Hargreaves Lansdown appoints new Chief Information and Security Officer

Hargreaves Lansdown announces the appointment of Segun Oyinloye as its new Chief Information and Security Officer.

Segun is joining Hargreaves Lansdown as the new Chief Information and Security Officer, and will be responsible for transforming and driving forward Hargreaves Lansdown’s Information and Security strategy.

As Chief Information and Security Officer at Hargreaves Lansdown, Segun will be responsible for providing leadership to the existing Information Security team as well as developing and driving HL’s information and security strategy forward to ensure the ongoing protection of HL’s client and colleague information.  

Birger Thorburn, Chief Digital and Information Officer at Hargreaves Lansdown, said:

“Information Security is a fundamental component of HL’s strategy.

“Keeping our clients’ data and assets safe is the most important thing we do. 

“Segun will focus on developing the existing security capability, ensuring Information Security best practice is embedded within our culture, which enables HL to focus on providing better financial outcomes for our clients, safe in the knowledge that all is secure. 

“Segun brings a wealth of experience to HL, and I’m delighted he’s joining us.” 

Segun Oyinloye

Segun Oyinloye, Chief Information and Security Officer, comments:

“As HL embarks on its transformation journey, I’m excited to join the team to ensure we build on the work already being done by the team and further enhance HL’s security capability to support its digital aspirations and objectives.

“Security is an intrinsic and fundamental part of a HL’s digital aspiration, and I am looking forward to enabling the business in building and running a world class and secure digital service proposition.”

Segun joins Hargreaves Lansdown from Sainsburys Bank, where he was Chief Information Security Officer and was responsible for Information Security, Records Management and Data Protection. 

Segun has over 20 years’ experience building, leading and evolving world-class cyber security functions in senior positions at Sainsburys Bank, Pepper Financial Services, Virgin Money and Aviva. 

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