What Happened?
Fairfield, CT-based General Electric Appointed Robert Allen as Chief Information Security Officer
About the Company
General Electric is the worlds Digital Industrial Company, transforming industry with software-defined machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and predictive. GE is organized around a global exchange of knowledge, the GE Store, through which each business shares and accesses the same technology, markets, structure and intellect. Each invention further fuels innovation and application across our industrial sectors. With people, services, technology and scale, GE delivers better outcomes for customers by speaking the language of industry.
About the Person
Robert Allen is Chief Information Security Officer at Arthur J. Gallagher. Previously, Robert Allen is wiht General Electric. In 2010, Robert S. Allen joined CNA as VP and CISO. Based in downtown Chicago, Allen reports to the Global CIO and is a member of CNA’s technology executive leadership team. Allen is directly responsible for information security strategy, policy, operations and IT compliance, and information risk management functions. He has guided CNA to a hybrid outsourcing approach for security and works closely with his managed services partner on balancing off-shore and internal resources. Prior to CNA, Allen held senior leadership positions at Allstate Insurance Company and the Audit Bureau of Circulations and has more than 15 years of progressive experience within the information security, audit and risk management fields. Allen earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Western Ontario and is a graduate of the Kellogg (Northwestern) executive leadership program.
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