Webster Bank promoted Aimee Barricelli to senior vice president, chief information security officer. She will lead the bank’s information security group and will be responsible for strategy and planning, security assessments, architecture, engineering and operations.

Barricelli joined Webster in November 2018 as vice president, information security and was responsible for leading the execution of the bank’s customer-focused information security strategic plan. She was primarily responsible for leading the execution of the company’s information security strategic plan and was instrumental in earning the recent CISO50 Award for Webster for customer-focused security strategies.

“Aimee is a strategic and operational leader with extensive experience in financial services and I look forward to working with her to continue to drive our security program forward to ensure we protect our customers’ data to the highest degree, ensuring the security of their assets in our care,” said Karen Higgins-Carter, executive vice president, chief information officer.

Prior to joining Webster, Barricelli worked for 14 years at Bridgewater Associates, where she served as the head of Insider Threat for the Front Office. Prior to that role, she served as senior trade auditor and personal financial manager to the CEO. She began her career as a corporate accountant in a variety of industries.