Vitaliy Panych has officially been appointed CISO to the state of California after spending the past two years as California’s acting chief information security officer.

The UK’s former Surveillance Camera Commissioner Tony Porter takes on the role of Chief Privacy Officer at Corsight AI.

Chief of the New Haven Police Department Otoniel Reyes has been appointed Chief of the Department of Public Safety at Quinnipiac University. He announced his retirement from the New Haven Police Department this spring after a 21-year career.

Haiyan Song joins F5 Networks as Executive Vice President of Security.

Arkansas Children’s promoted long-time system leader Erin Parker, MBA, CHC, CHPC, CHRC to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Parker will focus on systems security, infrastructure and digital initiatives for the healthcare organization.

Aimbridge Hospitality announced Roy Mellinger as its new Global Chief Information Security Officer.

Steven Antoine, Chief Security Officer (CSO) at Yum! Brands, Inc. and a Security Editorial Advisory Board member received the Leadership Award for the 2020 Critical Event Management Impact Awards.

Commander Shawn Ellies was appointed Director of Security and Emergency Management at the University of Pittsburgh. He has served at the University for the past 23 years in public safety roles.

Five Star Bank, subsidiary of Financial Institutions Inc., announced that Adolph Barclift has joined the organization as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).