Nordstrom Hires Cyber Security Exec

Nicole Ford, who has more than 20 years of IT strategic experience in both the corporate sector and federal government, has been named chief information security officer at Nordstrom Inc. Ford most recently served as vice president, global information security and chief information security officer at Rockwell Automation. In her new role at Nordstrom she will be supporting the retailer's security and governance, risk and compliance teams. Outside of work, she serves on several cybersecurity and technology advisory boards, including the Cybersecurity Collective, Evanta CISO Governing Body, and the Lola Mercedes Parker Foundation. More from WWD At Nordstrom, Ford succeeds Irwan Tjan who became chief information security officer at Gen Digital Inc. "Our technology team plays a critical role in providing better service and being a trusted retailer to our customers," a Nordstrom spokeswom...