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OSIbeyond, a leading provider of managed IT and cybersecurity services, has announced the promotion of Rob Rogers to Chief Operating Officer (COO). In this role, Rogers will report to Payam Pourkhomami, President and Chief Executive Officer, and will lead OSIbeyond’s service delivery functions, guiding and scaling the company’s support and engineering teams to meet growing customer and compliance demands.
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Rogers joined OSIbeyond in 2014 and has played a critical role in the company’s growth and evolution over the past decade. He became a partner in 2020 and most recently served as Chief Experience Officer (CXO), where he led initiatives focused on customer satisfaction, operational excellence, and service innovation.
“Rob has consistently demonstrated his exceptional dedication to OSIbeyond and our valued clients over the past decade,” said Payam Pourkhomami, President and Chief Executive Officer of OSIbeyond. “His deep knowledge of our business model, operations, and customer experience equips him perfectly for the role of Chief Operating Officer. This promotion is a pivotal step in supporting OSIbeyond's ongoing growth and our expansion into the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) and Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification ( CMMC ) compliance offerings.”
As COO, Rogers will be responsible for optimizing operational performance, strengthening cross-functional collaboration, and supporting OSIbeyond’s strategic initiatives as the company continues to expand its cybersecurity and compliance-focused services.
About OSIbeyond
OSIbeyond, a leading provider of managed IT and cybersecurity services, is committed to assisting organizations in operating securely, efficiently, and in compliance with regulatory standards. Recognized for its unwavering dedication to customer satisfaction and operational excellence, OSIbeyond has extensive expertise in CMMC compliance. The company delivers tailored technology and cybersecurity solutions to commercial clients within the Defense Industrial Base.
Rob Rogers, Chief Operating Officer (COO) at OSIbeyond
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A grassroots Warsaw soccer club formed by fans more than a decade ago to resist aggressive nationalist stadium culture is hoping to find new relevance in Poland — a country whose president doesn't deny his own past participation in fights between football fans.
AKS Zły, short for Alternatywny Klub Sportowy Zły, or Alternative Sports Club Evil, was founded in 2015 by supporters of Warsaw’s main clubs Legia and Polonia. They decided to take a stand against hostile behavior they encountered in the stands and around stadiums at Polish matches.
The club, which has men’s and women’s teams, is still owned and run democratically by its fans.
“We decided to create a club that would be different, where all people, regardless of their sexual orientation, race or nationality, could feel good and welcome,” AKS Zły coordinator Jan Dziubecki told The Associated Press.
He said that fan culture in Poland has “drifted sharply to the right and openly hateful slogans are common.”
President Karol Nawrocki, backed by the nationalist conservative Law and Justice party, was elected last year. He’s known for his long standing allegiance to Lechia Gdańsk, a club from the northern city, and has attended its games since taking office.
Following reports during the election campaign that Nawrocki had taken part in a street brawl between soccer fans, he said he had been involved in many “noble” fights in his life.
While Nawrocki’s presidency might strengthen the kind of fan culture that AKS Zły was created to oppose, Dziubecki said that it might actually produce the opposite effect.
“Maybe more fans will come to our stadium again," he said with a smile.
Juliusz Wrzosek, owner of the Offside bar in Warsaw’s Praga district, was one of the founders of the club and can be seen selling tickets at the stadium entrance.
He said he was a lifelong fan of Legia Warszawa but eventually got kicked out of the more radical section because he refused to sing chants sending greetings to people serving prison terms. During the same period, his friends who supported Polonia, Legia’s rival, were getting marginalized for similar reasons. Together, they decided to create their own club.
“Because you have to support someone,” Wrzosek said.
His bar isn't only a meeting place for AKS Zły fans, but also a venue where the club occasionally organizes social events, often meant to commemorate an aspect of the local history of the Praga district. In March, it co-hosted an event honoring Stefan Okrzeja, a socialist worker who fought for Polish independence at the beginning of the 20th century.
“It bothered me that in Poland, a country with a great history of leftist and left-wing values, there isn’t a single club that is democratic, that doesn’t impose its own version of fan culture,” Wrzosek said.
At a recent women’s game in Poland’s second division, AKS Zły faced a stronger team from Słupca, but fans in the modest stadium in Praga were undaunted.
They sang songs welcoming the visitors and urging their own side to score to the rhythm of drums. Complaints about the referee were kept to a minimum and polite.
“It’s not just empty words when you say that the fans are the 12th player, because it really helps and motivates you to give more,” former AKS Zły player and now supporter Eliza Górska-Tran told The Associated Press.
The 37-year-old Górska-Tran, who attended the game with her wife and two young children, stressed the importance of the supportive community created around the club, which she helped to run after her playing days.
AKS Zły embraces LGBTQ+ and immigrant players. The club has always invested in the male and female teams equally. And, at its academy for kids, richer parents help cover the costs of poorer ones.
Górska-Tran said that fans staged a wedding ceremony for her and her partner at the stadium after they married in Scotland, where same sex marriage is legal, unlike in Poland.
“I also remember my last match before I got pregnant, it was an unforgettable experience,” she said. “There were flares, including rainbow-colored smoke, on the football pitch.”
Alicja Cichońska, who is in her seventh season playing for AKS Zły, said that she joined the club, because she had heard about the inclusive community built around it.
“Football should unite us all, not divide us, because there’s enough of that in society already,” she said.
Anti-fascist team scarves are collected at the Offside bar, while AKS Zly Praga soccer team fans gather at the Offside bar, in Praga district in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
AKS Zly Praga soccer team fans gather at the Offside bar, in Praga district in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
AKS Zly Praga players exercise during warmup before Women's II Liga Kobiet North soccer match between AKS Zly Praga and KKP Slupczanka Slupca, at the Don Pedro Arena stadium in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
AKS Zly Praga players talk in the dressing room during the Women's II Liga Kobiet North soccer match between AKS Zly Praga and KKP Slupczanka Słupca, at the Don Pedro Arena stadium in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
AKS Zly Praga's Natalia Pamieta shoots the ball during the Women's II Liga Kobiet North soccer match between AKS Zly Praga and KKP Slupczanka Slupca, at the Don Pedro Arena stadium in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
