Company record
First Horizon CISO: Leilani Farol
The current Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of First Horizon, as tracked by CISO Tribune, is Leilani Farol, whose appointment was announced in the week of February 9, 2026 (SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-02-09)). Previously Head of Governance, Risk and Compliance at Fidelity Investments. Read the record. The record entered the Wire on .
Career profile: Leilani Farol on CISO Spotlights ↗
Tracked by the Wire since February 9, 2026 · 1 recorded move · every claim links to a sourced record · Updated
Where First Horizon appears on the record (2)
Every page on CISO Tribune and its network that carries this company, 2 in all.
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- Career profile
About First Horizon
CISO Tribune's Leadership Bench files First Horizon under Financial Services and North America. The Wire has one security-leadership move at First Horizon on record, announced in the week of February 9, 2026.
Security leadership timeline
Security chiefs at other Financial Services organizations
Other organizations CISO Tribune files under Financial Services with a named security chief on record: those in North America first, in alphabetical order from First Horizon onward.
First Horizon Bank: Leilani Farol, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
GM Financial: Ryan Bachman, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer.
Green Impact Exchange: John Visneski, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
HDI Global Insurance Company (HGIC): Todd Spight, Chief Information Security Officer.
Illumia: Sean Bruton, Chief Information Security Officer.
JPMorgan Chase: Patrick Opet, Global Chief Information Security Officer.
KKR: David Stern, Chief Information Security Officer.
Luma Financial: Bryan Thompson, Chief Information Security Officer.
Questions CISOs ask about First Horizon
- Who is the CISO of First Horizon?
- Leilani Farol is the current Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of First Horizon on CISO Tribune's record, appointed in the week of February 9, 2026.
- How many security-leadership moves has CISO Tribune tracked at First Horizon?
- CISO Tribune has tracked 1 move at First Horizon since February 9, 2026.
- When was Leilani Farol appointed at First Horizon?
- Leilani Farol's appointment as Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of First Horizon was announced in the week of February 9, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-02-09).
- Where did Leilani Farol work before becoming Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of First Horizon?
- The record of the appointment gives Leilani Farol's previous role as Head of Governance, Risk and Compliance at Fidelity Investments.
- Who are the security chiefs at other Financial Services organizations?
- On CISO Tribune's record they include Leilani Farol at First Horizon Bank, Ryan Bachman at GM Financial, John Visneski at Green Impact Exchange and Todd Spight at HDI Global Insurance Company (HGIC).
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