Rob Burch named Chief Information Security Officer at Brown & Brown

Brown & Brown announced the appointment of Rob Burch as Chief Information Security Officer. Burch joins from Fidelity National Financial, where he was senior vice president and Chief Information Security Officer responsible for the company's global information security programs. He will be based at Brown & Brown's campus in Daytona Beach, Florida.

The company says the appointment of Burch was announced together with that of Barry Hensley as chief security officer. According to the release, Burch's background includes experience working for Fortune 500 companies.

The release says his specialty is translating security and IT risks so that business leaders can make informed decisions. According to the company, Burch is also versed in breach management and in the planning and testing of cyber incident response. The release says the Fidelity National Financial security programs Burch oversaw were composed of insurance and fintech subsidiaries. According to the company, Burch has developed and implemented information security programs for insurance and financial services organizations.

The company says it has more than 15,000 teammates working across over 500 locations worldwide. According to the release, Brown & Brown is listed on the NYSE under the symbol BRO. According to the release, Barry and Burch will both be based at the Beach Street Campus of Brown & Brown in Daytona Beach, Florida.