Mark Hargarves, Head of Corporate Security at The Hong Kong Jockey Club and chairman of the Asia Crisis & Security Group, passed away suddenly on December 10, 2019.

Wells Fargo & Company announced that Christel Kennedy has been named head of Business Continuity and Resiliency.

With GDP growth on the continent reaching its highest rate since 2012 and long-term prospects equally favorable, Africa holds great promise for investors. But alongside opportunities, foreign enterprises face vast gaps in their knowledge of the business landscape.

BlackBerry Cylance has promoted John McClurg to BlackBerry Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Christopher Hummel, BlackBerry Vice President of IT and Business Application Solutions to BlackBerry Chief Information Officer (CIO).

Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company (HE&R) announced the promotion of Greg Klopp to Vice President, Information Technology (IT), and his appointment to the company’s Executive Committee.

Bonnie S. Michelman, Executive Director of Police, Security and Outside Services at Massachusetts General Hospital, has been named to the Board of Directors for the International Foundation for Protection Officers.

(ISC)² has appointed five new members to its Board of Directors.

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Maureen Carlo, director of strategic alliances – North America at BCDVideo, as the 2019 recipient of the SIA Progress Award.

One in five Americans has left a job in the past five years due to a “toxic workplace culture” with the turnover costing employers an estimated $223 billion during that time.

Zurich Insurance Group announced that Peter Giger will join the Group on October 1, 2019, as Group Chief Risk Officer and a member of Zurich’s Executive Committee.