Executive record
Andrew Smeaton
Career profile: Andrew Smeaton on CISO Spotlights ↗
Andrew Smeaton was named Chief Information Security Officer at Jamf. The appointment was announced on September 26, 2024, per GlobeNewswire.
Before the appointment: Chief Information Security Officer at Afiniti, per the same source.
The newest verification of the seat at Jamf names Mario Villatoro as Chief Information Security Officer, as of October 12, 2026.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Andrew Smeaton, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named Chief Information Security Officer at Jamf
Source: GlobeNewswire (company announcement) ↗ · Move record
Before September 2024· Earlier role
Chief Information Security Officer at Afiniti
Named in the announcement of the Jamf appointment · Source: GlobeNewswire (company announcement) ↗
The appointment
Announced September 26, 2024 · Source: GlobeNewswire (company announcement) ↗ · Move record
Jamf announced the appointment of Andrew Smeaton as Chief Information Security Officer. Smeaton joins the Apple device management and security company after serving as CISO at Afiniti, and previously held CISO roles at DataRobot, MIB Group, and The Saudi Investment Bank. He will lead Jamf's global information security team.
According to the release, Smeaton will focus as CISO on the vision and approach for information security at Jamf. The company says he will also champion the Jamf security platform in the market.
According to the release, Smeaton has over 25 years of global information security experience in multi-stakeholder environments across the Middle East, North America and Europe. The release says his work includes implementing security strategies from inception to execution and aligning security with business goals. The company says his skill set covers cloud security, regulatory compliance, program development and security risk management. According to the release, Smeaton's skill set is complemented by a background in IT. His certifications include CISA, CISM and CISSP, according to the company.
SecurityWeek reports that Jamf, which hired Smeaton, provides solutions to manage and secure Apple devices. The company is listed on NASDAQ under the ticker JAMF, according to the release. The company states that Jamf's purpose is to help organizations manage and secure an Apple experience so as to simplify work.
The seat before and after
Who the record names in the same seat before and after Andrew Smeaton. Only what a dated record states.
Jamf
After
- Mario Villatoro: Chief Information Security Officer, verified October 12, 2026 per Jamf leadership page (company site)
The company: Jamf
- Sector
- Technology
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at Jamf: 1 confirmed move on the record
- Vendor directory
- Jamf sells security products, filed under Endpoint management and application control. What it sells
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Technology whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Andrew Smeaton's, nearest first (8 of 13). The Technology bench
Pritesh Parekh, Chief Information Security Officer at PagerDuty
Jason Lord, Chief Information Security Officer at AutoRABIT
Dane Stuckey, Chief Information Security Officer at OpenAI
Alexis Wales, Chief Information Security Officer at GitHub
Alicia Lynch, Chief Information Security Officer at TD SYNNEX
Lea Kissner, Chief Information Security Officer at LinkedIn
Becca Harness, Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Deltek
Record facts
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 30, 2026
Questions about Andrew Smeaton
- When did Andrew Smeaton become CISO of Jamf?
- The appointment was announced on September 26, 2024, per GlobeNewswire. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Who holds the seat at Jamf now?
- The newest verification of the seat names Mario Villatoro as Chief Information Security Officer, as of October 12, 2026.
- Where did Andrew Smeaton work before Jamf?
- Before the appointment, Andrew Smeaton was Chief Information Security Officer at Afiniti, according to the announcement (GlobeNewswire).
Sources
- 1.GlobeNewswire (company announcement) ↗: the appointment at Jamf, September 26, 2024
- 2.CISO Spotlights career profile ↗: a fuller career profile on a sister site
This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.
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