Executive record
Heather Lowrie
Heather Lowrie was named Chief Information Security Officer at University of Manchester. The appointment was announced on February 3, 2023, per University of Manchester newsroom.
Before the appointment: Head of Cyber Security, Risk and Resilience at National Records of Scotland, per the same source.
The newest appointment at University of Manchester on the record is Michael Knight, Chief Information Security Officer, announced on July 10, 2025.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Heather Lowrie, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named Chief Information Security Officer at University of Manchester
Before February 2023· Earlier role
Head of Cyber Security, Risk and Resilience at National Records of Scotland
Named in the announcement of the University of Manchester appointment · Source: University of Manchester newsroom ↗
The appointment
Announced February 3, 2023 · Source: University of Manchester newsroom ↗ · Move record
The University of Manchester appointed Heather Lowrie as its first Chief Information Security Officer. Lowrie joins from the Scottish Government, where she served as head of cyber security, risk and resilience for National Records of Scotland. She was set to join the university at the start of May 2023.
According to the university, Lowrie will lead on the strategic transformation of its identity and access management and information security services. The university says Lowrie will also lead on designing and implementing a coherent vision for protecting the University's digital footprint. Lowrie is joining the IT Services team at the University of Manchester, according to the university newsroom. PJ Hemmaway, Director of IT Services, said Lowrie will be an addition to the IT senior leadership team.
In her role at National Records of Scotland, the university says, Lowrie led a team that was responsible for protecting and securing Scotland's civil registration, statistical and national archival information. The university says that in this role she also supported the delivery of public services across Scotland that were secure and resilient. In 2022 she provided operational management, oversight and cyber security assurance for Scotland's first digital-first Census, the university says.
Before she joined the Scottish Government, Lowrie held IT leadership and technical roles in the financial services industry, the university says. According to the university, at the time of the announcement Lowrie served on the Outreach and Diversity Working Group of the UK Cyber Security Council and was a STEM Ambassador.
The seat before and after
Who the record names in the same seat before and after Heather Lowrie. Only what a dated record states.
University of Manchester
After
- Michael Knight: named Chief Information Security Officer, announced on July 10, 2025 · record
The company: University of Manchester
- Sector
- Education & Nonprofit
- Region
- Europe
- Company record
- Who runs security at University of Manchester: 2 confirmed moves on the record
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Education & Nonprofit whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Heather Lowrie's, nearest first. The Education & Nonprofit bench
Shefali Mookencherry, Chief Information Security Officer at University of Illinois Chicago
Nadia Taggart, Chief Information Security Officer at Western Sydney University
Andrea Simpson, Chief Information Security Officer at Howard University
Record facts
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 30, 2026
- Education & Nonprofit in 2026
- 7 security-leadership appointments announced in the sector on the record
Questions about Heather Lowrie
- When did Heather Lowrie become CISO of University of Manchester?
- The appointment was announced on February 3, 2023, per University of Manchester newsroom. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Who holds the seat at University of Manchester now?
- The newest appointment at University of Manchester on the record is Michael Knight, Chief Information Security Officer, announced on July 10, 2025.
- Where did Heather Lowrie work before University of Manchester?
- Before the appointment, Heather Lowrie was Head of Cyber Security, Risk and Resilience at National Records of Scotland, according to the announcement (University of Manchester newsroom).
Sources
- 1.University of Manchester newsroom ↗: the appointment at University of Manchester, February 3, 2023
This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.
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