Executive record
Mark Abbott
Mark Abbott was named Chief Information Security Officer at Third Wave Innovations. The appointment was announced on September 7, 2023, per PR Newswire.
Before the appointment: Vice President of IT Security Operations and Architecture at Aimbridge Hospitality, per the same source.
The record holds no later verification of the seat.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Mark Abbott, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named Chief Information Security Officer at Third Wave Innovations
Before September 2023· Earlier role
Vice President of IT Security Operations and Architecture at Aimbridge Hospitality
Named in the announcement of the Third Wave Innovations appointment · Source: PR Newswire (company announcement) ↗
The appointment
Announced September 7, 2023 · Source: PR Newswire (company announcement) ↗ · Move record
Third Wave Innovations, a cybersecurity and risk assurance solutions provider, appointed Mark Abbott as Chief Information Security Officer. Abbott joins from Aimbridge Hospitality, where he served as Vice President of IT Security Operations and Architecture. He brings 25 years of experience building secure technology stacks across the hospitality, retail and restaurant industries.
The company: Third Wave Innovations
- Sector
- Cybersecurity Vendors
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at Third Wave Innovations: 1 confirmed move on the record
- Vendor directory
- Third Wave Innovations sells security products, filed under MDR and managed SOC. What it sells
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Cybersecurity Vendors whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Mark Abbott's, nearest first. The Cybersecurity Vendors bench
Leon Rishniw, Founding Chief Information Security Officer at 1Fort
Christie Terrill, Chief Information Security Officer at Bishop Fox
Gary Perkins, Chief Information Security Officer at CISO Global
Kevin Paige, Chief Information Security Officer and Vice President of Product Strategy at Uptycs
Joseph Bell, Chief Information Security Officer at Forcepoint G2CI
Nichole Windholz, Chief Information Security Officer at Onspring
William Wetherill, Chief Information Security Officer at DefenseStorm
Chris Denbigh-White, Chief Security Officer at Next DLP
Record facts
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 30, 2026
- Cybersecurity Vendors in 2026
- 25 security-leadership appointments announced in the sector on the record
Questions about Mark Abbott
- When did Mark Abbott become CISO of Third Wave Innovations?
- The appointment was announced on September 7, 2023, per PR Newswire. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Is Mark Abbott still the CISO of Third Wave Innovations?
- The newest source the record holds for this seat is the appointment announced on September 7, 2023. It holds no later verification, so it does not state who holds the seat today.
- Where did Mark Abbott work before Third Wave Innovations?
- Before the appointment, Mark Abbott was Vice President of IT Security Operations and Architecture at Aimbridge Hospitality, according to the announcement (PR Newswire).
Sources
- 1.PR Newswire (company announcement) ↗: the appointment at Third Wave Innovations, September 7, 2023
This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.
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