Executive record
Matt Kimpel
Career profile: Matt Kimpel on CISO Spotlights ↗
Matt Kimpel was named Chief Information Security Officer at Magna5. The appointment was announced on January 14, 2025, per PR Newswire.
Before the appointment: a security leadership role at Magna5, 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 Matt Kimpel, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Before January 2025· Earlier role
Security leadership role at Magna5
Named in the announcement of the Magna5 appointment · Source: PR Newswire (company announcement) ↗
The appointment
Announced January 14, 2025 · Source: PR Newswire (company announcement) ↗ · Move record
Magna5 promoted Matt Kimpel to Chief Information Security Officer, effective January 1, 2025. He joined Magna5 through its acquisition of NetServe365 in 2017 and will lead the company's cybersecurity initiatives.
The release says Kimpel, as CISO, will be responsible for protecting against the latest threats and for helping clients in various industries with regulatory compliance. Magna5's news page says that in the new role Kimpel will lead the company's cybersecurity strategy. The release says Kimpel aims to support the growing compliance and regulatory needs of clients and to advance Magna5's security capabilities.
The post says that after he had an opportunity to jump into networking, Kimpel was quickly working with engineering teams and continued to educate himself on the IT industry's process and workflows.
Magna5 says Kimpel earned the CISSP certification in March 2022, when he was Director of Cybersecurity and Engineering at the company. According to the release, he holds CISM and CISSP certifications and a Pittsburgh Technical College degree in Network Security & Computer Forensics.
Magna5 says it recently launched a Dark Web monitoring service so organizations can understand what information may be lurking in nefarious places. The release describes Magna5 as a NewSpring Holdings platform that offers cybersecurity, backup and disaster recovery, private and public cloud hosting and managed IT services. Its customers range from SMB and mid-market to enterprise organizations in sectors such as government, manufacturing, healthcare, education and financial services, the release says. According to the release, Magna5 is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, and serves customers nationally.
The company: Magna5
- Sector
- Cybersecurity Vendors
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at Magna5: 1 confirmed move on the record
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Cybersecurity Vendors whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Matt Kimpel's, nearest first (8 of 18). The Cybersecurity Vendors bench
Dror Hevlin, Chief Information Security Officer at Cynomi
Adam Zoller, Chief Information Security Officer at CrowdStrike
Gerald Beuchelt, Chief Information Security Officer at Acronis
Ryan Gurney, Chief Information Security Officer at LVT (LiveView Technologies)
Esther Pinto, Chief Information Security Officer at Guardz
Bruce Jenkins, Chief Information Security Officer at Black Duck Software
Greg Akers, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Dispersive Stealth Networking
Richard Bird, Chief Security Officer at Singulr AI
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 Matt Kimpel
- When did Matt Kimpel become CISO of Magna5?
- The appointment was announced on January 14, 2025, per PR Newswire. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Is Matt Kimpel still the CISO of Magna5?
- The newest source the record holds for this seat is the appointment announced on January 14, 2025. It holds no later verification, so it does not state who holds the seat today.
- What was Matt Kimpel's role before this appointment?
- Before the appointment, Matt Kimpel was in a security leadership role at Magna5, according to the announcement (PR Newswire).
Sources
- 1.PR Newswire (company announcement) ↗: the appointment at Magna5, January 14, 2025
- 2.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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