INDUSTRY APPOINTMENTS
Eutelsat appoints
Gerry O’Sullivan
as Executive Vice
President, Global TV
Eutelsat Communications has appointed
Gerry O’Sullivan as Executive Vice President,
Global TV and Video. In his new role he will
drive the product development strategy
that ensures that Eutelsat continues to
offer customers the most innovative video
services across its global footprint. Video,
Eutelsat’s most longstanding activity,
accounts for 65% of the Group’s business.
Gerry is an international media executive
with extensive experience of commercial,
marketing, operational and technical
strategies for leading broadcasters and
system operators, including the BBC,
BSkyB, Deutsche Telekom, Digicel, Fox News
and ABC. His executive positions at BSkyB
from 2000 to 2010 include Director of
Strategic Product Management, responsible
for innovations that include the launch of
Sky+ HD and Video on Demand services.
From 2011 to 2013 he was Senior Vice
President Global TV and Entertainment at
Deutsche Telekom to develop its global media
business. Most recently, at Digicel Group, he
devised strategies on cloud-based multi-
screen consumer propositions and steered
the launch of IPTV across the Caribbean.
Rick Holland, Chief Information and Security
Officer, and VP Strategy, Digital Shadows.
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Digital Shadows appoints global head of
Customer Success, CISO
Digital Shadows, a global vendor in digital
risk management and threat intelligence,
announced key appointments to its
management team designed to scale the
business in support of company growth
following Series C funding earlier in the
year. Digital Shadows has appointed
Samantha Murphy to the post of Vice
President Customer Success, tasked with
leading the customer satisfaction team
that ensures clients across the globe
gain the full value and benefits of the
company’s SearchLight service. Samantha
has 20 years of experience building
technical and customer success centres
to serve global enterprise client including
with Sage, CMO Software, Trend Micro
and McAfee.
Digital Shadows also appointed its
first Chief Information Security Officer
and Head of IT as the business continues
to grow. Rick Holland will expand his
current role as Vice President of Strategy
to become CISO responsible for Digital
Shadows security risk management,
security improvement projects, compliance
programme and vendor assessment
support function. He will continue to be
responsible for Digital Shadows research
and strategy programmes.
Becky Pinkard, Digital Shadows’ Vice
President, service delivery and intelligence
operations, will also take responsibility
for IT across the company. A further key
appointment is that of Ian Cuthbertson to
Director of Sales Engineering. Ian has more
than 15 years of experience in cybersecurity,
Threat Detection and Response, SIEM,
Forensics and SOCs with RSA Security. Becky Pinkard, Vice President, Service
Delivery and Intelligence Operations and
Head of IT
Becky Pinkard is a renowned practitioner
and commentator on the infosec sector,
who has been working in information
technology since 1996. A security
transformation expert, Becky has built and
managed global security teams, designed
risk and compliance strategies, led security
audits and assessments, and developed
security awareness training in small and
large environments. She was a SANS
Certified Instructor for 15 years.
Rick Holland, Chief Information and
Security Officer, and VP Strategy
Rick Holland has more than 14 years’
experience working in information security.
Prior to joining Digital Shadows, he was a Vice
President and Principal Analyst at Forrester
Research, providing strategic guidance on
security architecture, operations, and data
privacy. Rick also served as an intelligence
analyst in the US Army. Ian Cuthbertson, Director of
Sales Engineering
Ian Cuthbertson has more than 15 years’
experience in Cyber, Threat Detection and
Response, SIEM, Forensics and SOCs with
RSA Security. Chiefly Ian has focused on
cyber security for national defense, finance,
central government and several other
sectors. In addition, he has worked closely
with channel partners and MSSP providers.
Samantha Murphy, Vice President of Global
Customer Success
Samantha Murphy has more than 20 years
of experience building world class technical
and customer success centres to serve
global enterprise clients. A senior executive
who has worked with Sage, CMO Software,
Trend Micro, and McAfee, Sam is skilled in
setting up new teams and turning around
underperforming teams.
Samantha Murphy, Vice President of Global
Customer Success, Digital Shadows.
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