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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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