Ungerboeck hires chief information security officer

Global event software specialists Ungerboeck has appointed Casey Jessmon (pictured) as its chief information security officer (CISO).

Jessmon joins Ungerboeck with more than 10 years of experience in operational information security and has a proven record of accomplishment in leadership roles. He served as business information security officer at Equifax Workforce Solutions and director of information security operations at Mastercard.

Jessmon’s focus at Ungerboeck will be continuing to foster and invest in a culture of security. He will liaise with customers to discuss security processes, protocols and certifications and develop industry security certifications such as PCI-DSS and TISAX and ISO27001.

“The events industry has been taking various measures to ensure physical security of attendees. Today, it’s equally important that we focus on data security and privacy. Hiring Casey Jessmon as our chief information and security officer, we are further bolstering our security team. Casey’s experience will allow us to build new tools, processes and learnings to ensure that our customers have peace of mind using the Ungerboeck cloud solution,” said Manish Chandak, president and chief executive officer at Ungerboeck.

Ungerboeck’s event technology software has 50,000 users in more than 50 countries, including leading tradeshows and convention centres from across the world.

Ungerboeck is headquartered in the United States with regional presences in Germany, France, Mexico, England, Australia, and China.