Our client had experienced significant growth and needed an experienced cybersecurity leader who could modernize and mature its global information security and compliance programs. They needed someone capable of developing the long-term strategy while also being hands-on enough to build the processes, governance, and capabilities required to strengthen the organization’s security posture.
The right candidate needed to bring both cybersecurity and compliance leadership, with responsibility spanning threat prevention and response, governance, SOX and compliance, identity and access management, and enterprise risk. Just as importantly, our client needed a collaborative change leader who could work across a complex global organization, communicate effectively with executive leadership and the board, and build a high-performing security organization.
David brought the combination of cybersecurity leadership, manufacturing experience, and transformation expertise our client was looking for.
With more than 25 years of cybersecurity experience, David has built and transformed cyber defense capabilities designed to protect complex manufacturing environments and reduce enterprise risk. His experience includes developing long-term cybersecurity maturity roadmaps, building high-performing teams, managing NIST and ISO frameworks, and leading operational technology security transformations.
Prior to joining our client, David served in CISO leadership roles with Wolfspeed and Baker Hughes and previously spent more than five years with General Motors as Director of Cyber Defense and Deputy CISO. His background gave him the rare combination of enterprise-level cybersecurity leadership and direct experience protecting global industrial and manufacturing environments.
David’s ability to combine long-term security strategy with hands-on execution made him an excellent fit to lead the transformation and continued development of our client’s global cybersecurity program.
This placement represents what we look for in an executive technology search: a leader who can protect the business today while building the strategy, systems, and capabilities needed to prepare it for the threats of tomorrow.
