Dave MacKinnon named Vice President, Technology Infrastructure and Chief Information Security Officer at JetBlue

Dave MacKinnon joins JetBlue as Vice President, Technology Infrastructure and Chief Information Security Officer, where he will lead the airline's technology infrastructure, cybersecurity and anti-fraud teams. At the time of the announcement, he had most recently served as Chief Security Officer at N-able, with prior senior technology leadership roles at AT&T/WarnerMedia, Turner and KPMG.

According to the release, his focus in the role will be on protecting the airline from evolving cybersecurity threats and on advancing the security, resilience and reliability of its technology infrastructure. He will report to Carol Clements, who was JetBlue's Chief Digital & Technology Officer at the time of the announcement, the company says. The company says his appointment was one of four vice president appointments it announced across its Operations, Technology and Legal organizations. According to the release, these appointments filled existing leadership positions, with MacKinnon among the two executives joining the airline.

MacKinnon has more than 25 years of experience in cybersecurity, business resilience and technology leadership, according to the company. The release says that as Chief Security Officer at N-able he established the business continuity and security programs of the company. He is a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology, according to the release.

The company says JetBlue is a carrier in San Juan, Orlando, Los Angeles, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood and Boston. According to the release, JetBlue carries customers across Europe, the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America.