Chris Pemberton

About Chris Pemberton

OVERVIEW:I am an IT executive and strategist with a career-long record of impactful contributions to technology and business goals. Throughout my career, I have achieved transformational, breakthrough technology results that drive critical revenue, profit, and compliance goals.I am deeply passionate about the work I do, and I am excited about the possibilities inherent in my field. To that end, I am always keeping up-to-date with new and emerging technologies – with a focus on how they best fit within an overall organization.WHO I AM: An innovative, yet pragmatic IT leader with a solid ability to build, lead, and improve technology teams, processes, systems, and the entire infrastructure. A sharp decision-maker and problem-solver who is highly skilled in creating, deploying, and enhancing mission-critical IT solutions aligned with business goals. A champion of growth and change who excels in identifying opportunities and taking action to improve IT operations, including large-scale changes. A diverse executive with a solid combination of leadership, analytical, and technical skills, operating as a true hands-on servant leader.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Led a cloud architecture implementation for Cummins (used company-wide as a major security/compliance solution). Captured a critical 3-year contract with a large government organization for White Cloud Security. Drove development and launch of a new services/ product line for WalkerCom that grew revenues by double digits. Won the CIO Quarterly Excellence Award in Q2 2022 for efforts in the “Cloud Boundary” initiative: “…in recognition and appreciation of your outstanding support in meeting security standards, port openings, and commitment in successfully completing the Network Security Boundary Project…”

Experience

1. Senior Director, Business Information Security Officer (Biso)

   Sysco

   Mar 2026 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   I’m thrilled to have joined Sysco as Business Information Security Officer. Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food and non-food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers around the world.Sysco is currently Fortune 51 and operates 339 distribution centers, in 10 countries, with colleagues serving approximately customer locations. The company generated sales of roughly $82 billion in fiscal year 2025.In this role I’m responsible for driving enterprise-wide cybersecurity strategy, risk management, compliance, and multi-cloud security architecture across Sysco’s complex global supply chain and the many layers of mission-critical applications and systems that power our business operations and serve these customer locations every day.I’m focused on strengthening Sysco’s security posture, protecting critical data and operations, and aligning security initiatives with business growth and resilience goals.Excited to directly collaborate and support the outstanding leadership team including North American CIO Navin Advani, CISO Charles Tango, and Deputy CISO Al King, among many other talented leaders and colleagues to deliver scalable, proactive security solutions in a fast-paced global environment.

Education

• University of Houston-Victoria

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), in Strategic Management

• Ball State University

  Master of Arts (M.A.), Secondary Education and Teaching

• Ball State University

  Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Secondary Education and Teaching

Skills

• Visio
• Performance Management
• Telco
• Networking
• Unified Communications
• Continuous Improvement
• Analysis
• Project Planning
• Telephony
• System Administration
• Strategic Planning
• Program Management
• Managed Services
• Integration
• Hosted Services
• Business Analysis
• Vendor Management
• Disaster Recovery
• Business Strategy
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Management
• Team Building
• Cloud Computing
• Network Design
• Sip Trunking
• Entrepreneurship
• IT Strategy
• Coaching
• Sharepoint
• Data Center
• Change Management
• Team Leadership
• Security
• Business Process Improvement
• Business Development
• IT Management
• Project Management
• Process Improvement
• Leadership
• Business Intelligence