Executive record
Brian Fricke
Career profile: Brian Fricke on CISO Spotlights ↗
Brian Fricke is Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at AutoNation. The appointment was announced in the week of April 27, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
Before the appointment: MSVP, CISO, and technology risk executive at City National Bank of Florida, per the same source.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Brian Fricke, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at AutoNation
Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-04-27) ↗ · Move record
Before April 2026· Earlier role
MSVP, CISO, and technology risk executive at City National Bank of Florida
Named in the announcement of the AutoNation appointment · Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-04-27) ↗
The appointment
Announced week of April 27, 2026 · Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-04-27) ↗ · Move record
AutoNation has appointed Brian Fricke as CISO. A former US Marine, Fricke joins from City National Bank of Florida, where he served as MSVP, CISO, and technology risk executive; he has also previously held CISO and CSO positions at City National Bank, BBVA, Bank OZK, and Highlight Technologies.
The company: AutoNation
- Sector
- Retail & Consumer
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at AutoNation: 1 confirmed move on the record
- Annual report
- Cybersecurity section of the fiscal 2025 Form 10-K, filed February 12, 2026
- Board oversight
- Named in the filing: Audit Committee.
In their own words
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Elsewhere
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Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Retail & Consumer whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Brian Fricke's, nearest first. The Retail & Consumer bench
Tony Arous, Chief Information Security Officer at Toast
Ravi Thatavarthy, Chief Information Security Officer at Primo Brands
Record facts
- Time in the seat
- About 6 months since the appointment was announced (week of April 27, 2026), as of November 2026
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 24, 2026
- Retail & Consumer in 2026
- 8 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 Brian Fricke
- Who is the CISO of AutoNation?
- Brian Fricke is Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at AutoNation. The appointment was announced in the week of April 27, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
- When did Brian Fricke become CISO of AutoNation?
- The appointment was announced in the week of April 27, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Where did Brian Fricke work before AutoNation?
- Before the appointment, Brian Fricke was MSVP, CISO, and technology risk executive at City National Bank of Florida, according to the announcement (SecurityWeek Industry Moves).
Sources
- 1.SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-04-27) ↗: the appointment at AutoNation, week of April 27, 2026
- 2.SEC EDGAR: Form 10-K, fiscal 2025 ↗: the company's cybersecurity disclosure
- 3.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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