Case Study: a large technology company achieves stable, compliant CISO coverage with Robert Half

A technology company appoints a new CISO in 3 weeks with Robert Half

A large technology company with 5,000 employees faced an urgent challenge when its CISO departed suddenly, needing a prompt replacement to maintain security compliance. They engaged Robert Half for executive recruitment to fill this critical role.

Robert Half successfully placed a CISO within three weeks. When that hire left shortly after, Robert Half invoked its replacement guarantee to conduct a thorough analysis of the failure. This process identified geographical and reporting line issues between Australia and the U.S. as the core problem. Guided by this insight, Robert Half sourced a new candidate while the company restructured the role to report to U.K.-based stakeholders. The replacement CISO was successfully placed and has remained in the position, providing stable, long-term information security leadership.