Kroll, a provider of global risk and financial advisory solutions, has announced Katherine Keefe as its newest managing director and global cyber insurance industry lead.
Keefe comes with a wealth of experience. She previously served as the US cyber incident management leader at Marsh. She led cyber response and event management, including managing data breaches and ransomware attacks. She also advised clients on pre- and post-incident management, including relationship management with breach coaches, forensic investigators, and cyber insurers.
Prior to Marsh, Keefe headed breach response services at Beazley. Her experience spans regulatory, transactional, compliance, and risk management issues. Keefe likewise has experience in partnerships at several law firms, including Reed Smith LLP, as well as in-house counsel positions for an academic medical centre and a large Blue Cross plan.
“We are proud to welcome Katherine to Kroll. Her deep understanding of the cyber insurance and regulatory landscape, along with her strong cyber marketplace relationships, is invaluable as we expand our support for insurance clients,” said Dave Burg, global head of cyber & data resilience at Kroll.
“Our clients face significant risks that challenge their resilience, from active and evolving cyber threats to changing regulations worldwide. With Katherine leading our cyber insurance strategy, we will further enhance our end-to-end solutions, helping clients navigate ongoing threats, manage costs and build robust resilience strategies.”
Keefe expressed her enthusiasm for joining Kroll. “Kroll’s unparalleled reputation in incident response and management detection and response services, alongside its extensive offensive security and advisory offerings, are a testament to the team’s strength and expertise. I look forward to supporting Kroll’s continued success and enhancing our ability to assist our insurance carrier and broker partners.”
Kroll participates in over 85 insurance panels and handles thousands of incidents every year.
“We will continue to bolster our cyber & data resilience leadership with strategic hires in major markets and around the world which will extend our unique capabilities to address the hardest and most important business issues that face the global economy,” Burg concluded.
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