SolarWinds has appointed Justin Henkel as Chief Information Security Officer, adding a seasoned cybersecurity leader with experience spanning military intelligence, threat intelligence, and enterprise security operations.
Henkel joins the company from OneTrust, where he spent nearly five years and most recently served as Deputy CISO. During his time there, he helped build programs focused on enterprise risk, resilience, and security operations after initially joining as Head of the CISO Center of Excellence.
Before OneTrust, Henkel held cybersecurity leadership roles at CME Group and iSIGHT Partners, developing deep expertise in cyber threat intelligence and risk management. He also served as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Air Force for more than two decades.
“Justin’s breadth of experience across government and industry makes him exceptionally well positioned to strengthen our resilience posture as we continue to push the boundaries of what’s possible in AI-driven IT,” said Sudhakar Ramakrishna, President and CEO of SolarWinds.
At SolarWinds, Henkel will oversee the company’s information security strategy and help advance its security posture as it continues expanding its observability and IT management offerings.
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