Home Depot names its first-ever chief information security officer

New York -- The Home Depot Inc. has appointed former Time Warner and Visa executive Jamil Farshchi to the new position of chief information security officer (CISO), the Atlanta Business Chronicle reported. The move comes months after the home improvement retailer said its payment systems were breached at some 2,200 U.S. and Canadian stores.



Farshchi, who most recently served as CISO for Time Warner, will have responsibility for managing Home Depot’s information security, data protection and vulnerability management. He will report to the chain’s CIO, Matt Carey.



Prior to Time Warner, Farshchi was VP for global information security at Visa Inc.