Executive record
Martyn Bayly
Martyn Bayly is Chief Information Security Officer at Cbus. The appointment was announced on January 13, 2026, per Super Review.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Martyn Bayly, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named Chief Information Security Officer at Cbus
Source: Super Review ↗ · Move record
The appointment
Announced January 13, 2026 · Source: Super Review ↗ · Move record
Cbus, the Australian industry superannuation fund, has appointed Martyn Bayly as chief information security officer to lead its cyber security function, Super Review reported on January 13, 2026. The role is newly created.
Cbus announced the hire alongside new governance and finance leaders, framing it as a step-up in managing escalating cyber threats. Creating a dedicated CISO seat, rather than leaving security folded under technology, gives the fund a single accountable owner for member-data protection.
The company: Cbus
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Region
- Asia-Pacific
- Company record
- Who runs security at Cbus: 1 confirmed move on the record
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Financial Services whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Martyn Bayly's, nearest first (8 of 11). The Financial Services bench
Kailash Gaonkar, Chief Information Security Officer at IIFL Finance
Stephen McMaster, Chief Information Security Officer at Western Alliance Bank
Leilani Farol, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at First Horizon
Rich Friedberg, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Envestnet
Donna Hart, Chief Information Security Officer at SMBC Americas
Patrick Pitchappa, Chief Information Security Officer at Equiti Group
Gleb Reznik, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at American Express
John Visneski, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Green Impact Exchange
Record facts
- Time in the seat
- 10 months since the appointment was announced (January 13, 2026), as of November 2026
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 25, 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 Martyn Bayly
- Who is the CISO of Cbus?
- Martyn Bayly is Chief Information Security Officer at Cbus. The appointment was announced on January 13, 2026, per Super Review.
- When did Martyn Bayly become CISO of Cbus?
- The appointment was announced on January 13, 2026, per Super Review. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
Sources
- 1.Super Review ↗: the appointment at Cbus, January 13, 2026
This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.
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