Larry Frazier, a former Cisco executive and retired U.S. Army veteran, has been tapped to lead sales strategy at Iron Bow Technologies, an information technology firm serving commercial, education and healthcare markets.

As director of sales strategy, Frazier will spearhead the execution of programmatic business, form strategic growth initiatives and drive the advancement of the company’s global sales practice, Iron Bow said Wednesday.

Stu Strang, senior vice president of Sales at Iron Bow, said Frazier’s role will be “fundamental” in accelerating the company’s innovation and transformation goals.

Of the new sales strategy director, Strang said, “His deep expertise in sales with some of the most reputable partners in the industry as well as his years of service to our country make him an invaluable addition to the team as we continue to deliver the best for our partners and customers, expand our sales team, and grow overall as a company.”

Prior to joining Iron Bow, Frazier spent nearly three years at Cisco, serving in roles including senior director of strategy and plans for the company’s workforce experience, as well as chief of staff for the office of the chief digital officer. 

Previously, Frazier also held the role of senior technical executive advisor at the Defense Information Systems Agency, and he served for over 21 years in the U.S. military. 

Kai Weidie has been selected to serve as Dentsu International’s first senior vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion.

In the newly created role, Weidie will drive diversity initiatives, increase support for minority new hires and create more inclusive client campaigns across Dentsu’s media agencies in the Americas, Adweek reported Monday.

She will report to Dentsu CEO Doug Rosen and chief equity officer for Dentsu Americas, Christena Pyle.

Rosen said the role was created to reflect Dentsu’s mission to champion “meaningful progress” for its employees, its clients and the media industry, and that Weidie’s appointment as DEI executive will help ensure that diversified representation exists at the core of the company’s media plans.

“As we continue our pursuit to make real change in media, Kai’s experience challenging the status quo and tackling inclusion issues head-on in advertising will lead us into an equitable future like never before,” Rosen continued.

Weidie joins Dentsu from Bloomberg, where she served as a diversity and inclusion client partner. Previously, she also served for over two years as director of diversity and engagement at McCann New York.

The new SVP said a major component of her decision to join Dentsu was the company’s readiness and commitment to implementing new diversity and inclusion strategies.

As part of its commitment, Dentsu released its first diversity, equity and inclusion report in May to detail the firm’s focus areas and strategic framework for deploying DEI principles across all business operations.

Weidie added, “It was really important to me that I work with an organization that’s nimble and really ready to take a fresh approach.”

Rachel Rojas, a 25-year FBI veteran, has been promoted to assistant director of the FBI’s Insider Threat Office in Washington, D.C.

She will be responsible for coordinating agency-wide efforts to protect confidential data and intellectual property from security threats within the organization, the FBI said Wednesday.

Rojas began her career at the bureau in 1996 as an investigative specialist for the New York Field Office and completed her academy training to become a special agent in 2000.

As a special agent, Rojas was assigned to investigate federal crimes including public corruption, health care fraud, terrorism, illicit financial activities and human trafficking.

Her appointment comes after the FBI released a request for information to identify potential sources of technical support services to the Insider Threat Office.