First Horizon Corporation announced the appointment of Leilani Farol as Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) on February 11, 2026. In the CISO role, Farol will lead enterprise cybersecurity strategy and execution. Farol brings more than 25 years of leadership in information security, risk management and technology.
Throughout her distinguished career in financial services and a variety of industries in the U.S. and internationally, Farol has directed complex programs in technology strategy, program and project management, business development, application development and large-scale system implementations. Farol most recently served as Head of Governance, Risk and Compliance for Fidelity Investments where she led the execution of a multi-year enterprise-wide cyber strategy. Prior to that, she was Senior Vice President, Cyber Security ?
Global Information Security for Bank of America and held several leadership roles for JPMorgan Chase & Co. that included Executive Director, Global Technology; Vice President of Cybersecurity Programs and Vice President, Global Technology Infrastructure.
