Executive record
Igor Zabara
Igor Zabara is Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Northwestern Mutual. The appointment was announced in the week of September 15, 2025, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
Before the appointment: VP of Enterprise Cyber Security and Identity Access Management at Northwestern Mutual, per the same source.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Igor Zabara, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Northwestern Mutual
Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2025-09-15) ↗ · Move record
Before September 2025· Earlier role
VP of Enterprise Cyber Security and Identity Access Management at Northwestern Mutual
Named in the announcement of the Northwestern Mutual appointment · Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2025-09-15) ↗
The company: Northwestern Mutual
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at Northwestern Mutual: 1 confirmed move on the record
In their own words
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Elsewhere
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Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Financial Services whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Igor Zabara's, nearest first. The Financial Services bench
Todd Spight, Chief Information Security Officer at HDI Global Insurance Company (HGIC)
Clay Carter, Chief Information Security Officer at Ncontracts
Amit Spitzer, CTO and CISO at Glilot Capital Partners
Curtis Rebelein, Chief Information Security Officer at DCM Services
Matthew McCormack, Chief Information Security Officer at Finastra
Patrick Pitchappa, Chief Information Security Officer at Equiti Group
Record facts
- Time in the seat
- About 1 year 2 months since the appointment was announced (week of September 15, 2025), as of November 2026
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 26, 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 Igor Zabara
- Who is the CISO of Northwestern Mutual?
- Igor Zabara is Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Northwestern Mutual. The appointment was announced in the week of September 15, 2025, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
- When did Igor Zabara become CISO of Northwestern Mutual?
- The appointment was announced in the week of September 15, 2025, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- What was Igor Zabara's role before this appointment?
- Before the appointment, Igor Zabara was VP of Enterprise Cyber Security and Identity Access Management at Northwestern Mutual, according to the announcement (SecurityWeek Industry Moves).
Sources
- 1.SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2025-09-15) ↗: the appointment at Northwestern Mutual, week of September 15, 2025
This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.
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