Executive record
Ryan Bachman
Ryan Bachman is Executive Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at GM Financial, as of October 23, 2026, per gmfinancial.com.
Seat verified October 23, 2026 · Added to the record October 23, 2026 · no move on the Wire yet · Updated
Background
Ryan Bachman's professional background as GM Financial leadership page ↗ states it, read November 10, 2026.
Ryan Bachman has been Executive Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at GM Financial since February 2021. He previously served as Senior Vice President and CISO from 2017 to 2021. He is responsible for GM Financial's global cybersecurity, personnel safety and enterprise resilience. His remit also covers operational sustainability, workplace experience and global real estate. He and his team ensure the security, sustainability and resilience of the company's physical assets, digital assets and operations.
In addition to his role at GM Financial, Bachman serves as an advisory board member for several businesses and nonprofits across technology and financial services industries. Before joining GM Financial, he worked in management consulting for more than 10 years with PwC and Deloitte. At PwC and Deloitte, he served clients across financial services, technology, manufacturing, energy and health sciences sectors.
Career timeline
What the record holds for Ryan Bachman: a dated verification of the seat, with its source.
· Roster verification
Verified as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at GM Financial
No appointment or departure for Ryan Bachman is on the Wire. This page rests on the roster entry above: a verification, against the source cited, of who held the GM Financial seat on that date. It is not a career history and states nothing beyond that entry and the background above.
The company: GM Financial
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at GM Financial: seat verified on the roster
Record facts
- On the record since
- October 23, 2026
- Seat last verified
- October 23, 2026
- Financial Services in 2026
- 42 security-leadership appointments announced in the sector on the record
Questions about Ryan Bachman
- Who is the CISO of GM Financial?
- Ryan Bachman is Executive Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at GM Financial, per gmfinancial.com. CISO Tribune verified the seat on October 23, 2026.
- When did Ryan Bachman become CISO of GM Financial?
- The record holds no appointment date for Ryan Bachman. It verifies that Ryan Bachman held the seat on October 23, 2026, per gmfinancial.com.
Sources
- 1.gmfinancial.com (company's own site) ↗: the seat at GM Financial, verified October 23, 2026; professional background, read November 10, 2026
This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.
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