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Chief Information Security Officer role created
Chief Information Security Officer role created.
About this update from Pci-pal Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 5460U PCI-PAL PLC 01 April 2019 \n\n \nPCI-PAL PLC\n(\"PCI Pal\" or \"the Group\" or \"the Company\")\n \nChief Information Security Officer Role Created\n \nPCI-PAL PLC (AIM: PCIP), PCI Pal, the secure payments provider to contact centres, is pleased to announce the creation of the key role of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and, additionally, the appointment of a new Chief Technology Officer (CTO).\n \nEffective today, Geoff Forsyth, a director of the Company, has taken up the new role of CISO. This important role is dedicated to maintaining the Group's existing information security strategy and standards to protect our customers' data as we expand our operations globally and increasingly work with enterprise-sized channel partners. PCI DSS certification, information regulatory compliance, risk management and other relevant data security requirements are at the core of our organisation and this position reinforces our commitment to ensuring data security and global regulatory compliance, now and in the future. \n \nTo date, Geoff has been the Group's CTO and the key architect of PCI Pal's compliance and security practices. Following this change in role, effective today, the Group is pleased to announce that Hugh James, who is currently Head of Engineering, has been appointed as CTO, a non-board position. \n \nBased in the UK, Hugh brings a wealth of experience specific to DevOps and telephony for software services operating in Cloud environments. In addition to his PCI experience, his prior time at industry players such as NewVoiceMedia is highly relevant as we scale our services globally. As CTO, Hugh will be responsible for the Group's strategy in the commercial deployment of all our technology skills and assets, and the integration of PCI Pal Cloud technology into our channel partners' products.\n \nCommenting on the appointments, James Barham, Chief Executive Officer said:\n \n\"PCI Pal's mission is to safeguard reputation and trust. The management of Information Security is therefore vital to our ability to achieve this, and I am extremely pleased that we are now able to allow Geoff to focus all his energy and skill on this key area. As PCI compliance and related regulatory enforcement of data security increasingly captures b...