Executive record
John Opala
Career profile: John Opala on CISO Spotlights ↗
John Opala is Chief Information Security Officer at Ralph Lauren. The appointment was announced in the week of August 10, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
Before the appointment: VP of IT and Global CISO at Hanesbrands, per the same source.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for John Opala, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named Chief Information Security Officer at Ralph Lauren
Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-08-10) ↗ · Move record
Before August 2026· Earlier role
VP of IT and Global CISO at Hanesbrands
Named in the announcement of the Ralph Lauren appointment · Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-08-10) ↗
The appointment
Announced week of August 10, 2026 · Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-08-10) ↗ · Move record
John Opala has joined Ralph Lauren as Chief Information Security Officer. He previously served as VP of IT and Global CISO at Hanesbrands and McCormick Company.
The announcement is SecurityWeek's Industry Moves column for the week of August 10, 2026, which the publication describes as coverage of hiring announcements, promotions, and career achievements within the cybersecurity community. It says John Opala has joined Ralph Lauren as Chief Information Security Officer.
According to the announcement, Opala previously served as VP of IT and Global CISO at Hanesbrands and McCormick & Company. It also described him as having been, at the time of the announcement, an Advisory Board Member with CarolinaCISO as well as a global ambassador representing the Global Council for Responsible AI.
The announcement gives no start date, no tenure figures, and no description of what the role covers at Ralph Lauren. It includes no statement from Opala or from the company.
The company: Ralph Lauren
- Sector
- Retail & Consumer
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at Ralph Lauren: 1 confirmed move on the record
- Annual report
- Cybersecurity section of the fiscal 2026 Form 10-K, filed May 21, 2026
- Board oversight
- Named in the filing: Audit Committee.
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Retail & Consumer whose appointment was announced within 90 days of John Opala's, nearest first. The Retail & Consumer bench
Daniel Dubowski, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Marriott International
Maxine Harrison, Chief Information Security Officer at Tabcorp
Ravi Thatavarthy, Chief Information Security Officer at Primo Brands
Adam Zoller, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Nike
Tony Arous, Chief Information Security Officer at Toast
Gary Hunter, Chief Information Security Officer at PENN Entertainment
Record facts
- Time in the seat
- About 3 months since the appointment was announced (week of August 10, 2026), as of November 2026
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 16, 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 John Opala
- Who is the CISO of Ralph Lauren?
- John Opala is Chief Information Security Officer at Ralph Lauren. The appointment was announced in the week of August 10, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
- When did John Opala become CISO of Ralph Lauren?
- The appointment was announced in the week of August 10, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Where did John Opala work before Ralph Lauren?
- Before the appointment, John Opala was VP of IT and Global CISO at Hanesbrands, according to the announcement (SecurityWeek Industry Moves).
Sources
- 1.SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-08-10) ↗: the appointment at Ralph Lauren, week of August 10, 2026
- 2.SEC EDGAR: Form 10-K, fiscal 2026 ↗: 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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