Executive record
Mike Hanley
Career profile: Mike Hanley on CISO Spotlights ↗
Mike Hanley was named Chief Information Security Officer at General Motors. The appointment was announced in the week of December 9, 2024, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
Before the appointment: CTO at GitHub, 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 Mike Hanley, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named Chief Information Security Officer at General Motors
Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2024-12-09) ↗ · Move record
Before December 2024· Earlier role
CTO at GitHub
Named in the announcement of the General Motors appointment · Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2024-12-09) ↗
The company: General Motors
- Sector
- Industrial & Energy
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at General Motors: 1 confirmed move on the record
- Annual report
- Cybersecurity section of the fiscal 2025 Form 10-K, filed January 27, 2026
- Reporting line
- The filing describes the role that runs security as Chief Information Security Officer, reporting to the Risk and Cybersecurity Committee.
- Board oversight
- Named in the filing: Risk and Cybersecurity Committee.
Record facts
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 26, 2026
- Industrial & Energy in 2026
- 9 security-leadership appointments announced in the sector on the record
Questions about Mike Hanley
- When did Mike Hanley become CISO of General Motors?
- The appointment was announced in the week of December 9, 2024, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Is Mike Hanley still the CISO of General Motors?
- The newest source the record holds for this seat is the appointment announced in the week of December 9, 2024. It holds no later verification, so it does not state who holds the seat today.
- Where did Mike Hanley work before General Motors?
- Before the appointment, Mike Hanley was CTO at GitHub, according to the announcement (SecurityWeek Industry Moves).
- Who does the head of security at General Motors report to?
- In its fiscal 2025 annual report (Form 10-K, filed January 27, 2026), General Motors describes the role that runs security as Chief Information Security Officer, reporting to the Risk and Cybersecurity Committee.
Sources
- 1.SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2024-12-09) ↗: the appointment at General Motors, week of December 9, 2024
- 2.SEC EDGAR: Form 10-K, fiscal 2025 ↗: 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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