CREST Appoints New President Following Retirement of Ian Glover

International information security accreditation and certification body CREST has appointed Rowland Johnson as its new President.

Johnson will take over from Ian Glover, who retired as President of CREST on September 1 after nearly 13 years in the post. This will be for an initial term of one year.

Johnson was previously a member of the CREST GB Executive from 2014–2020 and is credited with playing a major part in the non-profit organization's development in Singapore and America. Therefore, he is viewed as the ideal candidate to lead the body over the next 12 months. His appointment was unanimously approved by the CREST GB Executive and CREST's regional Advisory Boards in the USA, Australia and Southeast Asia.

Rowland Johnson is credited with playing a major part in the non-for-profit organization's development in Singapore and America

Johnson is also renowned for his role as a founding director at cybersecurity firm Nettitude, where he oversaw its acquisition by Lloyd's Register in 2018.

A CREST senior management team comprising Elaine Luck, operations manager, Samantha Alexander, principal accreditor and Richard Beddow, CREST's financial controller, will now support Johnson during the transition period. In addition, former President Glover will continue supporting CREST projects internationally until December 1.

Commenting on his appointment, Johnson said: "I feel hugely privileged by the support from CREST's elected members and regional chairs for my appointment to this prestigious role. I will be working closely with Ian and the whole of the CREST team to ensure that the tra ..

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