CISO appointment
Merck appoints Tim McKnight as Senior Vice President, IT Risk Management & Security and Chief Information Security Officer
Tim McKnight is the Senior Vice President, IT Risk Management & Security and Chief Information Security Officer of Merck.
Records: Merck · Tim McKnight
| Person | Tim McKnight |
|---|---|
| New role | Senior Vice President, IT Risk Management & Security and Chief Information Security Officer |
| Company | Merck |
| Announced | May 2026 |
| Added to the record | August 1, 2026 |
| Source | CDO Magazine |
What this move signals
Merck appointed Tim McKnight as Senior Vice President, IT Risk Management & Security and Chief Information Security Officer, announced in May 2026; day-level precision has not been established from available coverage.
Merck's security chief oversees one of the most consequential estates in pharma — the company's NotPetya losses in 2017 ran over a billion dollars and reshaped how the industry, and its insurers, price cyber risk. A veteran operator with prior Fortune-scale CISO tenures stepping in signals continuity of that board-level posture.
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