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Cenlar FSB Appoints Its 1st VP Of Cybersecurity

Nov 09, 2022
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Brian Browne brings 25 years of experience in information security.

Cenlar FSB, the nation’s leading mortgage loan subservicer and federally chartered wholesale bank, said Wednesday that Brian Browne has joined the company as vice president of cybersecurity.

As an information security leader, Browne brings 25 years of experience to Cenlar. He has helped global companies manage information and cyber risk by developing enterprise-level security strategies, programs, and operations, Cenlar said.

The vice president of cybersecurity is a new and critical leadership position within Cenlar’s Corporate Security Office (CSO), the company said, adding that Browne will be a key contributor in developing the company’s strategic cybersecurity vision, security architecture and technology decisions.

“As a proven cybersecurity practitioner, Brian has the strategic mindset and deep technical expertise to help lead our cybersecurity efforts,” said Chief Information Security Officer Jason Shockey.

Before joining Cenlar, Bfrowne was an enterprise information security architect at Dell Technologies, where he developed data security strategy and program roadmaps. He has also served in information security leadership roles at Bristol Myers Squibb and Grant Thornton LLP.

“I am excited to be on the Cenlar team,” Browne said. “My goal is to help mature our cybersecurity program through a threat-informed approach that prioritizes our cyber defense and security operations activities.”

He earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). Browne also holds a GIAC Security Operations Manager (GSOM) certification and is a member of the GIAC Advisory Board.

Cenlar FSB is a federally chartered, employee-owned wholesale bank, servicing loans in 50 states and its U.S. territories. Based in Ewing, N.J., Cenlar has nearly 4,000 employees strategically located throughout the United States.

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David Krechevsky was an editor at NMP.
Published
Nov 09, 2022
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