WATERLOO, Ontario, Oct. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry
Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) has expanded its executive bench with
the promotions of BlackBerry Cylance Vice President John McClurg to BlackBerry Chief Information
Security Officer (CISO) and Christopher
Hummel, BlackBerry Vice President of IT and Business
Application Solutions to BlackBerry Chief Information Officer
(CIO), effective October 26,
2019. Both McClurg and Hummel will report directly to
John Chen, BlackBerry Executive
Chairman and CEO.
As CISO, McClurg will lead all aspects of BlackBerry's
information security program globally, ensuring the development and
implementation of cybersecurity policies and procedures across all
divisions and corporate functions. McClurg will be responsible for
identifying, evaluating and reporting on information security risks
to the executive team, and serve as a company evangelist of best
practices in cybersecurity.
McClurg brings a diverse background of academic, government, and
business experience to his new role. He joined Cylance in
July 2016 from Dell where he served
as Chief Security Officer. Previous to Dell, John held senior
positions with Honeywell International (as VP of Global Security),
Lucent Technologies/Bell Laboratories, the U.S. Intelligence
Community, the Department of Energy (charged with establishing a
Cyber-Counterintelligence program), the FBI (as Supervisory Special
Agent) and the CIA (as Deputy Branch Chief). McClurg has
supported the missions of numerous agencies including those of the
DOD and DOE, battling cybercrime, terrorism, and espionage.
McClurg holds a J.D. degree from Brigham Young
University, an MA in Organizational Behavior, BS and BA
degrees in University Studies and Philosophy from Brigham Young, and advanced doctoral studies in
Philosophical Hermeneutics at UNC-Chapel
Hill and UCLA.
As CIO, Hummel will serve as a transformational leader within
BlackBerry, responsible for providing insights to the executive
leadership on key technological innovations, ensuring IT
considerations drive key initiatives across the company, and
maintaining the highest level of enterprise security and employee
privacy.
Hummel brings over 20 years of IT leadership experience that
includes service delivery, project management, network integration,
and new business development across international locations to the
CIO role. He has proven expertise in the design and
implementation of cost-effective enterprise and wireless solutions
with the functionality, flexibility and scalability to meet the
needs of large organizations and carrier customers with
sophisticated user and client demands. Hummel joined
BlackBerry in August 2012.
"These promotions recognize the impact of John and Christopher's
outstanding leadership in their respective roles," Chen
added. "With their skills and expertise, they will continue
to work closely with me and the rest of the executive team to
ensure continuity and growth across our business."
About BlackBerry
BlackBerry (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) is a
trusted security software and services company that provides
enterprises and governments with the technology they need to secure
the Internet of Things. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company is unwavering
in its commitment to safety, cybersecurity and data privacy, and
leads in key areas such as artificial intelligence, endpoint
security and management, encryption and embedded systems. For more
information, visit BlackBerry.com and follow @BlackBerry.
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