Justin Bingham named Chief Information Security Officer at Park Place Technologies

Park Place Technologies named Justin Bingham as Chief Information Security Officer. He previously served as Director of Global Cybersecurity Operations at KLA and has also held cybersecurity roles at General Electric and General Motors.

According to the release, Bingham will be responsible for leading incident response, ensuring compliance, managing risk and overseeing the company's security strategies. The company says he will also focus on fostering a cybersecurity culture across Park Place Technologies and its global operations. In the release, Stella May, Chief Customer Experience Officer at Park Place Technologies, welcomed Bingham to the company's Security Operations team. The release says Bingham will be based in Cleveland at the global headquarters of Park Place Technologies.

The company says Bingham has more than 15 years of expertise in security operations, threat intelligence and cybersecurity in corporate and military settings. According to the release, Bingham served in the Human Intelligence division of the U.S. Army from April 2003 to July 2007. After his military service ended, Bingham pursued an Information Assurance degree from Eastern Michigan University, the release says. At GE, according to the release, Bingham established a Strategic Intelligence Program aimed at financial cyber-attack actors and threats from nation-states. At KLA, the release says, he introduced AI-driven security platforms for incident response, developed a Purple Team methodology and built a cybersecurity team from scratch.

Park Place Technologies describes itself as a global data center and networking optimization firm and says it serves more than 21,000 clients. According to the company, its services and products help IT teams with IT lifecycle management, from procurement through decommissioning. According to the release, the Park Place services portfolio includes Curvature Hardware sales, Entuity Software, ParkView Managed Services and Park Place Professional Services. According to the release, Park Place is a portfolio company of GTCR and Charlesbank Capital Partners.