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Diane Ball
Robert Allen
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Diane Ball

Title: Global Chief Information Security Officer
Company: McCormick & Company Industry: Manufacturing
Diane serves as Global CISO at McCormick & Company, a spice and extract manufacturing firm. Building on a decade of security leadership across the banking, healthcare and IT services sectors, Diane has established a track record of maturing complex, highly regulated security programmes. Under her direction, McCormick strengthens its global posture through robust governance and advanced risk management frameworks.

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Robert Allen

Title: Global CISO & Responsible AI Officer Company: Gallagher Industry: Insurance
Building on major leadership milestones at Allstate, CNA Insurance and GE Healthcare, Robert currently serves as Global CISO and Responsible AI Officer at Gallagher. Under his direction, the company has built a near-greenfield security programme from the ground up, scaling to safeguard 80,000 employees while navigating rapid international expansion and integrating more than 50 acquisitions annually.
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