Here are some of the latest executive hirings, promotions, and staff changes that happened in February. If you’d like SDxCentral to report on your company’s movers and shakers, or if you’ve got a tip about layoffs and restructuring, please send the information to Julia King ([email protected]) for inclusion in the monthly headcount column.

Long-time T-Mobile US technology executive Neville Ray is set to leave the company later this year and will be replaced by current carrier exec Ulf Ewaldsson. The change will cap a significant 23-year role for Ray in leading that carrier’s extensive technology journey.

“It’s bittersweet, but with T-Mobile’s network leadership now established, there has never been a better time to announce my retirement,” Ray wrote in a LinkedIn post. “Our technology team has gone above and beyond, delivering countless global wireless firsts, and I’m forever grateful for the friendships and joy this team has brought me. I’m not going anywhere just yet so more to come from me, but today is a personal milestone day.” Read more.

Ericsson is shedding about 10% of its workforce in its home country of Sweden, with more job cuts expected. The job cuts could be the beginning of broader cost savings CEO Börje Ekholm hinted at during its most recent earnings call.

The telecommunications equipment giant reportedly plans to cut 1,400 jobs in Sweden, according to published reports. The company currently counts around 14,000 employees in the country.

Reports indicate Ericsson could announce further job cuts this week across its broader operations. The vendor counts more than 105,000 employees worldwide. Read more.

Layoffs have recently become common in the tech industry. Topping the list of companies making cuts are hyperscalers such as  Amazon, Microsoft, and Google –  all announcing thousands of job cuts within weeks of each other – followed closely by IBM, Dell, and SAP.

With simultaneous investments in AI, some companies point fingers at automation as the reason to cut tech jobs, but research indicates most of the layoffs are centered around HR, recruitment, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) roles. Read more.

Commvault appointed Anna Griffin as CMO.

Gigamon named Chaim Mazal as its chief security officer and Dee Acquista as VP of worldwide channel and alliances.

Amplitude announced Kristina Johnson as chief human resources officer.

Brillio appointed Navneet Narula as global head of banking, financial services, and insurance.

Couchbase announced Fidelma Butler as chief people officer.

Folio Photonics appointed Greg Kittilson as VP of engineering.

1WorldSync promoted Eileen Timmins to chief human resources officer, Randy Mercer to chief product officer, and TJ Waldorf to CMO.

Apiiro announced Moti Gindi as chief product officer.

Civo announced Josh Mesout as chief innovation officer.

Dashlane announced John Bennett as CEO.

Skybox Security announced Mordecai Rosen as CEO.

CrowdStrike promoted Michael Sentonas to president.

Optimizely named Shafqat Islam as its CMO.

Entrust named Bhagwat Swaroop as its president of digital security solutions.

Rigetti announced Jeffrey Bertelsen as CFO and David Rivas as CTO.

Digital.ai promoted Derek Holt to CEO.

Salt Security announced Gilad Gruber as SVP of engineering.

SpyCloud promoted Ronak Patel to CTO and Heather Smith to CMO.

Brinqa announced Mayuresh Ektare as SVP of product management and Dimitri Vlachos as CMO.

Silverfort announced John Paul Cunningham as CISO.

Kinetica hired Robert DeMartino as chief revenue officer.

RKVST appointed Cindy Vestergaard as VP of special projects and external relations.

Interactions announced Matt Malek as CFO.

Hitachi Vantara announced Sheila Rohra as chief business strategy officer.

Checkmarx announced Sandeep Johri as CEO.