Erik Antons

Erik Antons is Chief Security Officer of Whirlpool Corporation where he leads the physical security risk management program for the $21B enterprise of 77,000+ employees across 170+ countries. Previously, he was Vice President and Chief Security Officer of Hyatt Hotels Corporation where he was responsible for the safeguarding of 127,000+ associates and 910+ hotels, offices and assets in 65 countries. Prior to joining Hyatt, Antons was manager of international security and executive services with Sempra Energy, a San Diego-based Fortune 500 energy services company with 17,000+ employees serving more than 32 million consumers worldwide. Before joining Sempra in 2014, Antons had a successful career as a special agent with the Diplomatic Security Service, U.S. Department of State, where he safeguarded the people, property and information of Americans overseas, often in critical-threat environments.