and the development of next-generation service offerings,” according to a company statement.

Purdue came to the Maple Grove, Minn.-based company—No. 305 on CRN’s 2026 Solution Provider 500—after about three years with West Monroe, according to his LinkedIn account. He left West Monroe as a partner in the mergers and acquisitions practice, leading technology diligence, value creation planning, post-merger integration and carve-outs for leading middle-market private equity sponsors across the country.

He also led West Monroe’s technology services provider Center of Excellence, which has advised 60-plus service providers over the last three years on their own acquisition, growth and equity strategies, according to a Cyber Advisors statement.

He served as CEO and founding partner at Axiom Technology Group until its 2022 sale to Proxios, itself acquired by Sourcepass in 2023.

Bill Wosilius

Wosilius became CEO of Omega Systems in September, succeeding Mike Fuhrman.

Wosilius came to the Reading, Pa.-based company—a CRN 2026 MSP 500 honoree—with more than 25 years of executive leadership experience in cybersecurity and IT services. He most recently served as an operating advisor to several private equity firms investing in IT and cybersecurity businesses, according to an Omega statement.

He spent about five years as CEO of NexusTek, leaving the MSP in 2024, according to his LinkedIn account. He led “a team of nearly 350 technology professionals operating out of 7 US markets” with more than “1,400 customers in 43 states.” He also led NexusTek through nine acquisition integrations.

His resume includes about six years with Optiv, leaving the MSP in 2019 as a vice president and general manager.

At Optiv, he “led a team of 200+ employees, contractors, and project managers executing 1,500 cyber technology projects per year,” according to his LinkedIn account.

Puja Jaspal

Jaspal became chief people officer at Proofpoint in September.

In this role, she “will lead Proofpoint's global people organization, overseeing talent strategy, employee experience, organizational development, and total rewards,” according to a company statement.

Jaspal joined the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based security vendor after about four years with Fastly, according to her LinkedIn account. She left Fastly with the chief people officer title.

Her resume includes about three years with Cisco, leaving the networking vendor in 2022 as senior vice president of people and communities.

Proofpoint’s partner program goals for 2026 include delivering “a customer-centric program and GTM approach that enables partners to build sustainable, profitable practices around our full platform while strengthening customer relationships through value-added services like health checks, security assessments, and advisory offerings,” according to CRN’s 2026 Partner Program Guide.

CJ Desai

Desai stepped down as president and CEO of database developer MongoDB in September to take a job as chief enterprise platform officer at Facebook parent Meta.

Desai came to Menlo Park, Calif.-based Meta after about a year with MongoDB, according to his LinkedIn account.

His resume includes about a year as president of product and engineering at Cloudflare and about eight years with ServiceNow, leaving in 2024 as president and COO.

Tim Regan

Delinea named Regan its CFO in September.

In this role, he “will lead Delinea’s global finance organization and work closely with the leadership team to strengthen the company’s commercial and operational foundation,” according to a company statement.

The San Francisco-based identity security vendor hired Regan after he spent about nine years with Dropbox, according to his LinkedIn account. He left Dropbox as CFO and an adviser. During his time with the storage vendor, he helped scale revenue to $2.5 billion and expanded “non-GAAP operating margins from ~10% to ~40%.”

He also “drove annual free cash flow growth from ~400Mto~1B,” according to his LinkedIn account.

Delinea has about 500 partners worldwide, according to CRN’s 2026 Channel Chiefs.

Dev Ittycheria

With the departure of CJ Desai as MongoDB CEO, Ittycheria ascended to the interim CEO and president job in September.

Ittycheria previously served as the New York-based data platform provider’s president and CEO for about 11 years, leaving in November 2025, according to his LinkedIn account.

His resume includes co-founding BladeLogic in 2001 and leading the data center automation company as president and CEO until its acquisition in 2008 by BMC Software. He stayed with BMC for about two additional years as president of enterprise service management.

MongoDB has about 1,200 partners worldwide, according to CRN’s 2026 Channel Chiefs.

Kurt Mills

In September, Mills became channel chief and senior vice president of global channel sales at KnowBe4.

The Clearwater, Fla.-based security vendor brought on Mills after he worked at Trellix for about two years, according to his LinkedIn account. He left Trellix with the title of senior vice president of global channels.

At Trellix, he was “responsible for all aspects of the global channel organization, programs, enablement, operations and routes to market” and “hired, developed and manage a team of 90 professionals consisting of channel, distribution, MSP, system integrator, consulting, training, AWS and partner care employees,” according to his LinkedIn account.

His resume includes about two years with Check Point Software Technologies. He left with the title of vice president and head of global systems integrator and advisory partner sales.

At Check Point, Mills was “responsible for all aspects of global system integrator and advisory partner strategy, development, managed services and alignment of team and partners NTT, IBM, Kyndryl, DXC, HPE, Fujitsu, Atos and Eviden” plus advisory partners Accenture, Deloitte, KPMG, EY and Capgemini.

He “trained and certified 200+ GSI SE's in FY23” and “increased executive access, portfolio, co-development and new business expansion as well as closed the largest deal in company history through AWS,” according to his LinkedIn account.

Cullen Childress

Childress took on the interim CEO role at SolarWinds in September, succeeding former President and CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna.

Childress has been with the Austin, Texas-based IT infrastructure monitoring vendor since 2021, serving as senior vice president and chief product officer, according to his LinkedIn account.

He “led the company’s product portfolio, including the buildout of the SolarWinds platform and the new SW1 Agentic platform,” according to a company statement.

His resume includes co-founding Ether Labs and selling the enterprise AI collaboration tool company to Atlassian in 2020. He left Atlassian in 2021 with the title of head of product.

SolarWinds has about 3,000 partners worldwide, according to CRN’s 2026 Channel Chiefs.

Dean Jarnac

In September, Jarnac came to Intel as executive vice president and chief sales officer.

Jarnac joined the Santa Clara, Calif.-based chipmaker after about 10 years with Marvell Technology, according to his LinkedIn account. He left Marvell with the title of executive vice president and chief sales officer.

His resume includes about 12 years with Broadcom, leaving in 2016 as director of strategic sales.

Allison Clarke

WatchGuard Technologies brought on Clarke in September, tasking her with the role of vice president of go-to-market strategy and partner programs.

Clarke came to the Seattle-based security vendor after about two years with SonicWall, according to her LinkedIn account. She left SonicWall with the vice president of go-to-market and partner programs title.

Her resume includes about eight years with Sophos. She left the security vendor in 2025 with the title of senior director of global channel sales strategy and programs.

WatchGuard has about 12,000 partners worldwide, according to CRN’s 2026 Channel Chiefs.

Marc Botham

Bitdefender hired Botham as its new global vice president of channel and alliances in September.

Botham came to the Bucharest, Romania-based security vendor after about two years with Jamf, according to his LinkedIn account. He left Jamf with the group vice president of channel and alliances title.

In that role, he reported to the CRO and board and “led a 70+ person global channel organization across EMEA, North America and APAC regions, with a senior leadership team of 8 and extended leadership of 14, spanning channel account managers, regional directors, route-to-market specialists, programmes, enablement and marketing.”

During his time at Jamf, he “drove 300% increase partner sourced revenue and $500M + ARR revenue contribution through scaled GTM motions, channel sales execution and redesigned incentive structures,” according to his LinkedIn account.

His resume includes about two years with DocuSign, leaving in 2024 as head of the channel in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Bitdefender has about 29,000 partners worldwide, according to CRN’s 2026 Channel Chiefs.

Heather Somerville Gonzalez

In September, Gonzalez took on a new role at Infoblox, building and launching its strategic alliances initiative across the Americas.

In this role, Gonzalez will “identify and develop strategic relationships with key technology and cloud ecosystem partners, creating better-together offerings that deliver greater value for our partners and customers,” according to a LinkedIn post.

She came to the Santa Clara, Calif.-based security vendor after about a year with RiverMeadow, according to her LinkedIn account.

She left RiverMeadow as vice president of strategic sales. At RiverMeadow, she “generated multi-million-dollar net-new pipeline through OEM, channel, and modernization initiatives” and “recruited to expand strategic routes-to-market and accelerate ecosystem-led growth for RiverMeadow’s cloud migration and modernization business.”

Infoblox has about 4,000 partners worldwide, according to CRN’s 2026 Channel Chiefs.

Nick Jeffery

Jeffery became COO at Charter Communications in September.

In this role, he “will lead Marketing and Sales, Field Operations, and Customer Operations across Spectrum’s residential and business Seamless Connectivity and Entertainment services,” according to a company statement.

The Stamford, Conn.-based telecommunications company hired Jeffery after he worked at Frontier Communications for about five years, according to his LinkedIn account. He served as Frontier’s CEO and helped guide the vendor through its $20 billion sale to Verizon.

Jeffery led Frontier’s “transformation from bankruptcy to sustained revenue growth, expansion of fiber network passings, and rapid improvement in customer satisfaction, including a 60-point positive swing in its customer Net Promoter Score (NPS),” according to a Charter statement.

His resume includes more than 16 years on and off with Vodafone. He most recently left Vodafone in 2021 with the title of group executive committee member and CEO for Vodafone UK.

In that role, he "led the turnaround of Vodafone UK, Vodafone’s home market" and "transformed the company’s culture delivering revenue growth, double digit EBITDA growth, market share growth, NPS market leadership and the highest employee NPS in 32 years," according to his LinkedIn account.

Spectrum has about 6,500 partners in North America, according to CRN’s 2026 Partner Program Guide.

Jason Bernstein

Blue Mantis hired Bernstein as its COO in September.

In this role, he “will focus on strengthening cross-functional alignment, improving operational scalability, and ensuring the company has the systems, processes, and organizational discipline necessary to support continued growth and long-term success,” according to a company statement.

Bernstein has been with the Portsmouth, N.H.-based company—a CRN 2026 MSP 500 honoree—for about six years. He previously served as the company’s CFO and joined in 2021 as vice president of sales operations.

As COO, “he will continue to provide leadership to the company’s finance organization while taking on broader responsibility for operational execution, organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, business performance, and strategic initiatives,” according to Blue Mantis.

Anand Birje

In September, Birje started serving as CEO of the combined Hitachi Digital Services and GlobalLogic organization, adding to his role as CEO of Hitachi’s Digital Engineering and AI Solutions business unit.

Srini Shankar, who led Hitachi Digital Services and GlobalLogic as CEO of both organizations, moved into an executive adviser role, according to a company statement.

Hitachi combined its Digital Services and GlobalLogic units to help with “accelerating execution, growth, and innovation across AI-native software engineering, physical AI, data and intelligence, and managed services,” according to a company statement.

Birje came to the Santa Clara, Calif.-based digital transformation company after working at Encora, according to his LinkedIn account. He led Encora as CEO for about three years and through its $2.35 billion acquisition by Coforge in May.

Kathryn Wetherby

Wetherby became chief strategy officer for Scope Infotech in September.

She joined the Columbia, Md.-based MSP after about 10 years with the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, according to her LinkedIn account. She left CMS with the title of acting director of the Marketplace IT group.

In that role, she led “enterprise-wide IT operations, strategy, governance, and security for the entire Marketplace platform” and was “entrusted with stabilizing execution across a critical national infrastructure serving millions of Americans,” according to her LinkedIn account.

Jeff Zima

Zima became Focus Technology’s CFO in September.

In this role, he “will lead the company’s financial organization, supporting its next phase of expansion and strategic development,” according to a company statement.

Zima joined the Boston-based company—No. 370 on CRN’s 2026 Solution Provider 500—after about two years with N-able, according to his LinkedIn account. He left N-able with the title of group vice president for finance and investor relations.

His resume includes about eight years with Carbonite and OpenText, which bought Carbonite in 2019. He left OpenText in 2025 with the title of CFO for the cybersecurity business unit and head of strategy and operations.

John Toney

Thrive brought on Toney in September, tasking him with the role of senior vice president of security services.

In this role, he “will advance Thrive’s cybersecurity strategy and services, drawing from extensive experience in enterprise security, incident response, threat intelligence, forensic investigations, and risk management,” according to a company statement.

Toney came to the Foxborough, Mass.-based company—a CRN 2026 MSP 500 honoree—after about three years as CIO for the state of Vermont, according to his LinkedIn account.

His resume includes about two years as global CISO of City Electric Supply, leaving the electrical wholesale distributor in 2023.

Ivan Skerl

QTS Data Centers brought on Skerl as its new chief digital and technology officer in September.

The Sterling, Va.-based company—No. 66 on CRN’s 2026 Solution Provider 500—hired Skerl after he worked at Bosch for about three years, according to his LinkedIn account. He served as president of Bosch Digital Americas and CIO for Bosch Americas.

During his time with Bosch, he was “responsible for leading digital and technology across the Americas, with full P&L accountability for a Bosch Digital business and an organization of 1,400+,” according to his LinkedIn account.

Ryan Rohr

Lentech brought on Rohr in September as its chief growth officer.

Rohr came to the Niceville, Fla.-based MSP after about three years with Thomson Reuters Special Services, according to his LinkedIn account. He left TRSS with the title of chief strategy officer.

His resume includes about six years with Empower AI. He left the MSP in 2023 with the title of vice president and deputy general manager.

At Empower, he was “responsible for customer delivery, employee engagement, strategy, growth, and financial performance for the business unit” and “established go-to-market strategy for Empower AI platform,” according to his LinkedIn account.

Narayanan Sundaresan

In September, Sundaresan became chief information and technology officer at Conduent.

In this role, he “will lead the Company’s global technology organization and strategy in support of transformation and growth” and “focus on accelerating the adoption of AI-powered capabilities across the enterprise while continuing to strengthen the secure, reliable and scalable technology foundation needed to support Conduent’s clients and operations,” according to a company statement.

Sundaresan came to the Florham Park, N.J.-based company—No. 31 on CRN’s 2026 Solution Provider 500—after more than 20 years with Strategic Education and its predecessor, Capella. He left Strategic Education with the title of global CIO, according to his LinkedIn account.

During his time with Strategic Education, he “demonstrated leadership in building critical technology capabilities that scale education technology companies into fully online, global, 24x7 organizations” and worked at “championing the integration of AI and hyper-automation across enterprise technology, product, and operations to drive predictive insights, operational efficiency, and next-generation learning experiences,” according to his LinkedIn account.

Jonathan Nikols

DXC Technology brought on Nikols in September as president of the Americas market.

In this role, he “will oversee sales across North America, Central America, and South America, reporting to Paul Taylor, President, DXC Technology,” according to a company statement.

Nikols came to the Ashburn, Va.-based company—No. 16 on CRN’s 2026 Solution Provider 500—after about a year as CRO for Mobile Communications America, according to his LinkedIn account. At MCA, he was “accountable for $1B+ annual bookings and $100M+ EBITDA serving Public Safety and Enterprise customers.”

His resume includes about three years with Verizon. He left the telecommunications giant in 2025 with the title of senior vice president of global enterprise of Americas.

In this role, he was “accountable for $9B+ annual recurring revenue (hardware, software, services) across Enterprise customers,” according to his LinkedIn account. He “led a global 2,500+ person organization” and “scaled a repeatable solutions-selling motion integrating hardware, software, and services—drove 8% YoY revenue growth.” He also “executed strategic initiatives delivering 125% YoY software attach growth, 100K+ net wireless adds annually, and 5% ARPU expansion.”

Sumita Pandit

Genpact named Pandit its CFO and senior vice president in September. She succeeded Michael Weiner and will report to Genpact President and CEO BK Kalra.

Pandit joined the New York-based MSP with about “25 years of experience spanning technology-led growth, P&L ownership, M&A, corporate finance, and capital markets,” according to a company statement.

She previously worked at insurer Radian Group for about three years, leaving earlier this year as president and CFO.

Diana Santariello

Sourcepass brought on Santariello as its head of channel partnerships in September.

She has more than 15 years of experience across the technology channel and managed services industry, according to a company statement.

In this role, she “will lead Sourcepass’s channel partner strategy, with a focus on deepening TSD (technology services distributor) relationships, expanding engagement with technology advisors, and supporting partners as they bring Sourcepass into the right client opportunities.”

Santariello came to the New York-based company—a CRN 2026 MSP 500 honoree—after about a year with NexusTek. She left NexusTek with the title of partner channel manager, according to her LinkedIn account.

She previously worked for about two years at multi-family office Strate Alliance, leaving in 2023 as client relations director.