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Hertz Appoints New Chief Information Security Officer

What happened

Hertz has appointed John Koester as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer.

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Hertz has appointed John Koester as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer. Koester joins the company after serving as Vice President and CISO at Graphic Packaging International for two years. Before joining Graphic Packaging International, Koester spent more than eight years at HD Supply, where he held several cybersecurity leadership roles, including Vice President and CISO, Senior Director and CISO, and Director of Information Security and CISO. Earlier in his career, he served as Director of Security Operations at Viewpost. In a LinkedIn announcement, Koester expressed enthusiasm for joining Hertz and working alongside its cybersecurity team, stating that he looks forward to building on the company's existing foundation and helping shape the future of cybersecurity at Hertz. CxOs on the Move is brought to you by CIO Partners®. When hiring your next technology executive, experience matters. Trust CIO Partners, the leading search firm for technology leadership talent for all industries.

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Event
Executive hire

What this signalsA new leader often reviews the tools the team uses.

Person
John KoesterSenior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer

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  • John KoesterSenior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer · Named in the story

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Job title tags

  • directors
  • general technology
  • information technology

Extraction

Confidence
95%
Detected
Oct 20, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
hires

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