Executive record
Tim Byrd
Career profile: Tim Byrd on CISO Spotlights ↗
Tim Byrd is Chief Information Security Officer at First Citizens Bank. The appointment was announced in the week of May 11, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
Before the appointment: CISO at MT Bank, per the same source.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Tim Byrd, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named Chief Information Security Officer at First Citizens Bank
Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-05-11) ↗ · Move record
Before May 2026· Earlier role
CISO at MT Bank
Named in the announcement of the First Citizens Bank appointment · Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-05-11) ↗
The company: First Citizens Bank
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at First Citizens Bank: 1 confirmed move on the record
In their own words
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Elsewhere
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Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Financial Services whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Tim Byrd's, nearest first (8 of 24). The Financial Services bench
Zeeshan Manzoor, Chief Information Security Officer at Hugobank
Ahmed Pasha, Global Chief Information Security Officer at Tradeweb
Bryan Thompson, Chief Information Security Officer at Luma Financial
Cyrus Tibbs, Chief Information Security Officer at First American
John Walton, Chief Information Security Officer at Nubank
Mike Brown, Chief Information Security Officer at Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach
Randi Kieffer, Chief Information Security Officer at USAA
Thomas Hill, Chief Information Security Officer at Candescent
Record facts
- Time in the seat
- About 6 months since the appointment was announced (week of May 11, 2026), as of November 2026
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 24, 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 Tim Byrd
- Who is the CISO of First Citizens Bank?
- Tim Byrd is Chief Information Security Officer at First Citizens Bank. The appointment was announced in the week of May 11, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
- When did Tim Byrd become CISO of First Citizens Bank?
- The appointment was announced in the week of May 11, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Where did Tim Byrd work before First Citizens Bank?
- Before the appointment, Tim Byrd was CISO at MT Bank, according to the announcement (SecurityWeek Industry Moves).
Sources
- 1.SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-05-11) ↗: the appointment at First Citizens Bank, week of May 11, 2026
- 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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