WATERLOO, ONT. — BlackBerry Ltd. has appointed David Kleidermacher as its new chief security officer, responsible for the company’s global Product Security organization.
In his new role, Kleidermacher will oversee BlackBerry’s security-specific research and product development, as well as its product certification and approval program.
Kleidermacher brings more than 20 years of strategy and product engineering experience to the role, including expertise in operating systems, high assurance software development techniques, mobile device security and the Internet of Things (IoT).
Kleidermacher most recently served as chief technology officer at Green Hills Software. He holds patents and patents pending in the areas of software development tools, mobile security and IoT technology. He is also the author of “Embedded Systems Security: Practical Methods for Safe and Secure Software and Systems Development”.
“David is an outstanding addition to our best-in-class security team, and he will help extend BlackBerry’s gold standard of security as we work with customers to meet new cybersecurity challenges,” said John Chen, executive chairman and CEO of BlackBerry, in a news release.
“In particular, David’s knowledge of securing the Internet of Things and embedded systems will be invaluable as we execute on our strategy and continue to expand our management of the world’s mobile endpoints,” Chen added.
