Invicti Security has named Kevin Gallagher’s as president, after he returned to the company. Gallagher brings over 20 years of experience working with a range of established organisations, like Brinqa, Sun Microsystems, and BeyondTrust.
Gallagher most recently held the position of CEO of Cososys, a data loss prevention software provider, where he helped lead the company to a profitable exit. Previously, he served as chief revenue officer at Netsparker and Acunetix. At Invicti he previously managed global sales and customer success.
“Kevin’s experience driving revenue growth at Invicti gives him an incredibly valuable foundation for success as president here,” said Invicti CEO Neil Roseman. “He knows the products, he knows the application security landscape, and he’s energised to help shape our strategy.”
“I’m returning to Invicti at such an exciting time of growth,” said Gallagher. “There’s been a lot of innovation since I left. We expanded our coverage to more diverse and comprehensive testing types like API security, and we’re working on strategic partnerships that will help our customers, so I’m eager to dig in and I look forward to steering this team towards even bigger opportunities.”
-Red Canary, a specialist in managed detection and response (MDR), has announced the appointment of Todd Chronert as its chief revenue officer He will oversee sales, business development, and partnerships, reporting directly to president Katie Bullard. He brings nearly 20 years of cyber security leadership experience.
He will be succeeding Dennis Hon, who is retiring after nearly three years at Red Canary. Hon will remain in an advisory role through Q4.
"Todd possesses a true passion for cyber security, having spent his entire career helping organisations defend against adversaries. We’re thrilled to have him on board, adding even more strength to our executive team,” said Bullard. "His experience leading global revenue teams and executing with operational rigour will be invaluable to Red Canary as we continue to grow and scale."
Chronert was most recently CRO at Recorded Future, the global threat intelligence company. He launched Recorded Future’s channel programme, driving significant growth in the partner-led pipeline across many types of partners. In September 2024, Mastercard announced its agreement to acquire Recorded Future for $2.65 billion. Chronert has also previously held leadership roles at other cyber security companies, including RSA, Secureworks, and Absolute Software.
Chronert said: “Red Canary is recognized as a pioneer in MDR, having built an exceptional reputation with customers, partners, and the community.”
-Proofpoint, the cyber security and compliance company, has appointed industry veteran Jerome Jullien as vice president of channels and alliances for EMEA.
“Proofpoint is the trusted cyber security partner to some of the world’s most respected companies and is committed to its channel go-to-market strategy, giving us an exceptional opportunity for continued growth,” said Jullien. “Proofpoint continues to develop and launch innovative products to protect its customers’ people, wherever they are working. We believe this will help to expand our ecosystem’s reach and allow our channel partners to grow their Proofpoint business profitably whilst increasing customer relevance.”
Based out of Paris, France, he brings more than 25 years’ experience working in the IT industry. Prior to Proofpoint, he held senior leadership positions at Vectra AI, Nokia, Riverbed Technology and EMC.
-N-able, helping IT services providers deliver remote monitoring and management, data protection as-a-service, and security solutions, has recruited Jonathan Bartholomew as vice president of channel sales, Paul Monaghan as vice president of EMEA sales; and Andy Hudson as vice president of international marketing.
“These key hires underscore the expanding support N-able has for the rapidly growing IT services market and its multi-layered channel, with an active presence in 150 countries,” said the firm.