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10 Hilton security leaders
These ten current and former Hilton security leaders have held director-level and above cybersecurity roles at Hilton, from deputy CISO to leaders of governance, risk and compliance, architecture, customer platform security, identity and endpoint protection. A reader can learn how security leaders work at Hilton from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Chad Thiemann
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director - GRC Global Information Security · Hilton
Sr. Director - GRC Global Information Security at Hilton since November 2024. The profile also lists Business Information Security Officer (2022–2024), Lead Director of Security Operations & Cyber Defense (2021–2022) and Information Governance & Privacy Operations Director (2009–2021) at CVS Health, and a current adjunct professor role at Dallas Baptist University.
Chintan Jain CISSP, CCSP
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director & Head of Customer Platform Security · Hilton
Senior Director & Head of Customer Platform Security at Hilton since June 2018; a highlight describes security leadership for consumer web and mobile, identity, API ecosystems, cloud platforms and global payments. The profile also lists Security Engineering Fellow & Director of Consumer Identity at Capital One (2015–2018) and an enterprise security architect role at Marriott International.
David Manson
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director of Cyber Architecture · Hilton
Sr. Director of Cyber Architecture at Hilton since March 2023, after serving as Director Cyber Security Cloud Engineering DevSecOps (2020–2023) and Sr. Network Security Engineer (2017–2020) there. The profile also lists Network Security Engineer at United Surgical Partners International (2013–2017).
Jeffrey Amell
LinkedInExperience: Director of Cyber Security · Hilton
Director of Cyber Security at Hilton since March 2021, after serving as Senior Manager Information Security Risk Management there (2014–2021). The profile also lists Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton (2010–2014), Information Assurance Engineer at Northrop Grumman (2009–2010) and service in the US Army (2002–2008).
Jivko Varlakov, CISSP
LinkedInExperience: Director of Security Engineering · Hilton
Director of Security Engineering at Hilton since December 2025, alongside Director of AI Security and DevSecOps there since February 2025. Jivko Varlakov was also Sr. Manager of AI Security and DevSecOps (2023–2025) and Sr. Manager – Head of Security Predictive AI/ML (2021–2023) at Hilton, and the profile lists a current adjunct professor role.
Jordan Greene
LinkedInExperience: Former Director, Endpoint Protection · Hilton
Former Director, Endpoint Protection at Hilton (2019–2026), after serving as Senior Manager, Vulnerability Management there (2015–2019). Jordan Greene has been Director of Cyber Security at Five Guys Enterprises since January 2026, and the profile also lists roles at Symantec (2014–2015) and Freddie Mac (2012–2014).
Jude Sylvestre, CISSP
LinkedInExperience: VP, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer · Hilton
VP, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer at Hilton since September 2025, alongside a Senior Director, Cyber Security row there since December 2016. The profile also lists Senior Director, Enterprise Security Business Relations (2016) and Director, Enterprise Security Services (2010–2016) at Marriott International.
Paul Oberlies, CISA
LinkedInExperience: Director of Identity & Access Management · Hilton
Director of Identity & Access Management at Hilton since July 2021, after serving as Director of Cyber Security (2019–2021) and Senior Manager - Global Information Security (2018–2019) there. A highlight says Paul Oberlies is responsible for a global team of about 30 people. The profile also lists IT audit roles at Protiviti and Fidelity Investments.
Russ S.
LinkedInExperience: Director - Cyber Security · Hilton
Director - Cyber Security at Hilton since September 2024, after a Cyber Security - Hotel Products role there (2018–2024), based in the Memphis area. The profile also lists Security and Compliance Architect at American Home Shield (2017–2018) and Principal Security Architect at Asurion (2014–2017).
Xun S.
LinkedInExperience: Director, Security, Digital Architecture and Audit, APAC · Hilton
Director, Security, Digital Architecture and Audit, APAC at Hilton since September 2019, based in Shanghai. A highlight mentions a Ph.D. in applied cryptography and work on mobile security, data protection and privacy, and threat modeling. The profile also lists Security Architect at SAP SuccessFactors (2016–2019).
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Match the person to the security area of your question, such as governance and compliance, security architecture and engineering, customer platform security, identity, or a regional program. Check each person's dates to see whether their Hilton experience is current or from an earlier period.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you secure guest-facing booking, loyalty and mobile key platforms at a global hotel company?
- 02How does a hotel company apply security standards to franchised and managed properties it does not run directly?
- 03What does a cybersecurity governance, risk and compliance program cover at a large hospitality company?
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