Board of Directors

ISMA’s Board of Directors is made up of members who are senior security executives from major multinational companies around the world. The Board proudly serves ISMA, developing and setting strategic direction to support the mission and vision of the association. Board members provide ISMA valuable counsel throughout extraordinary situations from their considerable management experience.

Kirsten Meskill, Solventum, President of the Board of Directors

Kirsten has nearly 20 years’ experience in corporate security preceded by service in the US Army. She previously served in Corporate Security at Bed Bath & Beyond, as the Director, Corporate Security at BASF Corporation, as the Chief Security Officer at Kraft Foods & Mondelez International, and with the Philip Morris and Altria security departments. Kirsten has been an ISMA member since 2011, and was appointed President of the Board in 2024.

Niall MacGinnis, Sky, First Vice President of the Board of Directors

Niall is the Group Director of Security at Sky. He has over 30 years' experience in British Government and private sector security roles. He previously served as the Global Security Director for Diageo and as a regional security for the Royal Bank of Scotland. He has extensive international and emerging markets experience. He has been an ISMA member since 2009 and previously served as a Board Director between 2016 and 2019, when he chaired the ISMA Audit Committee, and currently serves as the First Vice President.

George McCloskey, Impossible Foods, Second Vice President of the Board of Directors

George is Vice President of Safety and Security at Impossible Foods. George has over 33 years of experience ranging from law enforcement to some of the best known, fast-growth start-ups as a CSO. He has been an ISMA member since 2011, is currently the Second Vice President of the Board, and serves on the ISMA Education Committee, and previously chaired the ISMA Finance Committee.

Marcelo Rodriguez, Treasurer, Assurant, Inc.

Marcelo is the Vice President and Global Security and Resilience Officer at Assurant, Inc. He has 30 years of experience ranging from law enforcement to corporate security and resiliency. Prior to Assurant, he was the Vice President, Global Security at Sony Pictures Entertainment. He joined ISMA in 2018, currently serves as the Treasurer of the Board, and has been a Board Director since 2022.

Wayne Hendricks, Secretary, Macquarie Group

Wayne is the Managing Director and Head of Global Security at Macquarie Group. He has over 30 years' of corporate security, law enforcement and military experience. Before joining Macquarie, he lead executive protection for Goldman Sachs International and prior to that he was the Protection Team Leader for President Nelson Mandela. He has been an ISMA member since 2014, a Board Director since 2021, and currently serves as the Secretary of the Board. He currently also serves as chair of the ISMA Education Committee.

Paul Kay, Western Union 

Paul has 25 years of experience in law enforcement, corporate security, information security, privacy, compliance, and systemic risk. He was previously the Senior Vice President CSO/CISO at EchoStar and prior to that the Chief Security Officer at MillerCoors. Paul joined ISMA in 2010 and has been a Board Director since 2022.

Lana Djurkin-König, Swiss Re

Lana is Group Head of Corporate Security and Crisis Management at Swiss Re. She has over 20 years of experience in national, international and corporate security. She has previously served as regional director of Security for Ernst & Young, and as strategic intelligence unit coordinator for the DHL Group. Prior to her private sector experience, she has been working for the government and NATO in Afghanistan. She has been an ISMA member since 2021, a Board Director since 2024, and a member of ISMA’s Education Committee.

Scott Lindahl, Kellanova

Scott is the Chief Security Officer and Vice President Global Corporate Services at Kellanova. He has over 25 years’ security experience across the retail, financial services, and manufacturing industries. He has been an ISMA member since 2012, a Board Director since 2019, and served as the President of the Board of Directors from July 2023 - June 2024.

Caliph (Cal) Mathis, S&P Global

Cal is the Chief Security Officer for S&P Global. He has over 35 years’ experience in the public and private sector. Prior to S&P Global, Cal was appointed by the mayor of New York City to the position of Deputy Commissioner and Sheriff, City of New York. Cal joined ISMA in 2018, currently serves on the ISMA Audit Committee, and has been a Board Director since 2022.

Jana Monroe

Jana was previously the Vice President of Global Security at Herbalife as well as the Chief Security Officer at Southern Electric company and had over 25 years' experience in the FBI prior to her corporate career. Jana has been an ISMA member since 2007, a Board Director since 2020, and is a member of the Education Committee.

Chris Rackow, Google

Chris is Vice President, Global Security and Resilience Services at Google Inc. Before joining Google in 2016, he was the Chief Resilience Officer for AECOM and prior to that, Chris served as the VP Corporate Security at ABB, Inc. Before his corporate career, Chris was a Special Agent in the FBI and a U.S. Navy SEAL officer. Chris has been a member of ISMA since 2011, has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2019, and and served as President from July 2022 - June 2023.

Geoff Shank, Abbott

Geoff is the Divisional Vice President of Global Security for Abbott and has over 30 years’ experience in policing, intelligence, diplomacy, and security. Previously, he directed the Investigative Operations Division for the United States Marshals Service and was the Senior Executive Service agency head of INTERPOL for the U.S. National Bureau. He has been an ISMA member since 2017, a Board Director since 2020, and is chair of ISMA’s External Relations and Audit Committees.

Julia Vincke, BASF Group

Julia is the Vice President of Security at BASF Group and has over 25 years’ experience ranging from federal law enforcement to corporate security. Her previous roles included ones in several commercial enterprises including the retail, automotive and chemical sector. She has been an ISMA member since 2018 and a Board Director since 2023.