A 20+ year veteran of Retail IT, Kevin is currently Chief Information Security Officer for Stage Stores, a $1.5B national specialty retail chain. He and his team are responsible for all IT security and compliance including PCI compliance and network security. Kevin is well versed in all areas of enterprise IT including hardware, software and support services, and has extensive experience driving innovation, leading enterprise initiative planning and building effective teams. Prior to joining Stage Stores in 1998, Kevin was Director, Information Technology at The Men’s Wearhouse, and General Systems Manager at Macy’s. He studied Business Information Systems at the University of Memphis.

Most recently at Stage Stores, Kevin led the rollout of an innovative multi-layered cybersecurity initiative that made Stage Stores one of only a handful of US retailers that no longer stores any third-party payment card data from its brick and mortar stores.