This Week’s High-Probability Change Points - A Short List of the Most Actionable Events

Leadership Changes - New CIO / CISO / CTO / VP Technology Appointments

• Owens Corning Names Annie Baymiller Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer to Accelerate Digital Technology-Driven Growth

• Brighton Marine Appoints Adam Hellman as Chief Operating Officer, Cybersecurity Leader Stanley F. Lowe as Chief Information Officer

• QC Ally Appoints Scott Ingram as Chief Information Officer to Accelerate Technology, Security, and Innovation

• First U.S. Community Credit Union Welcomes Victor Mendoza as Chief Information Officer

• RETTC announced James Hamrick, Senior Vice President of Information Technology at Gables Residential

• SmartRent Names Sangeeth Ponathil Chief Information Officer

Funding Events (Seed → Series E, Private Equity, M&A Capital Infusion)

 

Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. in a disruptive deal valued at $82.7B

Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures

New Regulatory or Compliance Requirements Hitting the Org

Technology Stack Changes (New Platform Adopted, Old One Retired)

Layoffs, Reorgs, Leadership Departures

Large Contract Awards or Renewals (Especially Federal / State)

Publicly Reported Cyber Incidents or Breaches

• Petco confirms security lapse exposed customers’ personal data

• Fintech firm Marquis alerts dozens of US banks and credit unions of a data breach after ransomware attack

Major Hiring Surges for IT, DevOps, Security, or GRC Roles

New Facilities, Expansions, or Office Relocations