Executive record
Matthew McCormack
Career profile: Matthew McCormack on CISO Spotlights ↗
Matthew McCormack is Chief Information Security Officer at Finastra. The appointment was announced in the week of November 10, 2025, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Matthew McCormack, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
The company: Finastra
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Region
- Europe
- Company record
- Who runs security at Finastra: 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 Matthew McCormack's, nearest first. The Financial Services bench
Curtis Rebelein, Chief Information Security Officer at DCM Services
Patrick Pitchappa, Chief Information Security Officer at Equiti Group
Todd Spight, Chief Information Security Officer at HDI Global Insurance Company (HGIC)
Igor Zabara, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Northwestern Mutual
Martyn Bayly, Chief Information Security Officer at Cbus
Kailash Gaonkar, Chief Information Security Officer at IIFL Finance
Clay Carter, Chief Information Security Officer at Ncontracts
Stephen McMaster, Chief Information Security Officer at Western Alliance Bank
Record facts
- Time in the seat
- About 1 year since the appointment was announced (week of November 10, 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 Matthew McCormack
- Who is the CISO of Finastra?
- Matthew McCormack is Chief Information Security Officer at Finastra. The appointment was announced in the week of November 10, 2025, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
- When did Matthew McCormack become CISO of Finastra?
- The appointment was announced in the week of November 10, 2025, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
Sources
- 1.SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2025-11-10) ↗: the appointment at Finastra, week of November 10, 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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