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CISO moves in 2026

Every CISO appointment and departure on our record from 2026: 130 moves, 113 appointments and 17 departures, grouped by the month each was announced (the year is in progress). Each date is shown at the precision its source supports.

130

Moves

113

Appointments

17

Departures

September 2026

25 appointments · 6 departures

week of September 28, 2026appointment

Cognition appoints Alex Stamos as Chief Information Security Officer

week of September 28, 2026appointment

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company appoints Thomas Dager as Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer

week of September 28, 2026appointment

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey appoints Sherman Chu as Chief Information Security Officer

week of September 25, 2026appointment

EP Wealth Advisors appoints Kate Middagh as Chief Information Security Officer

September 25, 2026departure

Kush Sharma steps down as Chief Information Security Officer of City of Hamilton

September 23, 2026appointment

InMobi Group appoints Aditya Kumar as Chief Information Security Officer

September 22, 2026departure

Joe McCaffrey steps down as Chief Information Security Officer of Anduril

week of September 21, 2026appointment

Boston Scientific appoints Pietr Lindahal as Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

September 21, 2026appointment

Munich Security Conference appoints Jochen Stechert as Director of Information Technology & Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

September 18, 2026appointment

Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited appoints Rishi Awasthi as Chief Information Security Officer and Senior Management Personnel

September 18, 2026appointment

National Energy System Operator (NESO) appoints Purvi Kay as Chief Information Security Officer

September 18, 2026appointment

The Hyakujushi Bank, Ltd. appoints Tetsuya Iwase as Director, Managing Executive Officer and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

September 18, 2026appointment

Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech) appoints Gwen Gann as State Chief Information Security Officer

September 18, 2026departure

Basil Dange steps down as Chief Information Security Officer of Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited

September 18, 2026departure

Simon Lambe steps down as Chief Information Security Officer of National Energy System Operator (NESO)

September 18, 2026departure

Ralph Johnson steps down as State Chief Information Security Officer of Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech)

week of September 14, 2026appointment

ADM appoints Ruben D. Chacon as Vice President and Global Chief Information Security Officer

week of September 14, 2026appointment

HubSpot appoints Geoff Belknap as Chief Trust Officer

week of September 14, 2026appointment

Swap appoints Frank Krieger as Chief Information Security Officer

week of September 14, 2026appointment

Veritas Capital appoints Joel Fulton as Chief Information Security Officer

September 9, 2026appointment

Ledger appoints Oded Blatman as Chief Information Officer and Chief Security Officer

week of September 7, 2026appointment

Turing appoints Patrick McKinney as Chief Information Security Officer

September 4, 2026appointment

Bradesco Seguros appoints Denis Nesi as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

week of September 4, 2026appointment

Tabcorp appoints Maxine Harrison as Chief Information Security Officer

September 3, 2026appointment

360 ONE Asset Management Limited appoints Alankrit Shrivastava as Chief Information Security Officer

September 3, 2026appointment

Gigamon appoints Grant Yacomeni as Chief Information Security Officer

September 3, 2026departure

Somesh Patil steps down as Chief Information Security Officer of 360 ONE Asset Management Limited

September 2, 2026appointment

Illumia appoints Sean Bruton as Chief Information Security Officer

September 2, 2026appointment

TiDB appoints Robert Wood as Chief Information Security Officer

September 1, 2026appointment

Axonius appoints Chris Jones as Chief Trust and Security Officer

September 2026appointment

Mistral AI appoints Thomas Coudray as Chief Information Security Officer

September 2026 recap →

August 2026

11 appointments · 2 departures

August 26, 2026appointment

ANZ appoints Sandro Bucchianeri as Chief Information Security Officer

August 26, 2026departure

Sandro Bucchianeri steps down as Group Chief Security Officer of National Australia Bank

August 25, 2026appointment

Marriott International appoints Daniel Dubowski as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer

week of August 24, 2026appointment

California Department of Technology appoints Mike Marshall as State Chief Information Security Officer

week of August 24, 2026appointment

Trellix appoints David Soto as Chief Information Security Officer

week of August 24, 2026departure

Michael Green steps down as Chief Information Security Officer of Trellix

August 20, 2026appointment

Vensure Employer Solutions appoints Michael Lockhart as Chief Information Security Officer

August 19, 2026appointment

Allied Universal appoints Jordan Avnaim as Global Chief Information Security Officer

August 19, 2026appointment

Glow appoints Patti Degnan as Chief Information Security Officer

week of August 17, 2026appointment

UltraViolet Cyber appoints Andrew Park as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

August 11, 2026appointment

Tricentis appoints Erika Dean as Chief Information Security Officer

week of August 10, 2026appointment

Ralph Lauren appoints John Opala as Chief Information Security Officer

week of August 3, 2026appointment

City of Dallas appoints James Wilkinson as Chief Information Security Officer

August 2026 recap →

July 2026

14 appointments · 1 departure

July 30, 2026appointment

Finance of America Reverse appoints Maury Pipkin as Chief Information Security Officer

July 28, 2026appointment

EigenQ appoints Alexander Truskovsky as Chief Information Security Officer

July 28, 2026departure

Vitaliy Panych steps down as State Chief Information Security Officer of State of California

July 27, 2026appointment

PNC appoints Christian Winward as Chief Information Security Officer

July 27, 2026appointment

Remitly appoints Jeff Lyon as Chief Information Security Officer

July 22, 2026appointment

Meta appoints Assaf Keren as Chief Information Security Officer

week of July 20, 2026appointment

Datavault AI Inc. appoints Barry Childe as Chief Information Security Officer

July 16, 2026appointment

Virginia Tech appoints David Raymond as Associate Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer

July 15, 2026appointment

IREN Limited appoints Eric Hammersley as Chief Information Security Officer

July 9, 2026appointment

EverLine appoints Jason Cradit as Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Security Officer

week of July 6, 2026appointment

Booz Allen Hamilton appoints Christopher Porter as Global Chief Information Security Officer

week of July 6, 2026appointment

Coinbase appoints Michael Sikorski as Chief Information Security Officer

week of July 6, 2026appointment

Solana Foundation appoints Michael Coates as Chief Information Security Officer

July 2026appointment

Blue Mountain appoints Paul Adams as Chief Information Security Officer

July 2026appointment

Primo Brands appoints Ravi Thatavarthy as Chief Information Security Officer

July 2026 recap →

June 2026

20 appointments · 2 departures

June 23, 2026appointment

1Kosmos appoints Roger Hale as Chief Information Security Officer

week of June 22, 2026appointment

iCOUNTER appoints Ali Waezzadah as Chief Information Security Officer

June 17, 2026appointment

SolarWinds appoints Justin Henkel as Chief Information Security Officer

week of June 15, 2026appointment

Plaid appoints Sean Cassidy as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

week of June 15, 2026appointment

U.S. Bank appoints Ann Barron-DiCamillo as Executive Vice President and Global Chief Information Security Officer

week of June 10, 2026appointment

BreachRx appoints Stephen Garcia as Chief Information Security Officer

June 9, 2026appointment

GitLab appoints Chaim Mazal as Chief Information Security Officer

June 9, 2026appointment

Infoblox appoints Henrik Smith as Chief Information Security Officer

June 3, 2026appointment

Starburst appoints Paras Malhotra as Chief Information Security Officer

June 2, 2026appointment

Lexitas appoints Joe Giannetti as Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer

June 2, 2026departure

Guy Rosen steps down as Chief Information Security Officer of Meta

June 2026appointment

Candescent appoints Thomas Hill as Chief Information Security Officer

June 2026appointment

Fable Security appoints Jacob Berry as Chief Information Security Officer

June 1, 2026appointment

Guthrie Clinic appoints Mangoné Fall as Chief Information Security Officer

June 2026appointment

Novant Health appoints Srini Uppugonduri as Chief Information Security Officer

June 2026appointment

Nubank appoints John Walton as Chief Information Security Officer

June 2026appointment

Omnicell appoints Michael McNeil as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer

week of June 1, 2026appointment

Phillips 66 appoints Connie Devine as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

June 2026appointment

Socure appoints Mark Carter as Chief Information Security Officer

June 2026appointment

Texas Office of the Attorney General appoints Chad Holmes as Chief Information Security Officer

June 2026appointment

Uber appoints Philip Martin as Chief Information Security Officer

week of June 1, 2026departure

Michael Morgan steps down as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of Phillips 66

June 2026 recap →

May 2026

8 appointments · 0 departures

May 27, 2026appointment

Backstory appoints Victor Chang as Chief Information Security Officer

May 18, 2026appointment

Tanium appoints Paul Black as Chief Information Security Officer

May 13, 2026appointment

Entrust appoints Adam Dimopoulos as Chief Information Security Officer

week of May 11, 2026appointment

First Citizens Bank appoints Tim Byrd as Chief Information Security Officer

week of May 4, 2026appointment

LogicGate appoints Edwin Ng as Chief Information Security Officer

week of May 4, 2026appointment

Semperis appoints John Podboy as Chief Information Security Officer

week of May 4, 2026appointment

Sumo Logic appoints Jeremy Powell as Chief Information Security Officer

May 2026appointment

Merck appoints Tim McKnight as Senior Vice President, IT Risk Management & Security and Chief Information Security Officer

May 2026 recap →

April 2026

7 appointments · 2 departures

week of April 27, 2026appointment

AutoNation appoints Brian Fricke as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

week of April 27, 2026appointment

MongoDB appoints Doug Bowers as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

April 23, 2026departure

Maria Milosavljevic steps down as Chief Information Security Officer of ANZ

April 16, 2026appointment

6sense appoints Julia Lake as Chief Information Security Officer

April 9, 2026appointment

FirstEnergy appoints Brian Harrell as Vice President and Chief Security Officer

week of April 6, 2026appointment

Black Duck appoints Dom Glavach as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

week of April 6, 2026appointment

State of New Hampshire appoints Pamela McLeod as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

week of April 6, 2026departure

Ken Weeks steps down as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of State of New Hampshire

April 2026appointment

Discovery Education appoints Kara Schlageter as Chief Information Security Officer

April 2026 recap →

March 2026

12 appointments · 2 departures

March 30, 2026appointment

State of Nevada appoints Bertrum Carroll as Chief Information Security Officer

March 25, 2026appointment

LIC Housing Finance appoints Jimit Narendra Shah as Chief Information Security Officer

week of March 23, 2026appointment

7AI appoints Israel Barak as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

week of March 23, 2026appointment

Knox Systems appoints Hemant Baidwan as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

week of March 16, 2026appointment

American Express appoints Gleb Reznik as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

week of March 16, 2026appointment

Green Impact Exchange appoints John Visneski as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

week of March 16, 2026appointment

Kai appoints Alfredo Hickman as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

week of March 16, 2026departure

Fred Gibbins steps down as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of American Express

week of March 9, 2026appointment

Eversource Energy appoints Michael Tetto as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

week of March 9, 2026departure

James 'Aaron' Bishop steps down as Chief Information Security Officer of Department of the Air Force

week of March 2, 2026appointment

JumpCloud appoints Roland Palmer as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Vice President of Security

March 2026appointment

BayCare appoints Robert Carvajal as Chief Information Security Officer

March 2026appointment

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania appoints Andy Ritter as Chief Information Security Officer

March 2026appointment

SMBC Americas appoints Donna Hart as Chief Information Security Officer

March 2026 recap →

February 2026

9 appointments · 1 departure

week of February 23, 2026appointment

Clari + Salesloft appoints Peter Liebert as Chief Information Security Officer

week of February 23, 2026appointment

Nscale appoints Latha Maripuri as Chief Information Security Officer

week of February 16, 2026appointment

Envestnet appoints Rich Friedberg as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

week of February 9, 2026appointment

First Horizon appoints Leilani Farol as Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

week of February 9, 2026appointment

Salesforce appoints Iain Mulholland as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

February 7, 2026appointment

Erlanger Health System appoints Dennis Leber as Chief Information Security Officer

February 2, 2026appointment

City of Hope appoints Gordon Groschl as Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer

week of February 2, 2026departure

Jim Sipe steps down as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

February 2026appointment

Teradata appoints Ken Ricketts as Chief Information Security Officer

February 2026appointment

Western Alliance Bank appoints Stephen McMaster as Chief Information Security Officer

February 2026 recap →

January 2026

7 appointments · 1 departure

week of January 26, 2026appointment

ConductorOne appoints William Bengtson as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

January 26, 2026appointment

Cook Children's Health Care System appoints Kathy Jobes as Chief Information Security Officer

January 22, 2026appointment

IIFL Finance appoints Kailash Gaonkar as Chief Information Security Officer

January 22, 2026departure

Sameer Gadve steps down as Chief Information Security Officer of IIFL Finance

January 14, 2026appointment

IonQ appoints Leslie Kershaw as Chief Information Security Officer

January 13, 2026appointment

Cbus appoints Martyn Bayly as Chief Information Security Officer

January 6, 2026appointment

Coats appoints Naina Bhattacharya as Chief Information Security Officer

week of January 5, 2026appointment

Jumpmind appoints Eric Zielinski as Chief Information Security Officer

January 2026 recap →