Executive record
Nichole Windholz
Career profile: Nichole Windholz on CISO Spotlights ↗
Nichole Windholz is Chief Information Security Officer at Onspring. The appointment was announced on November 7, 2023, per PR Newswire.
Before the appointment: Director of Cyber Security at Onspring, per the same source.
The seat was verified again on October 24, 2026, per onspring.com.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Nichole Windholz, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Before November 2023· Earlier role
Director of Cyber Security at Onspring
Named in the announcement of the Onspring appointment · Source: PR Newswire (company announcement) ↗
The appointment
Announced November 7, 2023 · Source: PR Newswire (company announcement) ↗ · Move record
Onspring announced the promotion of Nichole Windholz to Chief Information Security Officer. Windholz previously served as the no-code GRC software platform's Director of Cyber Security.
According to the release, Windholz is responsible for protecting Onspring's data and systems and for overseeing the company's information security strategy. The release says she will lead a team of professionals who safeguard Onspring's information assets from threats. According to the release, she will develop and maintain incident response plans, risk management strategies and security controls, working closely with cross-functional teams across the organization. The release adds that Windholz will be responsible for keeping up with industry trends and the latest security threats. Onspring said Windholz had helped establish its AI Governance Council and, at the time of the report, served on it, with the council described as a cross-functional initiative on responsible development practices, internal oversight and safeguards for AI adoption.
According to the release, Windholz spent 24 years at Cerner Corporation, where she was senior security manager, before she joined Onspring in 2021. The release says she has played a role in shaping and implementing the security practices, procedures and policies of Onspring. According to the release, Windholz holds a Project Management Professional accreditation as well as Certified Information Security Manager and Certified Information Systems Security Professional licenses. Onspring says Windholz has over twenty years in Information Technology and Security and built and scaled a Cybersecurity Incident Response Center at a Fortune 500 company, where she led global security initiatives.
According to the company's website, Onspring is used by organizations around the world to automate manual processes in Legal, Vendor Management, Audit and Assurance, and Governance, Risk and Compliance. According to the release, Onspring's software has more than 550,000 users around the globe and helps businesses track and manage their workflows.
The company: Onspring
- Sector
- Cybersecurity Vendors
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at Onspring: 1 confirmed move on the record
- Vendor directory
- Onspring sells security products, filed under GRC and integrated risk platforms. What it sells
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Cybersecurity Vendors whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Nichole Windholz's, nearest first (8 of 9). The Cybersecurity Vendors bench
Joseph Bell, Chief Information Security Officer at Forcepoint G2CI
William Wetherill, Chief Information Security Officer at DefenseStorm
Christie Terrill, Chief Information Security Officer at Bishop Fox
Tim Bandos, Chief Information Security Officer at Xcitium
Christopher Leach, Chief Information Security Officer at Judy Security
Leon Rishniw, Founding Chief Information Security Officer at 1Fort
Mark Abbott, Chief Information Security Officer at Third Wave Innovations
Gary Perkins, Chief Information Security Officer at CISO Global
Record facts
- Time in the seat
- 3 years since the appointment was announced (November 7, 2023), as of November 2026
- 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
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 Nichole Windholz
- Who is the CISO of Onspring?
- Nichole Windholz is Chief Information Security Officer at Onspring. The appointment was announced on November 7, 2023, per PR Newswire.
- When did Nichole Windholz become CISO of Onspring?
- The appointment was announced on November 7, 2023, per PR Newswire. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- What was Nichole Windholz's role before this appointment?
- Before the appointment, Nichole Windholz was Director of Cyber Security at Onspring, according to the announcement (PR Newswire).
Sources
- 1.PR Newswire (company announcement) ↗: the appointment at Onspring, November 7, 2023
- 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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