Craig Dornon named Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer at Northwest Bank

Northwest Bank hired Craig Dornon as its senior vice president and Chief Information Security Officer, announced May 23, 2024. Dornon has held a series of increasingly responsible information security positions.

The company says Dornon will oversee Northwest's information security program, with responsibility for data protection, cybersecurity, and cloud and application security. According to the company, his remit as CISO also covers identity and access management, IT risk assessment, vendor risk and data availability risks. The announcement says Dornon's background spans all aspects of information security and includes heading teams in both the first and the second lines of defense.

According to the company, Dornon has over 25 years of hands-on experience heading enterprise risk and compliance programs across the insurance, retail and financial sectors. CSO Online reports that Dornon's previous post was at Bread Financial, where he was vice president and chief operational risk officer. The company says Dornon holds education credentials along with numerous certifications in technical and training areas.

According to the release, Northwest Bank provides wealth management services and treasury management solutions alongside a complete line of personal and business banking products. The release says Northwest Bank was founded in 1896 and has its headquarters in Warren, Pennsylvania. According to the release, the holding company for Northwest Bank is Northwest Bancshares, Inc., which has its headquarters in Columbus, Ohio. The release says Northwest runs 132 full-service community banking offices plus eight free standing drive-through facilities across Indiana, Ohio, New York and Pennsylvania. According to the release, the common stock of Northwest Bancshares, Inc. trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market as NWBI.