Tim McCreight

Director, Advisory Services, Above Security

Tim McCreight is the Director, Advisory Services for Above Security – A Hitachi Group Company. Tim leads the Managing Consultants and Sales Engineers across the Above Security organization, and focuses on delivering information security services to clients around the globe.

Prior to joining Above Security, Tim acquired over 30 years in the security industry with leadership experience in both the physical and information security realms. He held executive positions at a number of organizations, notably as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the Government of Alberta and as Director, Enterprise Information Security for Suncor Energy Services Inc.

Tim has presented as a keynote speaker at conferences across North America on such diverse topics as enterprise risk management, converged security, and implementing enterprise information security programs.

Tim was awarded his Master of Science in Security and Risk Management (with Merit) from the University of Leicester and attained his CISSP, CPP, and CISA security designations.

Tim is a regular columnist for Canadian Security Magazine, and was interviewed in 2011 for his work as CISO with the Government of Alberta. Tim is also a member of the Board of Directors for ASIS International.