When did Steve Sparkes become CISO of Scotiabank?

The appointment was announced in November 2023, per CSO Online. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.

Is Steve Sparkes still the CISO of Scotiabank?

The newest source the record holds for this seat is the appointment announced in November 2023. It holds no later verification, so it does not state who holds the seat today.

Executive record

Steve Sparkes

Steve Sparkes was named Executive Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Scotiabank. The appointment was announced in November 2023, per CSO Online.

Before the appointment: CISO and Senior Vice President, Information Security and Control at Scotiabank, per the same source.

The record holds no later verification of the seat.

1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated November 10, 2026

Career timeline

Every move the record holds for Steve Sparkes, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.

November 2023· Appointment
Named Executive Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Scotiabank
Source: CSO Online ↗ · Move record
Before November 2023· Earlier role
CISO and Senior Vice President, Information Security and Control at Scotiabank
Named in the announcement of the Scotiabank appointment · Source: CSO Online ↗

The appointment

Announced November 2023 · Source: CSO Online ↗ · Move record

CSO Online reported that Scotiabank appointed Steve Sparkes as executive vice president and Chief Information Security Officer for enterprise platforms. Sparkes had joined Scotiabank in 2021 as CISO and senior vice president for information security and control.

CSO Online reports that Sparkes's responsibilities cover IT and cyber-risk strategies, systems and procedures, along with developing enterprise infrastructure.

CSO Online says Sparkes has held leadership roles for more than 30 years across cybersecurity, application development, technology infrastructure, and IT and operational risk. CSO Online reports that at Bank of America, Sparkes served as head of cybersecurity technology and as a managing director. CSO Online says that as a managing director at Morgan Stanley, he headed the technology and data philanthropy committee and served as CIO of technology and information risk and as CTO for investment banking.

Scotiabank says it launched a redesigned Hub to help Canadians identify cybercrime and protect themselves from it. The bank says its Hub was the first of its kind in Canada to include simulations. In those simulations, users can review websites and email and text message exchanges and listen to voicemail examples to judge their authenticity, the bank says.

According to Scotiabank, it had assets of approximately $1.3 trillion and a team of over 90,000 employees as at July 31, 2022. Scotiabank says it trades on the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange. Scotiabank says its services include wealth management and private banking, capital markets, corporate and investment banking, and personal and commercial banking.

The company: Scotiabank

Sector: Financial Services
Region: North America
Company record: Who runs security at Scotiabank: 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 Steve Sparkes's, nearest first. The Financial Services bench

November 13, 2023
Beth-Anne Bygum, Chief Information Security Officer at Q2 Holdings
October 16, 2023
Chris Kennedy, Chief Information Security Officer at Group 1001
November 28, 2023
Scott Metro, Chief Information Security Officer at Hazeltree
December 2023
John Denning, Chief Information Security Officer at FS-ISAC
August 29, 2023
Heather Gantt-Evans, Chief Information Security Officer at Marqeta
August 16, 2023
Girish Dixit, Chief Information Security Officer and Executive Vice President at Kotak Securities
January 18, 2024
Jason Mull, Chief Risk Officer and Chief Information Security Officer at R&T Deposit Solutions
August 15, 2023
Scott Sykes, Chief Information Security Officer at Asurity Technologies

Record facts

Moves on the record: 1 confirmed move, each with its source
On the record since: September 30, 2026
Financial Services in 2026: 42 security-leadership appointments announced in the sector on the record

Questions about Steve Sparkes

When did Steve Sparkes become CISO of Scotiabank?: The appointment was announced in November 2023, per CSO Online. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
Is Steve Sparkes still the CISO of Scotiabank?: The newest source the record holds for this seat is the appointment announced in November 2023. It holds no later verification, so it does not state who holds the seat today.
What was Steve Sparkes's role before this appointment?: Before the appointment, Steve Sparkes was CISO and Senior Vice President, Information Security and Control at Scotiabank, according to the announcement (CSO Online).

Sources

1.CSO Online ↗: the appointment at Scotiabank, November 2023

This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.

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