Executive record
Alexander Kilian
Alexander Kilian is Chief Information Security Officer at Vermiculus. The appointment was announced on November 5, 2026, per PR Newswire.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Alexander Kilian, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
The appointment
Announced November 5, 2026 · Source: PR Newswire (company announcement) ↗ · Move record
Vermiculus announced the appointment of Alexander Kilian as Chief Information Security Officer on November 5, 2026. Kilian had already been working at Vermiculus since shortly after its founding, contributing to governance, risk and compliance work including customer third-party risk management reviews and the security aspects of the company's solutions.
The release says Kilian will keep coordinating governance, risk and compliance work across the organization in his new role, including AI governance and security and compliance requirements.
According to the release, Kilian has worked in IT for more than 30 years, over 25 of them in the financial technology industry. The company says Kilian has had a key role in nearly all of its customer engagements, focusing on the resilience, deployment and technical integration of its solutions. According to the release, the customer projects Kilian has contributed to include The Options Clearing Corporation, London Metal Exchange, Australian Securities Exchange and Japan Exchange Group.
The release describes Vermiculus as a global independent provider of market infrastructure technology. According to the company, it develops technology for CSD, clearing and trading operations intended to let market infrastructures support a broader range of asset classes and new investment products. The company says it was founded by industry experts and started its operation in 2020. Vermiculus has its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, according to the release.
The company: Vermiculus
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Region
- Europe
- Company record
- Who runs security at Vermiculus: 1 confirmed move on the record
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Financial Services whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Alexander Kilian's, nearest first (8 of 12). The Financial Services bench
Rozel Kouadio, Chief Information Security Officer, Data Privacy and Fraud Risk Officer at Veriv
Stephen Barnham, Group Chief Information Officer, Group Chief Digital Officer and Group Chief Information Security Officer at Daiichi Life Group
Diana Agaba Tukundane, Chief Information Security Officer at Stanbic Bank Uganda
Kate Middagh, Chief Information Security Officer at EP Wealth Advisors
Rishi Awasthi, Chief Information Security Officer and Senior Management Personnel at Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited
Tetsuya Iwase, Director, Managing Executive Officer and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at The Hyakujushi Bank, Ltd.
Joel Fulton, Chief Information Security Officer at Veritas Capital
Oded Blatman, Chief Information Officer and Chief Security Officer at Ledger
Record facts
- Time in the seat
- under a month since the appointment was announced (November 5, 2026), as of November 2026
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- November 5, 2026
- Financial Services in 2026
- 42 security-leadership appointments announced in the sector on the record
How these are counted. Time in the seat: Counted in whole months from the announcement of the appointment, the date the record holds; announcements rarely give a start date.
Questions about Alexander Kilian
- Who is the CISO of Vermiculus?
- Alexander Kilian is Chief Information Security Officer at Vermiculus. The appointment was announced on November 5, 2026, per PR Newswire.
- When did Alexander Kilian become CISO of Vermiculus?
- The appointment was announced on November 5, 2026, per PR Newswire. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
Sources
- 1.PR Newswire (company announcement) ↗: the appointment at Vermiculus, November 5, 2026
This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.
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